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REFLECTING ON SELFIES
REFLECTING ON SELFIES
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SELF(IE)
PERCEPTION
VIA URBANDICTIONARY.COM
A picture taken of yourself that is planned to be
case you can clearly tell that this person does not
THE HISTORY
OF THE SELFIE 7
THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF THE SELFIE 21
CONNECTING
WITH SELFIES 35
REFLECTING
ON SELFIES 47
SURVEYING
SELFIES 61
CONNECTING WITH SELFIES
2003
MYSPACE LAUNCHED
AUGUST 1, 2003
SECTION ONE
THE HISTORY OF
THE SELFIE
2004
FACEBOOK LAUNCHED
FEBRUARY 4, 2004
FIRST DEFINED
2005
FILTER (NOUN)
A particular effect that can be
applied to an image or a piece
of an image. Most commonly
used on Instagram.
HASHTAG (NOUN)
2006
2007
GO VIRAL (VERB)
When an image, video, or link
spreads rapidly through a
population by being frequently
shared with a number of
individuals via social media
13
2008
2009
THE SELFIE IS
REVOLUTIONIZING
HOW WE GATHER
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
INFORMATION
ABOUT OURSELVES
AND OUR FRIENDS
Lets stipulate that most selfies are silly, typical,
DUCKFACE (NOUN)
A term used to descibe the
face made if you push your
lips together in a combination
of a pout and a pucker, giving
the impression you have larger
cheekbones and bigger lips.
2010
IPHONE 4 AVAILABLE
FOR PRE-ORDER
JUNE 15, 2010
INSTAGRAM
LAUNCHED
OCTOBER 6, 2010
2011
SNAPCHAT
LAUNCHED
SEPTEMBER 2011
17
2014
IM
HERE,
LOOK
AT
ME
SELFIES
COME
FROM
ALL OF US
They are a folk art that is already expanding the
SECTION TWO
THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF THE SELFIE
BUT THERE
IS MORE TO
THE SELF
PORTRAIT
THAN SHEER
NARCISSISM
Indeed, perhaps the selfie and its wordless ability to
THERE IS A PRIMAL
HUMAN URGE TO STAND
OUTSIDE OF OURSELVES
AND LOOK AT OURSELVES
said Clive Thompson, a technology writer and the
28
TAKING A
PHOTOGRAPH IS
A WAY OF TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND
HOW PEOPLE SEE
YOU, WHO YOU
ARE, AND WHAT
YOU LOOK LIKE.
A KIND OF
VISUAL DIARY,
A WAY TO MARK
OUR SHORT
EXISTENCE
AND HOLD
IT UP TO
OTHERS AS
PROOF
THAT WE
WERE
HERE.
The rest, of course, is open to interpretation.
SECTION THREE
CONNECTING
WITH SELFIES
Katie
VS
Kari
Look, Im a minion at an
ultimate tournament!
Ahh it looks like its so
much fun!!!!!!!!!
VS
Rachel
VS
Jocelyn
VS
BRING
US BACK
INTO THE
CONVERSATION
CONNECTING WITH SELFIES 43
48 REFLECTING ON SELFIES
SECTION FOUR
REFLECTING
ON SELFIES
REFLECTING ON SELFIES 49
50 REFLECTING ON SELFIES
THE MEANINGS
OF THE SELFIE
James Franco is an actor who was previously
nominated for an Academy Award for his
performance in the film 127 Hours. This piece was
originally published in its unedited form in the
New York Times on December 26, 2013.
teenage fans.
REFLECTING ON SELFIES 51
I AM ACTUALLY TURNED
OFF WHEN I LOOK AT AN
ACCOUNT AND DONT SEE
ANY SELFIES, BECAUSE I
WANT TO KNOW WHOM
IM DEALING WITH.
In our age of social networking, the selfie is the
new way to look someone right in the eye and say,
Hello, this is me.
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My sister and I.
54 REFLECTING ON SELFIES
THE MUSINGS OF A
SELFIE APOLOGIST
Tessa Huttenlocher is a 23-year-old graduate of
the University of Chicago. In her spare time, Tessa
enjoys overthinking things.
REFLECTING ON SELFIES 55
56
REFLECTING ON SELFIES 57
LEAVE SELFIES
ALONE
Lesley Kinzel is a deputy editor at xojane.com. This
piece was originally published in its unedited form
on November 22, 2013 on xojane.com.
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REFLECTING ON SELFIES 59
REFLECTING ON SELFIES 61
62 SURVEYING SELFIES
SECTION FIVE
SURVEYING
SELFIES
SURVEYING SELFIES 63
64 SURVEYING SELFIES
TELL ME ABOUT
YOURSELF(IE)
A note from the designer
SURVEYING SELFIES 65
WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF WHEN
YOU THINK OF
SELFIES?
MEASURING TONE
One of the things that interested me the most about
the responses to this question was whether or not
people had an inherent positive or negative reaction
to the term selfie. Surprisingly, two-thirds of the
responses were completely neutral. Of the other
one-third of the respones that I determined did have
a tone, three-fourths of those were pessimistic and
often adopted a patronizing tone towards selfie-takers.
However, I was pleased to find that some people did
look at selfies in a positive light and did not look down
on those who opt to take them.
9%
Positive
Neutral
Negative
25%
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66%
KIM KARDASHIAN
I think of some high profile selfies like the
Ellen selfie with all of her celebrities. I also
think of taking personal naked pictures of
myself when I was a kid. I think of a little bit
of narcissism too.
