You know you're hipster when your comic involves a lot of skinny boys with shaggy haircuts all sporting tight striped shirts and even tighter pants. And let's not forget the staples of hipster culture: the bicycle and the geek chic thick-rimmed glasses.
Emilio is the author of these quirky little comics. He works and lives in California and releases his web comic weekly and sells awesome products on his online store.
Emilio says on his site that he can, at any given moment, be found eating quesadillas. Looks like Emilio and I have something in common other than our love for web comic funnies.
What's Driving This Trend
- Urban Youth Culture
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating online platforms or products that cater to the interests and lifestyles of urban youth, such as web comics and related merchandise.
- Hipster Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing unique clothing and accessories that appeal to the fashion preferences of hipsters, incorporating elements like skinny fits, striped patterns, and thick-rimmed glasses.
- Online Merchandise Stores
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building innovative online stores that offer curated products reflecting specific subcultures, like hipster culture, to reach niche audiences effectively.
Who This Affects Most
- Publishing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transforming traditional comic book publishing by leveraging online platforms and creating web comics that resonate with the urban youth culture.
- Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Disrupting the fashion industry by designing and producing clothing and accessories that align with the aesthetics and preferences of hipsters.
- E-commerce
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reinventing the online retail landscape by launching specialized stores that focus on selling merchandise associated with specific subcultures, like hipster culture.
