Before I move on from the Olympic discussion, since so many others can cover the games better, I must mention the subject of color………while I found the Opening Ceremony just as spectacular bordering on spectacle as everyone else did, and didn’t mind soooo much the colors the Chinese decided upon for that Opening Ceremony (I felt they were decidedly reflective of their culture) by now after over a week of watching the games pretty intently, I can now say definitively, I hope designers and manufacturers don’t decide to be too influenced by how color was used at the games.

Plainly, bluntly, after awhile, it was just too much. I am noticing some trend toward neutrals in home furnishings which after watching the Olympic games is pretty welcome, but hopefully it’s not the overriding case. I’m not going to say it’s an anything goes culture right now, but strong punches of color (the right ones) along with graphic prints against those neutrals is creating more of a tonic against the massive amounts of color we’ve been being exposed to than just going straight to neutral. It’s just the Olympics brought the use of color to a whole new level, and hopefully we can leave it there.

Please, I am open to other opinions here, let me know, let us know, if you feel otherwise.

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