One thing I like to do in my free time is make collages. I find my favorite phrases, photographs, and outfits from different mediums and form them into a jumbled form of self-expression. As I was flipping through an old ELLE magazine, scissors in hand, I realized that our world of endless advertising is wayyyy out of control. I ripped out as many adds as possible (without destroying the magazine's content) and the magazine was literally a small fraction of the behemoth it once was. I thought it would be interesting to make an advertising collage, and see how that turned out. Here is a sampling of the brands that threw their products in my face. (Oh, and by the way, as much as I like fashion, I really don't understand why Chanel had to have 8++ pages of advertising in one magazine) Now, I'm no expert. I do not know the best way to solve America's advertising affliction. I'm just pointing out... it really needs to change. And another thing, do those hundreds of pages of advertisements really encourage us to shop at that store? Buy that makeup? Get that botox? I doubt it.
Kisses!
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