Apple Didn't Always Have Such Great Designers

Apple is known today for their elegant designs with muted colors and minimal details, but that wasn’t always true.

Back in the mid-1980s someone had the bright idea that Apple should start a clothing and fashion accessories line. They slapped Apple’s logo on all sorts of stuff, including the usual items like briefcase, laptop case, jewelry, and a notepad. That’s not so unusual, and even the several pieces of office furniture shouldn’t raise an eyebrow.

But Apple also decided to market their own wine as well as a line of very brightly colored sports clothes.

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