we are always performing
society of the spectacle / self-concept in an era of the panopticon / 360 self-surveillance / a decentralised act of self-seduction
we are always performing
personal data itself became fodder for designers. Long before the era of Spotify Wrapped and Strava PRs, information designer Nicholas Felton’s Feltron Reports (2005-2014) tracked his meals, conversations, music choices, and much, much, much more to create multi-page, one man “annual reports.” Dear Data (2015), by Stefanie Posavec and Giorgia Lupi,... See more
Elizabeth Goodspeed • Elizabeth Goodspeed on the rise of the designer as influencer
“As with the rise of reality TV in the 2010s, personal disclosure became parasocial currency.”
Elizabeth Goodspeed • Elizabeth Goodspeed on the rise of the designer as influencer
public brand intersects with personal brand
“What happens when making an image and becoming one align?”
Elizabeth Goodspeed on the rise of the designer as influencer
Culture, particularly our media, has become so participatory, that everyone is self-nominating and submitting their own myths into the zeitgeist. And as a result, individuals play an increasingly powerful role in shaping narratives.
