Revised: Showcasing Umaine Satire NicholeO
Revised!
My new idea is going to be more of an artistic approach using satire. I want to open students eyes up to things that are not very fair to them, but have come to just accept as part of live on campus. Whether that be overpriced bookstore items, or the unplowed sidewalks during and after snow storms. This is more of a comical piece to make people aware of whats happening around them even if they don’t see it. The idea is a blend between The New York Times “newsprint with only good news” and the student who made the realistic mock posters about Umaine.
How I will do this is by creating realistic posters, clothing, postcards, etc. that look like actual Umaine layouts, but the information on them is a joke. The 50% bookstore buyback idea will most likely be included in a flyer design. I did like that first idea and don’t want to scrap it, however I do enjoy this idea better.
This satire piece is focused towards college students, and for a many to many audience. These made-up products would be found around campus is various locations depending on the subject (shirts in bookstore, posters on bulletins, etc.)
This can be done easily using InDesign, and printing out these fake look-alikes and putting them around campus.
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Concept
The media Displayed in this Intent is the usage of Photoshop or any other Adobe Suite. The issue brought up in this intent is the problem of bookstore buyback being a scam. This topic does personally interest me because I have been a member of the bookstore scam, where i have spend upwards of $100 on books only to recieve about $20 back at the end of the semester.
Design
The design of this clearly displayed in the intent. It would be flyers promoting fake bookstore deals.
Technical
There aren’t too many technical aspects involved in this intent. The most technical part is the usage of photoshop to design the flyers.
Audience
The audience is any university of Maine student who has bought books from the University bookstore.
Creativity
Knowing Niki, I do think this fits along with her creativity. Being an artist I can imagine these flyers coming out very nicely and looking amazing!
Concept:
This intent is certainly one I find interesting, having spent upwards $700 on textbooks and barely seeing a quarter of that on return when I bring them into the bookstore. Many of us at that point want the books gone and don’t really challenge the fact that we aren’t getting our money’s worth. It represents a 1-Many problem, where the individual is facing a corporation (The University) which is practically scamming them as is, but having this approach would cause blatant outrage and almost force students to engage with the University to figure out what justification they have for only paying back the amount which they offer.
Design:
The design is simple, and straightforward. As it should be, something too overt could potentially reveal the ‘plot’ and undo the work done, which in this case wouldn’t be too big of a deal: simply print off more fliers and put them up again. They can take them down all they want, there really isn’t a substantial amount of money or time going into it. A button and $50 of ink could keep the campus in disarray for a good couple of days.
Technical:
Application of design and mimicking of the current bookstore’s style would be a must for this to be pulled off. It can’t just be a good idea, it has to have good application. This would be achievable with the outline listed here. The tech is minimal, but supportive of the idea. The budget wouldn’t have to be huge, unless we want to get into another corporation dispute of unfair prices (Looking at you Adobe).
Audience:
The audience is the students, bookstore employees, and those heading the buy-back program. The fliers bring in the initial audience (students), who bring the issue to the other syndicates involved in the buy-back program.
Creativity:
It’s a superb idea, and I would love to see it enacted, if only to see if students would be outraged or as subdued and discouraged as they already are with the buyback process. Excellent!
The concept is good- the amount of money the bookstore pays back for used books is ludicrously small, and creating a satirical flyer to mock that is a sound idea.
If designed well, it could easily fool someone into believing the bookstore is taking books back at that value. Therein lies a potential issue- the point of the flyer, I assume, is to bring attention to how little the bookstore pays for used books, but it may incur more resentment for whoever made the flier and not the bookstore itself. A way to circumvent this would be to present a flier that sis clearly satirical- maybe offering used gum or a pile of sand for your used books. This would clearly communicate your issue with the bookstore while also not causing any issues for everyone else.
You could likely whip something up in Illustrator or Photoshop that could look just like a Umaine flier pretty easily!