Amanda Lyons For this assignment I chose the famous golden arches of McDonalds. I chose the golden arches because being one of the most popular fast food chains in the world, it is an icon that is recognizable to just about anyone. McDonalds imposed upon other cultures around the world in an attempt to persuade …
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The Brain/Pharma Ads
Amanda Lyons While viewing both simulation sites to learn more about the brain, I found it extremely interesting how incredible the brain really is. However after viewing the sites, I wouldn’t change much about my day to day lifestyle, mainly because I don’t do much to cause my brain any long term harm! If anything, …
Pastiche
Amanda Lyons Citation- 2011 June 5th, What Exactly Does the Word Pastiche Mean?. This reworking of Andy Warhol’s art, is a perfect example of a pastiche. Warhol was a well known American artist and he was a leading figure in visual art movement which was known as pop art. The pastiche image imitates the style …
Culture Jamming
Amanda Lyons I chose the burger king ad because it is an extremely well known, mass-produced advertisement worldwide. Burger King has been around since 1953, and it has become a global fast food chain. Burger King has millions of consumers each day. The ad I chose, “Murder King” is suggesting that if you eat at …
Media Tracking
Amanda Lyons I definitely noticed that I use Instagram and iMessage the most out of all the forms of media. I used Instagram for roughly two and a half hours over the two days. I do not use my phone all day at work and when I do go on instagram, it’s only for five …
Creative Commons
Amanda Lyons The Creative Commons project alters the way we understand ownership and copyright. It allows us to share knowledge and creativity legally, by providing copyright licenses in order to give the public the ability to work on and share your work depending on what you allow. This site is changing how we view copyrights …
Appropriation in Popculture
Amanda Lyons Cultural appropriation is all around us. Appropriation can be defined as “taking something for oneself without consent” or in this case, it is “the process of borrowing and changing the meaning of cultural products, slogans, images, or elements of fashion.”. For example, artist Katy Perry has culturally appropriated many things over the years. …
Super Bowl Ads
Amanda Lyons The icon in this super bowl advertisement is Belcalis Almanzar, also known as Cardi B. She is an icon in our society not only because she is such a successful artist, but because she represents women and is our modern day feminist. She may just look like another famous rapper, but she actually …
Looking At Icons in Our Society
Amanda Lyons The icon used in this ad is Kylie Jenner. Both images shown above are promoting her company called Kylie Cosmetics. Jenner holds many universal concepts, emotions, and meanings in society. She is not only known for being a famous “Kar-Jenner” or “King Kylie” but she is also an amazing makeup artist that inspires …
Looking at Icons in Our Society
The icon shown in this Forbes magazine ad is Kylie Jenner. Kylie Jenner is known for being the youngest self made billionaire. At twenty-one, she is famous for being one of America’s Women billionaires. She created her own cosmetic company, is part of a reality tv show, a social media influencer, and sponsors various companies. …
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