James Stevens

Their analysis depicts three distinct types of new luxury goods: accessible superpremium, old luxury brand extensions and mass prestige or mass-tige. Accessible superpremium designates products that are considered at or near the top of their categories in terms of quality, and are sold at a considerable premium. Despite the comparatively high price... See more

"In Typography Essentials (Rockport Publishers, 2009), designer Ina Saltz identifies six necessary typefaces to have in your repertoire: Caslon, Garamond, Baskerville, Helvetica, Futura, and Gill Sans." (Garr Reynolds, Presentation Zen Design)

Modern aspiration is not about having money to buy things, but having taste to know what to buy.

I have noticed that when all the lights are on, people tend to talk about what they are doing – their outer lives. Sitting round in candlelight or firelight, people start to talk about how they are feeling – their inner lives. They speak subjectively, they argue less, there are longer pauses.

To sit alone without any electric light is curiously crea... See more

According to Frank, the desire for many to indulge in luxury “possessions” is motivated less by the gratification they may bring than by what others are buying or want to buy. We try to achieve happiness by improving our relative social status. For example, if your neighbor didn’t buy his new Mercedes Benz, you wouldn’t probably feel the need for t... See more