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Main slideshow: Slide 1: Tuesday Shopping (https://flic.kr/p/7FeVGD) by Magnus D (CC BY 2.0). Modified July 2024 || Slide 2: Petrol pump nozzle (sourced in Nigeria) – Music Calligraphic 3D art Text Shopping Transparent Psd File (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/music-calligraphic-3d-art-text-shopping-transparent-psd-file_20345539.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=9&uuid=34c32d14-0333-4842-a824-61e6a89b2a9b) by Rochak Shukla (Freepik); Blue T-shirt (made in Bangladesh) – T shirt with blue color isolated on transparent background (https://www.freepik.com/free-psd/t-shirt-with-blue-color-isolated-transparent-background_126825710.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=1&uuid=6c4709ad-0321-4c2b-ab9a-578c46bfe57c) by tohamina (Freepik); iPhone (made in China) – Apple iPhone SE (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_iPhone_SE_02.jpg) by SimonWaldherr (CC BY-SA 4.0); Jar of cockles (picked in UK) – followthethings.com; Light bulb (Made in Bulgaria); A light bulb. Electric light bulb from Neolux (max. 230 V, 60 W, E27/ES, energy class E) in studio (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gluehlampe_01_KMJ.jpg) by Edokter (CC BY-SA 3.0); Bananas (grown in Nicaragua) – Bananas (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/bananas_1166270.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=1&uuid=62483275-6f58-421b-bc92-c5f5d59401f2) by topntp26 (Freepik) || Slide 3: Cotton picking – Cotton picking in Uzbekistan (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cotton_cultivation_in_Uzbekistan_01.jpg) by Bernard Gagnon (CC0 1.0); Mining – Miners at work on the flank of the “Cerro Rico”, Potosi, Bolivia. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miners_at_Work_Potosi_(pixinn.net).jpg) by Christophe Meneboeuf (CC BY-SA 2.5); Phone factory – El nuevo iPhone 7 ya ha comenzado su producción en Foxconn (https://flic.kr/p/GBXGY7) by iphone digital (CC BY-SA 2.0); Garment factory – Garment Factory Worker Bangaldesh (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garment_Factory_Worker_Bengaldesh.jpg) by Solidarity Center (CC BY 2.0); Container port – Port of San Diego Working Waterfront (https://flic.kr/p/6DGLY5) by Port of San Diego (CC BY 2.0); Parcel delivery – Amazon Delivery – DSC04527_ep (https://flic.kr/p/2mfCdzx) by Eric Parker (CC BY-NC 2.0) Modified August 2024 || Slide 4 – Icon 1 ingredient: Game plan – Game Plan (https://thenounproject.com/icon/game-plan-1377634/) by Made by Made (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; Open hand – pray (https://thenounproject.com/icon/pray-5622831/) by Muhammad Ikraam (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; Icon 2 ingredients: iPad icon – iPad (https://thenounproject.com/icon/ipad-2693926/) by Jamie Ford (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; Pointing finger icon – finger pointing (https://thenounproject.com/icon/finger-pointing-6367063/) by farra nugraha (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; T-shirt icon – T-shirt (https://thenounproject.com/icon/tshirt-4464232/) by Cuputo (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; Handcuffs icon – Handcuffs (https://thenounproject.com/icon/handcuffs-5048129/) by Amethyst Studio (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; Icon 3 ingredients: Line of footsteps – footsteps (https://thenounproject.com/icon/footsteps-2402080/) by Ataur Rahman (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; Magnifying glass – Magnifying Glass (https://thenounproject.com/icon/magnifying-glass-6484771/) by Candy Design (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; Icon 4 ingredient: Solidarity – Solidarity (https://thenounproject.com/icon/solidarity-6258115/) by WBcreative (CC BY 3.0) Modified August 2024; Portrait – Sergei Tret’iakov: Сергей Михайлович Третьяков (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sergey_Mikhailovich_Tretiakov.jpg) by anonymous (public domain).
