PopMatters appears to be hitting home runs with their articles recently. Rob Horner’s Designing Consent starts off (obviously) with “design” as its topic but quickly moves towards the notion of conspicuous design as consumption, & the ways in which “design” can have social value, to define us inwardly and outwardly. Add social media into the mix & we’re all constant meaning-generators, helping to define ourselves (& brands, products, ideas, fashions, trends etc.) with every facebook update and tweet. Lots to think about!