Today, we have been given a task to
research about posters and what their purpose is.
The first set of posters I have
decided to have a look at are propaganda posters.
I've decided to look at Abram Games
and his contribution to propaganda. Abram Games designed various
propaganda posters during World War 2. The most iconic poster in my opinion is
'Use Spades Not Ships' This is a poster to try encourage people to grow their
own food instead of relying on ships. The poster combines an image of a ship
with a spade that contradict each other. The ship is made to look like a spade. 1"Britain
had imported 55 million tons of food each year." This shows how much
Britain relied on ships bringing in food to ration. This encouraged the germans
to target ships and take down as much import of food as possible.
Neville Brody
The Face and Arena Magazine Covers – Designed throughout the late 80s
Milton Glaser
He is an influential graphic designer who created numerous iconic posters. He is most famous for creating 'I Love New York'. A poster that Milton Glaser designed that is seen as very iconic in my opinion is the Bob Dylan greatest hit album in 1967. The influence behind the poster was Art Nouveau and the use of colours and shapes made. Glaser wanted to create something that was modern and would consist of the phrase "less is more". He even created the typeface himself to make the image more personal. Six million albums were sold and it became a collectible that is now sold for $100 or $200 with his signature.
Paula Scher
She is a postmodern designer who often went again the modern view. Everything that was created would go against the grid system. This poster was Schers most iconic poster in my opinion as it was revolutionary and went against everything. It's a unique and funky poster with type going in all sorts of directions.
1. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/10305
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