- Describe in detail what is in the picture (is it a picture or a cartoon, people in the picture, colours, writing etc.).
- Write a thorough explanation of how this picture is connected to the term “conspicuous consumption” as well as the American Dream.
Write your answer as a comment on this blog post. Remember to write the names of your group members in your answer.
Answer from: Andrea, Kristina, Josefine and Thomas.
SvarSletTask 1.
1. The first picture is a yellow "W" with a red box underneath, with the title "Work" The background is white.
2. In this picture the is an outer-circle which is black with the title "BUY" there is and inner-circle with two blue triangles and two white triangles. The background is light-blue.
3. The picture has a green background, with a red star, green leaves with a white border. In the middle there is a black laben, with the title "Consume" Written with white letters.
4. In the last picture the background is yellow, in the middle there is written "DIE" written in red cursive.
This picture is a graphic illustration.
(The pictures are based on logos from (Mc'D, BMW, Heineken and DHL)
Task 2.
This picture is the perfect definition conspicuous consumption. In the first picture illustrates "work" with Mc'D. The second picture illustrates "buying" with the BMW logo, (A Bmw is a luxury) The third picture is originally the Heineken logo, that illustrates "consuming" referring to spending money on beer, which is also a luxury.