Popular categories: Fashion – Woman taking care of cleaning dirty house (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/woman-taking-care-cleaning-dirty-house_22120516.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=12&uuid=b75e57f3-4e7f-4c0d-bbe8-9c427e1e4091) by freepik (freepik) Modified August 2024; Grocery – High angle woman holding meat (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/high-angle-woman-holding-meat_32274182.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=32&uuid=f8d0af42-a600-4cfa-a526-2aa3fdbc9f6f) by freepik (freepik) Modified August 2024; Electronics – Sporty Woman with headphones in urban environment (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/sporty-woman-with-headphones-urban-environment_3364425.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=49&uuid=01fcc690-31ce-4eff-bb73-24555afae553) by freepik (freepik) Modified August 2024; Health & Beauty – Pretty young woman brushing her teeth in the bathroom. (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/pretty-young-woman-brushing-her-teeth-bathroom_1624244.htm#fromView=search&page=3&position=8&uuid=6cdd934f-7737-4897-b798-b905854f133b) by nensuria (freepik); Modified August 2024; Home & Auto – Man at gas station with the car close up (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/man-gas-station-with-car-close-up_13260376.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=13&uuid=ef7db4ca-bcb1-4faa-bcdf-86bbd810185a) by freepik (freepik) Modified August 2024.
Iconic brands carousel: Primark – A Primark clothing store in the Westerkade of the city of Groningen (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Primark_Groningen_(2018)_02.jpg) by Donald Trung (CC BY-SA 4.0) Modified August 2024; Nike – Nike store at Zhengzhou Shanshan outlet (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20220211_Nike_store_at_Zhengzhou_Shanshan_Outlet_Plaza.jpg) by Windmemories (CC BY-SA 4.0) Modified August 2024; Apple – Apple Store Taipei (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_Store_Taipei_101_-1.jpg) by MiNe (CC BY 2.0) Modified August 2024; H&M – HK SKD TKO zh:寶琳 en:Po Lam MCP shop H&M clothing store in June 2021 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HK_SKD_TKO_%E5%AF%B6%E7%90%B3_Po_Lam_MCP_II_Central_shop_H%26M_clothing_store_June_2021_SS2_02.jpg) by Pos Lam Wrowury Uemkpoa (CC BY-SA 4.0) Modified August 2024; TESCO – Tesco Burscough store, Lancashire, England. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tesco_Burscough_store.JPG) by Rept0n1x (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Personal shopping carousel: Feel Warm – Electric oil-filled radiator heater for home. Isolated over white background (https://tinyurl.com/5fmesuvp) by JackF (Adobe Stock); Feel nourished – Three fresh raw meat steaks with bone on white craft paper from top (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/three-fresh-raw-meat-steaks-with-bone-white-craft-paper-from-top_11622358.htm#from_view=detail_alsolike) by bublikhaus (freepik) Modified September 2024; Be taller – High heel shoes (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/high-heel-shoes_1135947.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=3&uuid=b6a58872-22ff-4508-a2de-286600b891cb) by mrsiraphol (freepik) Modified September 2024; Feel loved – AI generated on freepik; Be sheltered – Occupy LSX 14 (https://flic.kr/p/axetkY) by Garry Knight (CC0 1.0) Modified September 2024; Feel confident – followthethings.com; Be amusing – C20th Fox Lisa Simpson T-Shirt – Simpsons 500th Episode Marathon – Lisa Simpson (https://flic.kr/p/bAeqxi) by The Pop Culture Geek Network (CC BY-NC 2.0). Modified July 2024. + white t-shirt on grey background (https://www.freepik.com/free-ai-image/white-tshirt-grey-backgound_68365686.htm#fromView=search&page=2&position=2&uuid=89ae9318-0ad0-4cc1-bb29-293c5ec2f603) by vector_corp (Freepik) Modified July 2024; Feel connected – Iphone4S (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iphone4s.jpg) by Vanished87817171 (CC BY-SA 3.0) Modified using game screengrab by followthethings.com July 2024; Feel perky – followthethings.com; Stay alive – Cardiac Pacemaker, Inc Microlyth pacemaker (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CPI_Microlyth_Pacemaker.jpg) by Brian Adducci (CC BY-SA 4.0) Modified July 2024; Show patriotism – British Flag National Sign Concept (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/british-flag-national-sign-concept_3276320.