Redesign Reflection

Going in to this assignment, I was pretty flabbergasted. I had no clue how I was going to get five to seven pages written about an ad.  

I finally decided on a Seiko Watch advertisement. The main reason why I decided to choose it is because Landon Donovan was in the ad. Me, being the huge soccer fan, thought it would be easy to talk about him. It was a no brainer in deciding what ad to use.

The way I came up with the redesign is I was trying to think of the opposite target audience of what I had from the original ad. The original target audience was athletically focused men. I changed the target audience to women in relationships with men. I just drew it up in my head of what I wanted and went from there.

Some challenges I faced were gathering enough material to write about for five to seven pages. I had to carefully choose the ad. I overcame them by finding an ad I could relate too easily. That made it easier for me to write.

I liked that I was able to pick out my own ad rather than have an ad chosen for me. I used to my advantage by being able to pick out an ad that I was comfortable with. If the ad was chosen for me, I may not have liked the ad. Therefore, I would have struggled with it and not have done as good on it.

What I learned from this assignment is the three rhetorical appeals: ethos, logos, and pathos. I feel that I now have a better grasp on these topics. Before this assignment, I couldn’t tell you what those meant to save my life. Now, I understand them and I can apply them to my writing.

Honestly, if I had a second chance, I would get my rough done sooner than I did. I procrastinated the writing a little too long and I felt rushed at times for writing the paper. I just need to start earlier is all.