01 Medium is the Massage

Reading the book for the most part was very intriguing in terms of the ideas that it had presented. Lines such as “Clothes are an extension of the skin” are so simple yet are super complex if you think about… Continue Reading →

Within the reading, I noticed I connect with the anxiety aspect of everyday life, changing and moving constantly. I found it interesting that mental health was spoken of quite a bit. Adult news is still the same from 1967, which… Continue Reading →

I found this book very visibly pleasing to look at and very interesting to read and see how it still connects to today even though it’s from years ago. Automatically, the topic of everyone knowing to much about each other… Continue Reading →

After reading this part of the text, I completely agree that it still resonates with our world today. I believe media has flipped a switch into everyone’s personal life. The text basically stated that we all know a little bit… Continue Reading →

While reading this book I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the design and the way it presented itself to me. While I was reading I had to keep reminding myself that this was created in 1967 and no… Continue Reading →

I think the ideas expressed in the reading resonates well with today’s world. I think we still see design and ideas like this in today’s world especially ones with close ties to technology. I think this reading will resonate more… Continue Reading →

This reading felt like it could easily relate to the world we currently live in, specifically regarding the internet, cell phones, etc. Even though written so long ago the entire theme he seemed to be going for was how media… Continue Reading →

While I was reading, there was an idea mentioned that the rapid advancements in technology imbue despair and anxiety, I think the same can be related to how our world it now. There are many new technologies being created, for… Continue Reading →

I agreed with a lot of things in this section. One that comes to mind is the overall message tha, “Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate”. Personally I think an… Continue Reading →

This section of the book “Media is the Massage” by Marshall McLuhan talks about the impacts of the developement of technology on people’s everyday lives. From family to jobs to society, it talks about how we consume media, how the… Continue Reading →