First of all, i was stoked to see Adbusters included as a blog option because this magazine is awesome.
I compared a physical copy that i had a home, from November/December 2007 to their website. In terms of actual articles, i feel like the physical magazine does a better job of providing, more detailed, longer readings than the website. However, this could be for several reasons- you are paying for this magazine and I think that people, generally have a longer attention span for printed readings as opposed to online ones. Possibly for this reason, their website is where the majority of their spoof ads are located (ones that are super old too), as well as advertisements for events, campaigns, such as the "Buy Nothing Day."
I love Adbusters' spoof ads because they are obviously comedic, but serious in a way that makes you twinge for a second before thinking.. "well... that's true."
In the magazine that i have at home, there is a spoof ad, which consists of a photo of a female deer that has been run over by a vehicle, apparently, with it's bloody tongue out of it's mouth. below this photo- there is a quote that states, "Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a Jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed and a jackass who pays for everything." - Paris Hilton.
Their juxtaposition of images and words provides a very blunt message by way of art as social action.
Love the post. I had never seen ad-busters magazine but I had seen a lot of the ads. I was interested to look at the articles but did not have time to get to a library to check it out. I will add that to my list of things to do. The article titles seem interesting and I think it would be good to read some of the stuff
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved their Spoof ads :) While histerical on one end, they display something underhanded like that makes you think more into the actual message. I do agree that the actual magazine does get the message across better than online. I see to be able to absorb more information and stuff when I read it in a physical form rather than online. I never really heard of Adbusters until now, and I'm really happy that this was an assignment so now I know about them :)
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