Trump Meme

I love this! It's very creative and the entire team took some really bold steps in their work, which comes together in a great way. I love the use of pop culture and how you re-contextualize the image. I also like that the final product is so far removed from the original- it goes to show the amount of work that went into changing the image.
I do wish that there were some subtler work or message in a layer, but the very obvious message in every layer does accentuate your bold visual choices.

I like the concept of using Donald Trump himself as a meme. Instead of singling out an action of his, or certain parts of him (hair, etc) as a meme, he is examined as a complete figure with all of his strengths and flaws out for display. The images were re-contextualized very well because they pertain to pop culture and other memes, which is a good quality of a meme.

I thought it was interesting how you stayed with Trump throughout the whole thing. For a moment, I thought it would be derailed but then we have a clever return in layer #5, showing how unpredictable memes are (making them humorous). The base image was great as well.

I like the delve into the surreal and how you related it to real life through Trump. I think you've shown that memes and spreadable media can not only be used for humor, but also for spreading ideas or making political statements. When each rework happened, a new idea was added, and the meme became more complicated in its message, perhaps bordering on too complicated before it was simplified again at the end. Overall, neat idea and I enjoyed watching it play out.

This entertained me a lot. This team meme conveys complex attitudes toward politics and Trump. From the Trump's disarranged face to the composition of him in the frame with comic background and a guys saying things about politics, there are exaggerations and satires, alteration and combination. Therefore the progression looks dramatic and vibrant.

It is very interesting that since the meme you guys chose to work on, Donald Trump, is "a living, breathing meme" as described, the spread and reproduction the memes didn't rely on one single image. Instead, the series focused on one theme but dealt with several different "Donald Trump"s. And I really love that your reproductions altered the composition drastically, which gave the reproductions new context, more than annotations.

I really like your the choice of your core meme - Donald Trump, especially due to yesterday night’s presidential debate. Looking at your works remind me of Trump’s well-known ideas like "Build a Wall" and "Make America Great Again”, and the way you use comic and cartoon-style satire is very funny. Thanks a lot for bring me so much laughter.

Hi! I like the surrealness of these images a ton. It seems that following volleys ended up taking the previous picture in a completely new direction. Its really entertaining and cool!

In addition to mocking Trump, your images somehow perfectly encapsulate the essence of this election, the year 2016, and maybe even internet culture as a whole. I'm extremely impressed. It's like modern day Dada.

This made me laugh. I really liked how each image built off of the previous in some way, making it funnier in the process. I also liked the surrealistic approach to some images, which ties into his rather nonsensical policies on many issues. Overall, very well done.

The conceit that Trump is a "a living, breathing meme" is phenomenal starting point. It’s a great statement.

Open serve: Cutting and surreal. Can’t stop looking at it. A great starting point that doesn’t get caught up in obvious starting points / low hanging fruit.

Responses: Layer two advances the idea but places it in a totally new context. Nice progression. Layer 3: Maybe a little more of an obvious connection but I like the composition. Perhaps shifting hitter to the left a little would give a little more balance (it seems a little weighted towards the right). There’s also more room to play on the downfall meme too. For example, add the well known remixed subtitles to make Hilter repeat Peter’s speech, agree with it or extend it. Layer 4 is perhaps too radical a departure; while conceptually well developed, I think I’d find it hard to push back against this. Try to leave a little meat on the bones for a response.

Great work over all. The documentation is really clear too.