March 2, 2006

Today was No-Logo Day.  Here are the reseults:
Section    logos      per student
1             236           8.43
2             279          10.33
3             271          13.55
6             329          12.19
7             364          13.48

The lesson is based on information from a Frontline episode.  In the show, the narrator states that we see 3,000 ads per day.  Logos are just quick ads.  In my class, if I had seen every logo, there were 1,479.  That does not include all the logos in the hallway and TV ads.  Our eyes are bombarded by messages.  I have found that even as aware as I am of ads, it is impossible to avoid all media messages.  It takes energy to keep your guard up all the time.

Tomorrow is Mega-Logo Day!  Let's see how many we can wear at once!

Homework:
Not every student handed in the required work.  They were supposed to do the 20 ads chart, powerful/powerless chart, and create three ads.  Many students need to make that up.