Thursday, March 24, 2016
How Instagram Affects Self-Esteem within People
I put a lot of thought into what colors I thought would fit together to make my infographic pleasing to the eye, another thought that entered my mind while choosing colors is that I wanted something that would catch the readers eye if they were scrolling through a list of infographics. Being a perfectionist, everything had to be clearly the same color or in the color scheme. When it was time to format the infographic I scrolled through the template looking for something that would have clear cut sections so that it is not hard to follow the creator of the infographic. I wanted clear lines and even portions. When I was choosing what font to use in my infographic I went through looking for something that was both easy to read in a small sized font as well as a large size. I then went looking for something that was not boring but still easy to read. I found many interesting things on the topic I chose, however it saddens me that people feel this way about themselves when it comes to social media. I have come to learn that even though Instagram is really fun and I enjoy posting pictures of my friends and I either looking funny or pretty, the girls accounts I look at and "wish" about me being the same size as them or being as pretty as them are actually depressed while I'm overjoyed with my body and life. This project has made me come to realize how much I love my life and how happy I am to have a family and friends. I've learned that I don't need to be a size double zero or zero to be happy, I also don't need to be a model to be happy. I feel bad for all the girls who feel the opposite of me because no one should have to be miserable in a way that they put themselves in danger. I think we need to reach out to all the people that feel this way on Instagram, because no one should have to look through a screen to be happy about themselves. Lastly this project made me appreciate my mom and dad and other family members and friends tell me I'm beautiful because now I think I'm beautiful which makes me happy. I don't strive to be Instagram famous to feel good about myself.
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