Advertisement Redesign Reflection
When I first saw the guidelines for the essay, I was not sure how I would write a five to seven page essay. The length of the essay was the only thing that unsettled me about the essay. The ad I used for the assignment was a Pandora charm bracelet ad. I chose the Pandora ad because it was so much going in the one page that I could possibly pull apart.
For the redesign, I used a holiday to advertise the product from, like the original advertisement did. Once I knew which holiday I would advertise, everything else fell into place. I did not have to draw or sketch anything. I imagined what a Valentine's Day ad would look like and how I could make that ad appeal to men instead of women.
I always have trouble beginning essays. For this essay especially, I did not know where to begin. I decided to start this essay describing the original advertisement. In my first draft, I did not describe the redesign in very much detail. By the time I got to my final draft, I had included much more detail.
I liked that this assignment allowed me to be creative. Instead of just writing a paper about an advertisement and how it appealed to its audience, I was able to act as the actual person behind the advertisement and create an entirely new advertisement. I have done assignments similar to this one before. Even though the other assignments were very similar, this time I feel as though I am able to walk away with something more. This time, is contrast to before, I feel I am walking away with a better understanding of the three rhetorical appeals.
If I could do this assignment again, I probably would attempt to create a physical new ad that corresponds with my redesign. My choice of ad would be different as well. I did enjoy working with the Pandora ad, but I would want to experiment with a different ad if I did the assignment another time.
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