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# Ironic Stock Photo Shirts
'Adobe Stock Apparel' Shows Adobe's Move Away from Bland Stock Images

By Joey Haar | Published 2016-09-14 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adobe-stock-apparel
References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/09/14/stock-photos-tshirt/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds) & [blogs.adobe](http://blogs.adobe.com/creative/improving-your-creative-process-the-end-of-stock-photography-as-we-know-it/)

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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adobe-firefly) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsoft-holiday-sweater) 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 Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 6.2/10
- Popularity: 86% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Disruptive Stock Imagery:** Opportunities for companies to create innovative and unique stock imagery that breaks away from traditional and generic images.
- **Creative Expression Through Apparel:** Emerging trend of using clothing as a medium to cleverly express creativity and irony in the design and fashion industry.
- **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.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **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.
- **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.
- **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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