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Inside Out: Graphic Design's Place in Beauty, Distortion and Ugly Truths
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posted on 2012-04-19, 00:00 authored by Marie Yvonne BourgeoisWhen the fields of advertising and design are too closely linked, as they have grown to become, design skills are not only squandered, they can be put to use in a destructive way?creating visual messages that are streamlined and stereotyped. One can contribute to existing critiques of the advertising-design relationship by examining marketing practices for beauty products. The cosmetics industry is notorious for portraying unrealistic paradigms of feminine beauty through elevated promises in copy lingo and heavily manipulated imagery. The ugly reality to this advertising fantasy is that many beauty products contain concerning levels of skin irritants and toxins. By contrasting the unattainable images of femininity presented in make-up ads with the ugly reality that cosmetics contain toxins, this thesis and the accompanying Fierce Cosmetics Campaign question the out-of-control nature of consumer culture in the United States and graphic design's role in contributing to, as well as subverting, the advertising industry.
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Date Modified
2017-06-02Research Director(s)
Robert SedlackCommittee Members
Maria Tomasula Jean DibbleDegree
- Master of Fine Arts
Degree Level
- Master's Thesis
Language
- English
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etd-04192012-115403Publisher
University of Notre DameProgram Name
- Art, Art History, and Design
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