Google Trends gives you a rough idea of what people are thinking about, based on how many times they search a topic. If you compare the graph of search volume for pop stars, it’s clear that “Lady Gaga” (orange line) has quickly risen far above either “Madonna” or “Eminem.”
All sorts of fantastic beings are hot right now, especially, “vampires.”
“Zombies” came back from the dead a few years ago, gobbling up “fairies.”
“Steampunk” is chugging steadily ahead. People run hot and cold on “plein air” painting, depending how nice the weather is outside in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Wow that's really interesting! Thanks for sharing xx
ReplyDeleteWow. Google is going to own our water supplies one day. This is really intriguing!
ReplyDeleteDoes the last chart show not only the effect of the seasons on many outdoor painters, but does it also show the effect of a bad economy on them, too? The lower spikes after 2006 seem to coincide roughly with when the economy began to go downhill.
ReplyDeleteCan we learn anything from how the Steampunk graph shows growth during the same bad economy, when concept art, plein air, and performance art all show decline?
Do vampires and Lady Gaga have something in common???
By the way, I love painting outdoors in winter.
Ha! That's fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe uptick in the steampunk graph was one thing I noticed. I have been predicting for about 5 months that as far as a genre (Ex.Harry Potter, Twilight and Vampires), Steampunk is going to be big by the end of the summer.
ReplyDeleteI have been working bit by bit on a Steampunk style story for sometime, but being an artist not really a writer, it's slow goings. I hope the wave of Steampunk interest will still be rolling in and when I get it finished, that aside mark my words it's coming.