The book that I have decided to choose for this class is “Soap, Sex and Cigarettes”
I have decided to choose this because because of its visual examples because I am the ultimate visual learner. It’s hard for me to learn or get into something by reading- especially since the other books bore me to death anyway.
It seemed interesting that in the first few pages so much was covered. Advertising in the old world, the impact of the printing press, print media (news letters and newspaper), sex and symbolism (portrayal of women) and I thought the timelines were really interesting- the historical timeline as well as the brand names timeline.
I thought the brand name timeline was so interesting- it showed everything from fads, to the birth of important technology, the birth of MTV!, credit cards and cars.
I know I will learn alot and the visuals will aid me even more in my learning. Not only was the literature interesting but the actual ads themselves was interesting. It motivated me as well.
