modern propaganda(translated:sex,games,discos)

By Candice Novak
The interesting thing about military propaganda is the way it almost never depicts any real aspect of war (displacement, death, destruction) and always sells something that is emotionally attractive, but has nothing to do with war (like hot chicks and discotechs). At least with product propaganda (advertisements) something of the ad has to [...]

ad, graffiti… what’s the difference?

By Candice Novak
Answer: The difference is obviously whose paying for that space in the public eye. In lay terms, money. But in the last few weeks there has been a lot of push-back to renew the debate.
In the last few weeks there has been a flurry of activity around the question of advertising’s role in [...]

How We Were Blind-Folded and BRANDED (and what’s being done about it)

By Candice Novak
Consumerism is old hat, but the fast-paced and predatory nature of modern ads is relatively new. We see more ads per day per capita then in any other country, and it was recently recorded that children view at least 100 ads per day. In a time when brands define our character and Google [...]