This is the image file you downloaded from the sample backgrounds page. We live in an everchanging world. A world full of circles upon circles of interconnected information. CounterBlast is a personal expression of these numerous thoughts all comiled in a unique manner. This book is powerful and complex, challenging the reader to think outside the box, both visually and mentally.
Most authors compose a book centered around one topic.
This book does also, but it presents the information in a very sporadic, random manner. It seems that the book is arranged by whatever popped into McLuhan's mind at any given moment. At one moment he is quoting from a poem and the next he is discussing technological changes. These random excerpts provide thought provoking comments that challenge the reader to think about the changing world and how technology has forced this change on humankind. Continuous creation of new medium for message transmission has created various manners for humans to communicate.