I think what we hear, read, and see influences us greatly. It influences where we go what we wear and even what we eat. It took me a long time to really realize why this is so I’m going to tell you the story of how I figured this out. It really started on milestone one. This was the first time that I really realized how ads try to manipulate us with strategies. I really got a good look on the secrets and little details that all matter to make an ad perfect. 

The next time a I saw how an ad influence was in Milestone 3. In Milestone 3 I realized how people try to manipulate you through what society is like. For example the ad I did was a coke ad from the 1960s this ad was basically coke trying to make people believe it could help you loose weight. I saw how society in does days didn’t really know much about health. Coke ads now a days are more about equality since that’s what society is kind of like today.

After all of that I had a pretty good idea on how what we read, hear, and see influences us, but I still wasn’t hundred percent and was a bit confused on a few things. One of the things I was confused on was why people are so cautious when picking who is in there ad and why ads where so racist in the 1940s or 50s. Milestone five really helped me understand this. I was a little confused on what the Medium is the message meant but it suddenly clicked. He was trying to say that the medium sends a message. So if a person got someone who please the target audience then the ad would be successful because the medium is the message.

When the final draft came or milestone six I was ready and knew the driving question. I was ready to make an awesome ad.