Sunday 21 October 2012

Ad Buster

1.  What company does the advertisement represent/subvert?
This advertisement represents/subverts Absolut Vodka.

2.  What kind of product(s) is being advertised? 
The produce being advertised is vodka.

3.  What imagery is used in the advertisement to subvert?
In this advertisement they use a bottle with the shape of a smiley face on it and a gunshot to the forehead.

4.  What message (text, copy) is used in the advertisement?
They use the text absolut moron in thier adverisement.

6.  Who is the target audience of the advertisement?
 Teens or everyone.

7.  Doe the ad jam convey a clear and successful message?
Not realy.  I cannot tell if it is against alcohol or drinking or just the vodka and its ads.

8.  How could the ad jam be improved?
The message could be clearer about what they are mocking.



1.  What company does the advertisement represent/subvert?
This advertisement represents/subverts Mconalds.

2.  What kind of product(s) is being advertised?  
Big Mac

3.  What imagery is used in the advertisement to subvert?
The heart attack is being used to mock  the 'Big Mac' attack.  I tells us that Mcdonalds food is unhealthy.

4.  What message (text, copy) is used in the advertisement?
They use the text Big Mac Attack to display the message on a heart monitor that the food will kill you. 

6.  Who is the target audience of the advertisement?
Probably teens but it is just as likely to be a general audience.

7.  Doe the ad jam convey a clear and successful message?
Yep.  Clearly shows the food will kill you.

8.  How could the ad jam be improved? 
Not much, it is pretty clear.

1.  What company does the advertisement represent/subvert?
This advertisement represents/subverts Nike.

2.  What kind of product(s) is being advertised? 
The product being advertised in this advertisement is Nike running shoe.

3.  What imagery is used in the advertisement to subvert?
They use a Nike shoe with writing on it to show thier message.

4.  What message (text, copy) is used in the advertisement? 
they use "Nike $250 and Sweatshop .83".

6.  Who is the target audience of the advertisement?
Genereal audience.

7.  Doe the ad jam convey a clear and successful message?
clearly state that Nike is making obscene profit on the back of essentially slave labour.

8.  How could the ad jam be improved?
Perhaps better use of colour and better portion lines on the shoe.  Maybe the sweatshop could be used in the background to display the poor conditions of the people.


1.  What company does the advertisement represent/subvert?
This ad represents/subverts our culture in general.

2.  What kind of product(s) is being advertised?
There is no product being advertised in this ad. 

3.  What imagery is used in the advertisement to subvert?
The ad uses icons for its message imagery.

4.  What message (text, copy) is used in the advertisement?  
The message is simply "Toxic culture" with other icons showing the problems in our culture.

6.  Who is the target audience of the advertisement?
This ad aims at the population in general.

7.  Does the ad jam convey a clear and successful message?
No.  It critiques many things like "consumerism" but it does not explain how they are toxic or what we can do about them.

8.  How could the ad jam be improved?
The message could be made more overt.  What are they trying to fix? What is the problem exactly?

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