Yoli soda mexico7/6/2023 Mexican industry is holding its own against the onslaught for now, and mexican products still serve the needs of the vast majority of the country’s population. culturally specific images are being displaced by global ones, the virgin of guadalupe by disney cartoons, literally changing the face of the food and beverages that mexicans eat. In mexico traditional design, like the work showcased here, is competing with digital media and work done by international corporate design firms. the accompanying text places all this graphically striking material in the context of its historical antecedents and contemporary food trends, and considers the situation of locally conceived, designed and distributed products like these in the age of global consumerism. This small, chunky and completely charming gift book presents portraits of mexican consumer products alongside photographs of the supermarkets, stores, markets and street vendors where they are sold. Overview ‘if you are what you eat, then it would follow that grocery shopping is the way you construct your identity, and that markets and grocery stores are the laboratories in which whole cultures build theirs – as well as an early place to spot changes. hollander goes on to describe why he thinks mexican packaging is the way it is through his insights into local slang, historical references and recent market trends. ‘el super – snacks, salsas, sodas, sweets and lots more super stuff from mexico’ presents a thoughtfully curated collection of original mexcian packaging examples that nationals know and love and non mexicans are often mesmerised by. ‘el super’ publisher: editorial rm editor: kurt hollander photographs: adam wiseman design: rocio mireles + bruno contreras language: english format: 15 x 15 cm features: 216 pages isbn: 9789685208475
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