The PostSecret Phenomenon December 1, 2007

The PostSecret Phenomenon  

In the modern age of the internet there are all kinds of web phenomenon floating around.  One popular site is known as “PostSecret”.  This blog site encourages its viewers to send in secrets on homemade postcards, which are then posted on the blog.   This phenomenon has lead from homemade postcards on a blog to now having books published of the postcards as well as “Video Secrets” and “Secret Voices”. Many of the visuals on the postcards reflect, in some way the secret that is being revealed.  For example, one secret is:

 ”In my neighborhood, people piles their leaves in the gutter for the city to pick up.  When no one’s looking, I drive through the piles sending the leaves flying into the air. It makes me feel alive. P.S, – I’m a 50 year old housewife.”

The postcard for this secret is covered in pictures of autumn leaves.

If you were to tell something about yourself, how would you express it? What word/images would you use to describe your “secret”?  What would your postcard look like? Why would you choose the images on the postcard? How do the images of the postcard reflect the words on the card?

Remember- For this assignment your postcard can be something basic about yourself. It does not have to be an intimate secret.

1. When you select the sentence for your postcard, all ideas must be ok’d by me to assure they are appropriate.

2. Once your idea is ok’d create a homemade postcard with a line on it about yourself. (Have the postcard reflect what you are telling about yourself in someway).

3. Write a 1-2 page summary of why you chose the graphics on the homemade postcard. How do they reflect the idea submitted on the postcard?

4. You will have have 5 minutes in class to present your postcards and explain the meanings behind them.

You will be graded on the follwing items:

-Thought invloved in creating the postcard

-Description of the project in the paper

-Presentation