45 Pithy Consumerism Features

Cataloging Retail Consumption in Honor of Cyber Monday

— November 29, 2009 — Art & Design
Whether you're a Cyber Monday shopper in search of good deals or a weary survivor of Black Friday, this weekend is a giant one for consumerism. Accordingly, I've clustered together 45 innovations that prove--positively and negatively--the power of consumerism.

Even if you hate the very idea of consumerism and avoid it in all ways possible, you'll find some pithy art features that turn a nose up at The Man.

Implications - Specifically speaking, there are now organized zombie walks which gather people dressed as the undead to stand up against consumerism and everything else it stands for. If that doesn't whet your whistle, you can still check out other features about logo-branded quilts, extreme shopping sprees, and even holistic shopping.
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Consumerism-Promoting Parties
Consumerism-Promoting Parties
'Fashion's Night Out' by Vogue in NYC Celebrates Style
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Government Bailout Satire
Government Bailout Satire
buymysh*tpile.com
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Cataloging Consumption
Cataloging Consumption
‘What Did You Buy Today?' Captures a Designer's Purchases
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40
Seasonal Handmade Pledges
Seasonal Handmade Pledges
Buyhandmade.Org Asks to Buy Handmade for the Holidays
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Logo Branded Quilt
Logo Branded Quilt
Warmth from Consumerism
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38
Shopping for Groceries in Tanks
Shopping for Groceries in Tanks
Sign of High Costs of Food?
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37
Altruistic Consumerism
Altruistic Consumerism
Woman Buys $1,000 of Tainted Cat Food to Protect Masses
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Personalized Gifting
Personalized Gifting
John Lewis 2008 Holiday Shopping Ad Campaign
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35
Fake Shopping Advocacy
Fake Shopping Advocacy
Amazero.Com is an Amazon Spoof Site by Green Thing
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Aristocratic Online Shopping
Aristocratic Online Shopping
Oakstreet Man Sifts Through the Crap So You Don't Have to
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Extreme Shopping Sprees
Extreme Shopping Sprees
Venue Ad Campaign
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Holistic Shopping
Holistic Shopping
The FLOWmarket Scarcity Goods Collection
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Brand Me for Shopping or Avatars
Brand Me for Shopping or Avatars
"My Face" Application on Facebook
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30
Money Buys Happiness
Money Buys Happiness
The New Way to Save Money
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Using Convenience to Inspire Charity
Using Convenience to Inspire Charity
Coin-Collecting Shopping Carts
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Consumer Brainwaves
Consumer Brainwaves
The Ultimate Focus Group
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27
Crowd-Powered Consumerism
Crowd-Powered Consumerism
JustBought.It Combines Twitter, Google Maps & TwitPic
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Shopping Bag-Shaped Stools
Shopping Bag-Shaped Stools
Gitta Gschwendtner's Concrete Take on Consumerism
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Shirts Against Fashion Consumption
Shirts Against Fashion Consumption
‘We Are Numbers' Project Tackes One-Night Trend Tee
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Eco-Concious Shopping
Eco-Concious Shopping
The GoodGuide iPhone App Scans Barcodes For Product Information
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Discreet Consumerism
Discreet Consumerism
Net-A-Porter Ships Luxury Goods in Brown Paper Bags
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Wasted Art
Wasted Art
Chris Jordan Raises Awareness of Mass Consumption (UPDATE)
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Destitute Divas
Destitute Divas
W's Derelect Editorial Features Dior Shopping Bags as Dresses
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Buying Happiness
Buying Happiness
Danish Boutique Challenges Old Adage
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Child Consumerism Documentaries
Child Consumerism Documentaries
'Kids + Money'
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Self-Weighing Shopping Carts
Self-Weighing Shopping Carts
Abastor2.0 Concept Would Make Getting Groceries Easy
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Shopping Addiction iPhone Apps
Shopping Addiction iPhone Apps
Net-a-Porter Releases NET-APP That Constantly Updates
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Art From Consumption
Art From Consumption
Chris Jordan's Incredible Mosaics of Waste Inspire Environmental Activism
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Charitable Consumerism
Charitable Consumerism
Louis Vuitton Donates to the Red Cross With Iconic Product Purchases
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Corporate Nightmare Artwork
Corporate Nightmare Artwork
Comments On Consumerism by Walter Robinson
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Anti-Consumerist Packaging
Anti-Consumerist Packaging
Generic No Frills Product Marketing Takes a Simple Route
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Waste Art Collages
Waste Art Collages
Chris Jordan Raises Awareness of Mass Consumption (UPDATE)
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Logo Lampooning
Logo Lampooning
Photoshopping Famous Logos Out of Context for Fun
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Impact of Logos on Consumerism
Impact of Logos on Consumerism
Unlabeled Candy & Chips Still Recognizeable
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Apocalyptic Consumerism
Apocalyptic Consumerism
Carl Bender Creates End-Of-Days Style Products
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In-Store Online Shopping
In-Store Online Shopping
Intel Point-of-Sale Kiosk Skips Sales Personnel But Not Fitting Rooms
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Guerrilla Grocery Labels
Guerrilla Grocery Labels
Shop Drop Montreal Rebrands the Shopping Experience
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Closet Consumption
Closet Consumption
Private Dining by James Plant
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Hungry Kids in Your Shopping Cart
Hungry Kids in Your Shopping Cart
Feed South Africa Campaign
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Celebrating Cereal and Consumerism
Celebrating Cereal and Consumerism
Iconic Images from Breakfast Foods
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Buying Virginity for 1 Million Euros
Buying Virginity for 1 Million Euros
Italian Big Brother Contestant Sells Her Innocence
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Zombies Against Consumerism
Zombies Against Consumerism
Zombiecon Encourages Amy Winehouse Costumes
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Buying Nobility
Buying Nobility
Noble Titles for Sale
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