IDEAT × Taobao Lifestyle Trends Write-up
Taobao’s millions of options allow people from any culture and lifestyle to find what they want within a few clicks. With the help of online shopping, it’s easier than ever for anyone to get the things that fit their lifestyle and live the way they live.
In this series, IDEAT China teamed up with Taobao to peep into various lifestyles from the shopping data and presented a trends write-up with a set of illustrations.
The Trending Keywords
We summarized 10 keywords that represent from fashion styles to cultural presence that are trending and illustrated 10 avatars to represent each of them.
1.Geek
Obsessed with the beauty of technology and science.
2.Hippie
Advocates nonviolence and love.
3.British Gentleman
A sense of chivalry with sophistication and style.
4.Japanese
Fresh, mild, creative and uncompromisingly precise.
5.Yuppie
Stylish young urban professionals.
6.Bohemian
Artistic adventurers celebrating an unconventional lifestyle.
7.Fitness
Actively seeking wellness and health.
8.Vintage
Living in the good old time.
9.Street
The creative forces in the city.
10.Rainbow
Embracing true love and freedom.
The Lifestyle Snapshots
For each keyword, we tried to visualise the corresponding lifestyle by looking into the data of related products selling on Taobao. Thanks to the data provided by Taobao, we were able to form and illustrate out our point of view about what made up for each cultural presence and lifestyle. Below are the 10 pages published on IDEAT China.
Art direction and illustrations: Leal Bao, Henry Hu