Like last week’s message board topic, this week offers another opportunity concerning commercial art, competition and contests. At http://www.converse.com/ you can design your own Chuck Taylor’s. Although not exactly like the Threadless Contest, you now have a voice by personalizing your wear.
The free market system is based on the “best products” competing to survive. In a way this is very much like “survival of the fittest” or “democracy” in which the people “vote” by purchasing the products they think they are best (at least this is the theory).
Do you think this works? Do you think Converse is trying to subvert the free market system by allowing its customers to design their own products? Do you think this is a good idea?
The free market system is based on the “best products” competing to survive. In a way this is very much like “survival of the fittest” or “democracy” in which the people “vote” by purchasing the products they think they are best (at least this is the theory).
Do you think this works? Do you think Converse is trying to subvert the free market system by allowing its customers to design their own products? Do you think this is a good idea?
i think it is a good idea because they are letting their costumers choose what they want to buy in a free way and this helps them sell more.
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I think this is a good way to determine what is popular, but i dont think it's the best. this is because not everyone wants popular clothing,shoes, etc. some people like to be different, and some people want things that no one else has. So while this is a good way to determine the best products, just because it's the most popular, doesnt mean everyone will buy it. On the other hand, i think converse is helping people that want to be diverse, by letting them design their own shoes that they may not get the chance to do so elsewhere.
ReplyDeletei think its an amazing idea. i used it last year and made some really cool shoes! try it!
ReplyDeleteI think this isn’t a good idea for the fact that people should be able to pick the kind of art work they like and not just vote on something because then that gives one person a advantage overall and doesn’t give other people a chance in the competition. I don’t think that converse is trying to do this on purpose because I am sure they are open to trying to find one of the best but they want to find out which one people like the best out of all of the styles so they can narrow it down really quick then just taking the time to have everyone pick one then narrow it down there self.
ReplyDeleteI only sort of like the way Converse works. I think that the options for designing the shoes are sort of limited and don't allow for very tasteful design (which doesn't vibe with what is happening in apparel right now).
ReplyDeleteI think converse is trying to promote free market. But i'm not so sure its a good thing. It takes away from the people who are actually getting paid to design their shoes. So if people are designing their own shoes would that mean their losing money?
ReplyDeleteAlthough if your looking for a certain kind of shoe, it works out for your benefit.