economics

September 17, 2019

The Visual Culture of Working Class Cities

The study of visual culture acknowledges the reality of living with culturally meaningful visual content that appears in multiple forms. This is especially true in cities. Geno's…
August 30, 2019

Can Marketing Directed at African Americans Be Exploitative?

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.     --James Baldwin The recent chicken sandwich wars between…
August 8, 2019

Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 3

Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 1 Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 2   Economics and Culture as Markers for…
June 24, 2019

Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 2

Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 1 The Language of Commerce is Embedded in Advertising and Graphic Design The Language of Advertising Graphic designers…
June 24, 2019

Graphic Design and Gentrification: Is There A Link?: Part 1

Gentrification Comes in the Form of Promises and Opportunities Communicated by Visual Communication I remember seeing the real estate signs in the community and thinking how odd…