You've Got to Spend Money to Make Money.

I've never really thought about it until now, but there is indeed quite a lot of research put into designs so that people are more likely to buy them. Studying design trends and using real-world examples are things that I never thought were taken into account when designing a product line. However, when you really get down to it and put thought to it, it's not all that ludicrous to think that retail corporations will go to great lentos to get you to buy the product.