A growing number of young adults skeptical of the effects of the rapid proliferation of digital technology are beginning to turn towards analog tools, once seen as obsolete, as an alternative. Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2010, is often portrayed as unequivocal embracers of technology and the digital world. In many respects, this […]
Tinder is the most popular dating app in the world, with 7.8 million Americans who are active monthly users (Verto Analytics 2019). The interface of this app provides a range of profiles that can either be swiped right to show disinterest or swiped left to demonstrate attraction. When two people swipe left on each other, […]
“Republicans are constantly fighting like a boxer with his hands tied behind his back…You will have an illegitimate president. That’s what you’ll have. And we can’t let that happen. These are the facts that you won’t hear from the fake news media. It’s all part of the suppression effort. They don’t want to talk about […]
The “aesthetic” hashtag on Tik Tok has a staggering 172 billion views. An aesthetic in the digital sense of the word refers to a visual representation of an internet subculture that portrays a certain mood, community, or persona through fashion, decor, color palettes, mood boards, and more (Freeman 2021). Two aesthetics, #Minimalism and #Maximalism, have […]
Last year I deleted Snapchat and Instagram. I immediately felt a wave of relief. I no longer felt subject to the pressures of consistently posting my life online. I could finally focus on the real world. But after a few weeks, I realized the online world seemed just as real as my day to day […]
About 40% of the world’s population, three billion people, use social media. In the last decade, the development of online networking has been so rapid, and its impact so vast that it is unclear how much it has affected normal aspects of human behavior and psychiatric behaviors. However, several studies have indicated that the prolonged […]
By: Alexa Bosco By using magazine cutouts in a collage technique I have made a what is known as a “Zine”: short for magazine, a zine is a homemade work that brings to light a social issue. In this project I aimed to explore the growing mental health crisis and drastic increase in anxiety throughout […]
