The interactive way of communication…

I remembered one day my dad told me “don’t join those people that create a Facebook page, [this type of web pages] take away your privacy.” Would it be true? It dependents on the use each person gives to the page. There are some organizational clubs, like ASLA or ASUCD, events like Hug-A-Thon for Children’s Hope that uses this media as a way of spreading the word and letting active members and non-active to be aware of different activities. There are other people that commonly use it to me

et new people or keep in contact with the ones they have.

But, comparing this society to the centuries ago, where people were not able to communicate as we, the society of the 21st century can. Before people would write the letters, thrown into a wine bottle and then to the ocean hoping to be found and share the information. Smoke signals were sent in the air wishing to be seen. And now, social media, a way of communication where “almost” everyone, like Professor Housefiled mentioned in class, can join and that might be democratically used.

(Photo borrowed from isteconnects)

Social media is the general word to refer to this broad way of communication. You will wonder how those design fits in and I’ll tell you that in order to this types of socially web pages takes a lot of effort and time, where the final outcome of the design (the surface product, McCloud will say) will in fact attract the attention of the viewers, will be the first sell intent and where the compose information will, hopefully, engage the viewer.

Social media is not only a way of communication or a good practice of design; it is also a way to do viral marketing, meaning that this media is used to spread the word, to help other people to be aware about certain information. Additionally, it not only does all the previous but it also unites the community. Unity is an important word in design, since it is through unity where society comes to understand a message of an art/design work. Thus, unity as a whole helps the society to understand and where the repetition of information is being spread.

References:

McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics

Isteconnects: http://www.isteconnects.org/otherpics/socialmedia1.jpg