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My video exploring shock advertising and animal cruelty!

Here is a link to my video that discusses what I discovered through my research of whether the use of shock advertisements is productive in helping fight against animal cruelty (images of suffering in the media through advertisements) I mention in the video that I would provide a link to three shocking advertisements, which youContinue reading “My video exploring shock advertising and animal cruelty!”

Is this too shocking?

Research Question Is the use of shocking and grotesque imagery in advertising productive? Images of suffering in visual communication design and advertising.  I was intrigued by the topic of controversy on publishing images portraying suffering and the indeterminate nature of their impact. After seeing examples of this topic, such as Kevin Carter’s ‘Starving Child and Vulture‘Continue reading “Is this too shocking?”