Media controls my life anyways, but now it’s become the thing that sustains my life. It is the source of all of my entertainment, schoolwork, and information. Without it I don’t know how we would finish the semester, with letters, essays sent through the post, who knows. I receive more emails than usual, but less texts. I watch more Netflix, but now it seems more like research then entertainment, finishing seasons in mere hours then enjoying them throughout a week.
I bought 2 books to read over break, I don’t know where they are, and don’t really intend to find them. I haven’t really gotten desperate yet, which could be good, a lot of people are. I am just trying to find a new fulfilling routine to keep me sane. I am eating healthier, working out and going on long walks with the family dog. Me and my friends are doing an online workout challenge, (which I think I am the only one sticking too) I do it in my workspace where I have been living on the living room floor. With balancing classes and teachers trying to finish the semester, it’s been difficult to be overly bored and unhappy. I actually have been listening to my usual podcasts and music less because I usually consumed them while driving long distances, which I am not doing anymore. I have been consuming a lot of tiktok, instagram, and snapchat (which is a rarity for me), during this time. I tried to limit my instagram usage by moving it off of the toolbar on my phone and replacing it with the notes app. I did that so instead of going on instagram I would write more of my thoughts, it was a good effort but didn't really work… I’ve found that content on the platforms I follow seems business as usual, clothing brands having sales, influencers promoting brands, people are still creating content. Going through the old photos on their phone, posting “back when we could go outside” thirst traps, looking for attention since they aren’t getting it in real life anymore. The online community has seemed a lot more supportive however, tiers of importance are falling because everyone is in the same boat. We're all raving about Tiger King because we're all watching it, we are all asking for show recommendations and reaching out to people we haven’t talked to in a while. Were all on the same cruise ship? Confined to a singular space separately, but connected by the ship.
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10 Shows to binge on Netflix while social distancing (90% of them are Netflix Original series)3/26/2020 I am not OK with this
A 7 episode fantasy Netflix Originals series starring Sophia Lillis, which is easily bingible and not overly cringy for a highschool drama. I was able to finish it in a day, and although I was annoyed that it ended on a cliffhanger, it wasn’t depressing, and reminded me a lot of the hit series, “Stranger Things”. Definitely binge this short series with your favorite snack, and be ready to watch the main character Sydney narrate her struggles with sexuality, and confusing powers that go off when she's angry. Ugly Delicious A Netflix Originals series with 2 seasons for you to binge while bored at home. If you like food shows, mixed with comedy, this is the show for you. It explores the origins of foods, and how some foods are delicious but not so appealing to the eye (hence Ugly Delicious). The show is sprinkled with your favorite celebrities, but also shows you cultures, and foods you may never have experienced before. The Office One of the most classic TV shows of all time that was aired in 2012, and guess what, it’s on Netflix’s top 10 watch list in the US today. If you have never watched the 9 season series, or you just haven’t rewatched it in awhile it’s a show that will uplift you, and distract you from the outside world. While being too worried if Pam and Jim will ever get together, you will forget that you're running out of toilet paper. Anne with an E Another great classic Netflix Originals series, with 3 easily bingible seasons, is Anne with an E. If you read the book when you were younger over and over again this series is sure to bring back memories. The show also has themes of feminism in the midst of the beautiful landscapes of the countryside, and will ease your worries of getting sick after the first episode. Atypical Atypical, humorous coming of age 3 season show that highlights an autisitic boy, Sam, who doesn’t get social cues, along with his older sister, Casey, who is figuring out her sexuality, and dealing with her overbearing mother. This show is sure to pull you back into highschool, and out of reality after you hear your first penguin fact from Sam. Love is Blind A Netflix Originals series that is #6 in Netflix’s top shows in the US list that will make you wish you were in a pod talking to Mark or Lauren all night long. The pods should really be used for people quarantined because of the coronavirus, and instead of talking to someone in another pod, you watch Netflix Originals. For someone who is not into reality dating shows, this was not the worst one I had seen, it gets right to the point, you get to watch a couple of weddings, and it distracts you from your own love life,(or lack of one). On my Block A Netflix Originals series that is #8 in Netflix’s top shows in the US list that will make you cringe but also laugh. The show just aired their third season, and with three seasons comes 3 days of bingibility. Set in the “Ghetto” of LA, the show gives exaggerated insight into gangs, mixed with teenage angst. Dear white people You guessed it, another great Netflix Originals series, an amazingly bingeable 3 season show that will make you miss the college you were forced to vacate. A show that addresses racism, and the intricate relationships between people who happen to be different races. It also gets into conversations about sexuality, and sex, and secret socities, all the S words. Next in fashion Wait a second, you still haven’t binged next in fashion? Wow, disrespectful to one of the best reality TV shows that actually highlights real talent. If you want to be inspired to start sowing while stuck at home, binge this show! Self Made: Inspired by the life of Madam C.J. Walker A 4 episode Netflix Originals series based on the life of Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman millionaire. It’s an inspiring quick and easy show, that you could easily binge in one afternoon. If you enjoy historical shows, with modern feminist themes, you will be sure to enjoy this series. Interview with Patricio Fuentes CEO of Gelcomm by Sienna HicksWhat is a style guide?
A style guide is a document that consists of a company’s guideless that explains who they are and why they matter, and how the brand's personality is going to be distributed throughout the brand. It is vital to a company's sales force because it helps them understand the values of the brand, and see how those values extend into different segments of the company. After a developed package or website for a company, a style guide is the most important piece a company must have to succeed. Why should you have a style guide? To create brand alignment. It’s not a document that early stage companies usually think about, the first style guide usually happens for a company when they start growing. When a company has partners such as retail partners, marketing partners and sales partners. Why is Brand Consistency so Important? It creates efficiency. When Kinkos started, their stores all were decorated differently, and when the brand started evolving, they created a style guide to keep continuity. All of a sudden all the stores were aligned, it creates a sense of the same experience. If you go in a store like LuLuLemon you're going to know where the men’s section is and where the women’s section is, that alignment came through a style guide. By keeping a tight rein on brand consistency, marketers can drive customer perception from the onset of the engagement all the way through the buyer decision making process. What's important about having a Visual style guide? People are drawn to visuals. The individual has a sense of what the thing will look like. All you need is a little bit of type, and visuals. The visuals immediately connect to a person's emotion. You don’t become a brand until your audience says you're a brand. Where do you start when creating a style guide for a brand? You start with a project brief. Understand who a company is and why they matter. What is unique about that brand, what are their pillars. Our role is then to take their definitions and organize it into a set of points that we can then turn into a style guide. |
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