Both representations outline certain areas of the culture of Britain in the ‘Swinging Sixties’, Representation A is the front cover CD album and Representation B is an article about ‘Youth culture in Modern Britain Between 1920 and 1970’. Using these representations we can start to understand what the 1960’s were like and a more complex depiction of that decade. Our present view of the sixties is very much influenced by modern films such as Austin Powers, or documentaries about Hippie culture. Therefore we have to use these representations produced in the 1960’s to gather a proper portrayal of that decade.
Representation 1 is the more visual bold representation out of the two sources showing a coloured CD album cover. It is a collage of iconic images from the sixties that show the birth of British pop music and fashion. The cover shows images of new inventions or trends such as photography, the mono-record player, mini car and phones to imply how lively the youth of the sixties was. This representation definitely gives an optimistic feel across showing the decade as a start of a new beginning. It includes pictures of new products, cars and clothes. All of the images on the CD album show how style and fashion conscious the people how much style and fashion meant to people in that decade, they were suddenly extremely conscious of their appearance and the way they dressed. The vibrant colours tells us that the youth of this decade was positive and it describes the era as one of irresponsible excess and flamboyance. The designer of the album art portrayed his views of the “Swinging Sixties” effectively and clearly yet simplistically.
