Look at the Data!

The contents of the project were based on Sam Hyde’s 2070 Paradigm Shift. Hyde examined the current world state of affairs such as culture, economy, politics, and technology in order to make exaggerated predictions for 2070 and its state of affairs. The publication expanded his predictions into full-fledged articles as collaborative effort with multiple writers. These articles are written in the style of The Onion and its satirical takes on real world news.

These articles were written in the style of The Onion and its satirical takes on real world news. The titles of each articles left the readers confused as they wonder if the articles are supposed to be taken seriously or not. The topic of the articles were then expanded upon reading the contents which indicated the readers that they are reading satire.

I decided to adopt the slick clean style of WIRED magazine as I believed that this was the style that people would associate with the future most. The decision was also helped by the fact that my publication and WIRED will share similar topics of culture, economy, politics and technology. Furthermore, by utilizing the aesthetics of WIRED; it will allowed me to disguise the satire away from my magazine. This is because the slick clean style of WIRED are not normally associated with comedy or satire.