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=0&uuid=6f102350-2023-49e3-af0a-809b7d943841) by rawpixex.com (CC BY-NC 2.0) Modified July 2024; Be in control – Sevin, Insect Bug Killer, insecticide. 9/2014 by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube #Sevin (https://flic.kr/p/oMKGXB) by Mike Mozart (CC BY 2.0) Modified July 2024; Be incarcerated – followthethings; Be sporty – Nike Air Huarache (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nike_Air_Huarache,_black_and_white.jpg) by Ssu (CC BY-SA 4.0) Modified July 2024; Be neat – Iron isolated on a white background (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/iron-isolated-white-background_21057690.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=0&uuid=a506af52-aacf-4f6f-97d1-070499fb5b18) by fabrikasimf (freepik); Get engaged – Diamond ring (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/diamond-ring_6819273.htm#fromView=search&page=2&position=8&uuid=0d4c68f4-2c65-4751-ac2c-45cd0fbefe33) by Racool_studio (freepik); Be Catholic – followthethings.com; Get healthy – followthethings.com; Get wealthy – Stack of golden coins (https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/stack-golden-coins_169530180.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=28&uuid=a330501a-459b-4f4b-95ad-c62aea81b289) by studiogstock (freepik).
Seamless logistics carousel: My shopping bag – screenshot from ‘Plastic Bag’ (see its followthethings.com page here); Ship my order – Crop woman receiving package (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/crop-woman-receiving-package_2099185.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=1&uuid=a6062837-7099-433d-8cdc-a5a59a446769) by freepik (freepik) Modified August 2024; Recycle my waste – Hand dropping an old, damaged smartphone into a bin for e-waste garbage (https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/hand-dropping-an-old-damaged-smartphone-into-a-bin-for-e-waste-garbage/293076063?prev_url=detail) by weerapat1003 (Adobe Stock) Modified August 2024.
Inspiring stories carousel: Encourage empathy – credit EcoAge (see this example’s followthethings.com page here); Cross cultures – credit SAIH (see this exam[ple’s followthethings.com page here); Hold ’em accountable – IMG_9234 (https://flic.kr/p/eHCThT) by SACOM Hong Kong (CC BY-ND 2.0); Lie to tell the truth – credit The Yes Men; Make the hidden visible – credit Melanie Jackson (see its followthethings.com page here).
Prime content: Art work – Banksy (https://flic.kr/p/bYH7VN) by Deptford John (CC BY 2.0) Modified August 2024; Films – Factory worker and promotora Lupita Castañeda makes a video diary, in MAQUILÁPOLIS (https://www.vickyfunari.com/film/maquilapolis/#gallery-119647/13) by Darcy Mackinnon (press release) Modified August 2024; Protests – Gandhi leading the famous 1930 Salt March, a notable example of satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marche_sel.jpg) by Yann (public domain) Modified August 2024; Culture jams – credit Amnesty International (see this example’s followthethings.com page here); Games – screenshots from ‘Pipe Trouble’ (see its followthethings.com page here); Publications – photograph of pages from PIG 05049 by followthethings (see its followthethings.com page here); Apps – Close up hands holding phone with apps (https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/close-up-hands-holding-phone-with-apps_20262564.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=28&uuid=d8dc1dd2-d0ce-46fe-bdcc-4303a290c104) by freepik (freepik).
Discover more: back to school – followthethings.com; follow it yourself – followthethings.com; Get involved – ngwf_30_MG_0650.jpg (https://www.rainbowcollective.co.uk/udita-film-page-?lightbox=image_1blm) by The Rainbow Collective (press release).
Footer: Vesion 2.0 Under Construction – Under Construction (https://thenounproject.com/icon/under-construction-5662682/) by Andre Bound (noun project)