Interesting article about Indian ‘fairness creams’ on the Eye Blog, a graphic design magazine. Notice mentions of the ‘myth of fairness’ which relates to semiotics theory. Also, a followup story on how the creams are marketed in the west. Also related is this TV advert for Dove cosmetics which shows the process of how to turn a normal looking woman into the sort of model we see everyday in advertisements. Arguably, it helps expose myths around feminine beauty.
Visual Theory
Made in France in 1928 by surrealists Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí.
Happy holidays. I’ll be back on the 9th.
A great site from Adobe that helps you to create colour schemes. It can also be accessed from within CS4. See this video for a demo.
