tide representation Flashcards
Titles and text
Headings/subheadings/slogans = sans-serif font. Factual details and information = serif to connote a factual and serious tone
Context
Post WW2, there was a boom in new tech making domesticated chores easier to do - washing machine
Uses + grats
Colours = entertainment
Main image rep
dominating page = female as powerful. Smiling and hugging product like a child = love it and has a bond with it. Eyes on tide and doesn’t care about audience.
Main image costume code
Hair is bouncy curls = intertextual reference for Veronica lake - trendy. Makeup perfectly applied showing appearance is important but Strauss’ binary app as headband is present showing she is ready for work.
Has to look good whilst performing heavy chores
intertextual references
WE CAN DO IT - Rosie the riveter
Woman’s Land Army
Strauss binary opp
Superlatives and hyperbole - ‘worlds whitest wash’ ‘no other…’ = Tide can offer what its competitors cannot
Stamp of quality
Good house keeping - Tide is the lead brand
Bottom right image
Rep of audiences own lives - Hall. Informal lexis is used for individuals discussing the product