Politics of Design
The author of this does not seem to be a fan of how graphic designers are today. There job is mainly to help sell products like coffee, diamonds, credit cards, and sneakers, which is taking away from the art. Designers are not so caught up with selling products that they don't use as much art. I do not really understand why the author is mad about designers working for commerical companies. I would think you would be happy that they are making good money because they know how to do there job. I like how the authoer brings up how Prada shoes will be in Washington, DC, to strategize their social and political engagement with capitalism. I think this is a good example of how the world works today.

Light unto the Wealth of Nations
I like how the author talks about how christmas lights are becoming more popular and are creating more jobs and buisness. I never really thought about the christmas light buisness until now. Not only are people able to buy more lights for cheaper prices now they can even keep them up longer which is showing how much better technology is getting even with something as simple as christmas lights. The lighting buisness is helping landscape companies grow at rapid numbers during the holiday seasons which is interesting because I don't think of landscape companies as doing holiday lights.