In this project I tried to show the impact cellphones have on our culture. Where as ten years ago few people owned cellphones, today, nearly everyone has one. People of all ages from young children to the elderly use this device regularly for its content of texting, talking, internet, sending pictures, etc. The effect on society that this rising use of cellphones created is huge (According to McLuhan, this is the message) For one thing, texting has changed the world. The rate of car accidents due to "distracted drivers" has increased significantly. Drivers are actually taking their eyes completely off the road to text while operating the veihical! Also in schools many students regularly text in class taking their focus away from the teacher. On the positive side, it has never been easier or faster, to get into contact with people. Friends, family and bussiness people can quickly and efficiently send information to each other without having to have a whole conversation or leave a message. Also, talking on cellphones is extremely convienient. If a person is away from home and they need to talk to someone, they no longer have to search for a payphone, they always have one on hand. Same with using the internet!
Your image does visually portray this idea of "information overload" by compositing so many images in one frame.
ReplyDeleteI also appreciate your use of text. I would urge you that next time you use some of the other selection tools in photoshop, and try to pay attention to cleaning up the edges of your selections.
Thank you for your explanation...It is true that people don't pay attention at all while driving because of the cell phone..