Essays on Consumerism

The change in consumer behaviour as well as consumption patterns over the years has lead me to realise that most of these changes are influenced by the information that is being fed to us. Access to information is constantly evolving with the innovation in the...

Society has evolved over time to give less power and authority to church figureheads, who at one point held almost absolute political power. Everything from marriages, to scientific research had to be done with the approval from the church. Fast forward a few decades and...

For decades now consumerism has not been a stagnant notion, many trends in the society and human lifestyle have redefined the term. Consumerism has its roots deeply embedded in the innate human behaviour that man has many desires. The industrial revolution in the past centuries...

Currently custom boxes are the hubs of the business industry but have you ever considered wondering what people used to transfer their goods from one place to other? In the past, plastic bags were most commonly used if the customers ordered something online. Cardboard boxes...

Born in 1928, Andy Warhol made a big impact on the art world. In 1949, he graduated from Carnegie Mellon School of Art, where he studied Pictorial Design. By the late 1950s, he was living in New York, working as a highly in demand commercial...

Today in a world plagued by consumerism and waste, Sean Penn’s ‘Into The Wild’ provides a fresh take on the subject matter, showing the dangers within our society that such exorbitant consumerism can have on the human psyche; it relates to our society now more...

The food and drink industry in 2018 is constantly evolving to keep up with the trends of super-food, fad diets, instant meals, cleanses, and food apps/programs where food comes to you. With the consumer changing, the industry must adapt as well or risk failing to...