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Ironic Stock Photo Shirts

'Adobe Stock Apparel' Shows Adobe's Move Away from Bland Stock Images

— September 14, 2016 — Fashion
While once there was a time when stock images were the norm for businesses' creative work, the ubiquity of stock imagery has turned them into memes for creatives, and the Adobe Stock Apparel line is designed to cheekily express just that.

Though Adobe Stock is itself a stock photo service, the company is changing the way that creatives incorporate stock imagery into their processes. To emphasize this change, the creative software company's Adobe Stock Apparel collection is a sort of eulogy to some of the most cringingly generic stock images.

The Adobe Stock Apparel line is a series of unisex t-shirts and sweaters printed with goofy stock images. The photos include "smiling seniors using laptop," "mature business man with boxing gloves fighting co-worker," and "man at desk frustrated with technology."
Trend Themes
1. Disruptive Stock Imagery - Opportunities for companies to create innovative and unique stock imagery that breaks away from traditional and generic images.
2. Creative Expression Through Apparel - Emerging trend of using clothing as a medium to cleverly express creativity and irony in the design and fashion industry.
3. Changing Perceptions of Stock Images - Shift in the perception of stock images from being bland and generic to being a source of inspiration and self-aware humor.
Industry Implications
1. Graphic Design - Graphic design companies can explore creating their own stock imagery that deviates from the norm, offering more unique and diverse options for creatives.
2. Fashion - Fashion brands can capitalize on the trend of creative expression through apparel by designing and selling clothing that features unique and ironic designs, appealing to a niche market.
3. Marketing and Advertising - Companies in the marketing and advertising industry can utilize the changing perceptions of stock images to create campaigns that are humorous, relatable, and self-aware, attracting and engaging a wider audience.
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