Research: Propaganda

Examples of World War Two Propaganda Posters

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This is my first example of a propaganda poster from WWII. The overall design of the poster is simple and the message that is being put across is clear and has been done effectively. After reading the text and then looking at the image I found that the fish is representing 'you', in the poster the fish is supposed to be the 'sucker' which they are telling you not to be. The hook in which the fish is going to is representing something that could potentially be bad, the hook could be an enemy or someone who could leak information to them if you were to accidentally say something you shouldn't have. Underneath the image there is some text, which has been done in capitals this looks like this has been done to emphasis what they are trying to say and shows the importance of what they want as well. The fact they have put 'YOUR' in a yellow colour also shows how much they are trying to put over the point and it shows the message is being specifically directed to you rather than someone else. I found the colour scheme and font face quite plain and the colours not that bright, I think that it works well as it doesn't distract from the message being represented with the fish and the hook.

http://vintageposterblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ww2-women-factories.jpg 

This is my second example of a propaganda poster from WWII. The overall design is fairly simple and I think that the message that is being put across has been done in an effective way. After reading the text and then looking at the image, to me it looked like the woman was directing the planes which are representing the women. They look as those they are being guided to the factories. Underneath the image there is some text, which is fairly bold and stands out pretty well. This is due to the fact the text is in capitals and that it has been placed on top of a black background, which helps to make it stand out. I found the text at the very bottom quite hard to read as it is a little small, but I think the bit of text that really matters is a good size and stands out really well. The colour scheme is quite plain and mainly consists of yellow and orange colours, but I think that it works well because they don't instantly draw your attention which means you focus on things like the planes, the woman and the text before you look at the other things on the poster.


Examples of World War One Propaganda Posters

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/We_Can_Do_It!.jpg/220px-We_Can_Do_It!.jpg 

This is my first example of a propaganda poster from World War I. The overall design of this poster is relatively simple and to the point. There isn't a lot going on in the poster, as the image takes up most of the space but I think the image on it owns make enough of statement that people will understand the message that is being put across. The message that is being put across is the fact that women are strong and they 'can do it', the point of the poster is to try and encourage women to play there part in the war. The colour scheme of this poster is bright and eye catching and definitely draws your attention to it. I think the yellow background helps to lift the image and the text off the page and also helps to everything stand out. The font face is fairly plain but it is clear and stands out well, the white against the dark blue background makes the text look bolder and helps to draw your eye to it.

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This is my second example of a propaganda poster from World War I. Like with the previous poster the overall design is simple and to the point. Again there isn't a lot going on in the poster, but the message that is being put across is clear and people looking at it would understand what it means. The message on the poster is the fact your country needs 'YOU' (the people) looking at it to help fight and play your part in the war. Having the man pointing at you shows that it is specifically aimed at you and not somebody else. The colour scheme is bland to emphasise the war and the seriousness of it. The font face is fairly plain and easy to read, the word 'YOU' has been made bold and looks like it is in a different font this is to make the word stand out and to emphasise it.