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The thing that really struck me while reading this article was actually towards the beginning when he was talking about his history. He said he just fell into this career, and its very rare to see that. Another thing I liked was when they were talking about how they made the movie poster for Magnolia. They said that there were a few designs that were being tossed around but they ultimately settled on the close up of a magnolia flower with the cast photo-shopped onto the petals. I think that is a really strong poster simply because it shows a little bit about the movie without reading that much into it.

Children and teens all over the world look up to and idolize their favorite celebrities. I remember doing it while I was growing, my friends and I would go to a bookstore and gather up a bunch of magazines and just sit on the floor for hours reading them and seeing what our favorite celebrities are up to. It isn't a bad thing to look up to them as examples or role models, but it's unfortunate that children and teens are not getting an accurate picture of what it is like to be them. You look in a magazine or even watch a movie and think "wow, they are so beautiful", without knowing that that look probably took hours to perfect. By the time we see a picture in a magazine that isn't even our favorite celebrities anymore, it's only what they want us to see. Those photos have been altered countless times to make the final picture something that people will look at and adore. It's sad that this is what children are growing up to and comparing themselves to now b...

This was an interesting article. I liked when the interviewer asked John Hoke about where he sees the company going in the future. Hoke said that he wants his employees and designers to create new products that people look at as a necessity. He wants people to look at Nike products as something so important to them like a part of their bodies. Hoke also said in the interview that he sees his designers going more in depth with their inventions and thinking of every last detail so by the time it hits the consumer market it is perfect. That is amazing i think that is exactly what is needed when your designing a product and especially a company, every little thing matters.