Someone taking a picture of themselves
with their cellphone alone
Took me a long time to know what one was..
now I want to do a bunch with my 80 yr old
father to never forget his face.
DUCK FACE IS
THE WORST AND
PLEASE STOP USING
HORRIBLE FILTERS
I think of the process of taking a photo
yourself of you personally or you with
multiple people. It's when you have the
reach your arm out and awkwardly take
the photo.
LOOKING REALLY
GOOD/HAVING GOOD
TIMES AND WANTING
TO TAKE A PHOTO
Girls trying to get attention, insecurities
I think of snapchat, of the selfie as a form
of communication and a way to make
odd faces, share your life in pictures, and
express yourself. I think of it as a strange
social phenomenon in which there are
varying levels of social acceptance (When is
it appropriate to take a selfie? Where is the
SURVEYING SELFIES 67
Youngest responder
Oldest responder
1%
13%
8%
18%
16%
Daily
Weekly
Other
13%
18%
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Once a Year
WHERE DO YOU
USUALLY SHARE
SELFIES?
1%
3%
Via Text
Other
Snapchat
Nowhere
OTHER
10%
WHAT IS YOUR
FAVORITE PLATFORM
FOR TAKING SELFIES?
11%
Via Text
Other
Snapchat
75%
WHY IS THAT
PLATFORM YOUR
FAVORITE?
FACEBOOK
I don't use any of these other ones except
Instagram but I feel awk posting a selfie on
Instagram
INSTAGRAM
As I slowly translate my social media into
a professional practice, Insta is one of the
places where it still (for the most part),
feels like it's just for me. The "Likes" and
"Comments" system also allows me to
accrue tangible and measurable praise
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SNAPCHAT
Its the one that seems the least narcissistic
and is more streamlined for sharing
activities in the moment. Also they
(supposedly) disappear, so whats the harm?
Snapchat is where selfies are most
socially acceptable. I will occasionally post
selfies with other people in the photo
on my Facebook, but I am always more
self conscious of those photos cause
they're usually lower quality and for some
reason, I do feel like they're less socially
acceptable. My friends post selfies all
the time on Twitter and Instagram, and I
guess I just don't feel the most confident
BECAUSE ITS
TEMPORARY. I
GENERALLY FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE
POSTING SELFIES
ON PLATFORMS
LIKE FACEBOOK
WHERE THEY DONT
GO AWAY BECAUSE
I JUDGE PEOPLE
WHO POST SELFIES
SO I WORRY PEOPLE
JUDGE ME FOR
DOING THE SAME.
SURVEYING SELFIES 71
WHY DO YOU
TAKE SELFIES?
ANY CONCLUSIONS?
Well, just like people think of a variety of things when
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those pictures can really give you a selfconfidence boost. And I think it's really
Snapchat.
phone by choice).
and happy-looking.
When I look different than other days
To show off how I look and maybe fish for
that often).
SURVEYING SELFIES 73
74 REFLECTING ON SELFIES
SECTION SIX
THANK YOUS
AND WRAP UPS
REFLECTING ON SELFIES 75
IMAGES
Page 8: via Instagram search using the hashtag #selfie
Page 11: via Instagram search using the hashtag #selfie
Page 12: Shutterstock
Page 15: digitaltrends.com
Page 16-17: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
Page 25: Adriana Lima taking a selfie, W Magazine
Page 28: kerstin.kraus@rocketmail.com/FlickrCC
Page 30-31: Getty Images
Page 32-33: Selfie by Flickr user Pako Tomi
Page 36: Tara Moore/Getty Images
Page 38-39: white iPhone 5s from psdcovers.com, black
iPhone 6 by macstories.net, selfies provided by friends
Page 42: left selfie from reddit, right selfie provided by
a friend
Page 44-45: sofieswedding.com
Page 48: James Franco
Page 50-51: James Francos Instagram Profile
Page 52: selfie provided by Tessa
Page 54-55: selfies provided by Tessa
Page 56: photo from the original article on xojane.com
Page 59: iphone from designerfirst.com, photo from the
original article on xojane.com
Page 62: selfie taken by the designer
Page 64: Christopher Furlong, Getty Images
Page 70: iStockphoto
ARTICLES
The text used for this book was combined from
articles published in a variety of sources. Unless
noted in-book (as in the Reflecting on Selfies
section) the original pieces the text was drawn from
can be found as follows:
How Selfies Became a Global Phenomenon by
Elizabeth Day, originally published on theguardian.
com on July 13, 2013; The Return of the Selfie by
Kate Losse, originally published in The New Yorker
on May 31, 2013; Art at Arms Length by Jerry
Saltz, originally published on thevulture.com on
January 26, 2014; What Parents and Kids Should
Know About Selfies by Hannah Webster, originally
published on the US News and World Report online
on July 14, 2014; The Mind-Blowing Way Selfies
Will Change Our Future. Yes, Selfies by Maseena
Ziegler, originally published on forbes.com on July
14, 2014; The Social Psychology of the Selfie
by by Christine Erickson, originally published on
mashable.com on February 15, 2013; Why Selfies
Matter by Alexandra Sifferlin, originally published
on time.com on September 6, 2013; The Selfies
Screaming Narcissism Masks and Urge to Connect
by Jonathan Freedland, originally published on
theguardian.com on November 19, 2013.