Technical Difficulties

   Hey guys, so just a heads up, my laptop is acting weird. The battery for it won't work normally anymore, and it needs to remain charging. I am really sorry about this, but I promise that I'll keep doing my best to do these blogs, and work in Graphic Design.

       On that note, I do think we should note that this is a common problem everywhere. We rely so much on machines, wi-fi, and flash drives to help with our work. In the field of design, this includes images, and words to print onto paper as an example. Because society has adopted ways to make the act simpler, there are few more archaic alternatives available if the printer breaks on you.

      This of course also includes videos, audio, and even cameras. The fact of the matter is, technology is like the bottom roll of paper towels at the store when it comes to Graphic Design. The minute you pull it out, everything comes tumbling down.

The Big Three Holidays.

 

         

         On the image above, you will see a representation of what I consider the big three Holidays. Those said holidays being Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The reasoning I have for this is that the marketing I have seen for them has greatly skyrocketed them farther than any other Holiday. Please note that I am mainly speaking from an American viewpoint, hence why I added Thanksgiving. If not for that, I would say it's mainly Halloween and Christmas that have the biggest impact.

        Now why is this though? Why do these holidays have so much marketing around them? Well, for starters, it helps that each of them happen near the end of the year, and at the end of their respective month. This gives all the more time to market any movies, candy, or miscellaneous products than other holidays. For example, Valentine's Day and Easter happen to be early on in their months, this they don't have enough time to establish their flair. That is the other reason these holidays do so well, each has its own way of marketing and history that can easily be commercially built upon.

           Now, while Thanksgiving doesn't have costumes, candy, or a Santa Claus, it is positioned nicely between the other two don't. I believe this has led to companies being influenced to try and make Thanksgiving more popular in some way, at least by sticking Black Friday next to it. That is another reason why I think these three Holidays are so successful, influence. You see everyone wanting to get creative with what they see this time of the year; card designs, characters, commercials, and who knows what else. Since this is the case, every holiday will want a piece of the action, some way or another.