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Tamagotchi are Back???

Tamagotchi are Back???

1. This week please search for a media artifact to deconstruct that is meaningful to you. I wanted to examine an ad for a toy using the questions below because they seemed more applicable to the elementary level. I have examined ads with students as young as kindergarten age and

Mount Blue Sky

Who created this message? Sarah Ortegon, a member of the Arapaho Tribe, painted this mural. It is placed outside of the Patagonia store in the popular RiNo district of downtown Denver in Colorado. She painted the mural to show her support for the renaming of Mount Evans to Mount Blue

Try by Colbie Caillat

Try by Colbie Caillat

After looking up “tween girls” and being somewhat discouraged by what I found, I looked up “songs about tween girls” and the first post was titled A Playlist for My Daughter: 15 Songs to Empower Girls, which made me feel a little better. After looking through the list, I found

Seagulls Selling Insurance?

Seagulls Selling Insurance?

Who created this message? This message was created by Liberty Mutual, an insurance company that offers a variety of coverage from home and renters insurance to auto and life. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention? This ad is definitely playing on the curiosity gap to catch people’

Megan and Sundance, so Pretty Together!

Megan and Sundance, so Pretty Together!

Who created this message? Hasbro created this message to market its product. I read that the original creator always wanted a pony as a child, so she made a small version marketed to little girls that they could enjoy and collect. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?

Father-Friendly Tide

Who created this message? This message was created by Proctor and Gamble who owns and produces both Tide Laundry Detergent and Downy Fabric Softener. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention? The commercial starts with an intimate conversation with a dad talking to us about his daughter’s