Here's one example:
I found this one odd. The font is cartoony and the whole thing seems satirical. Also, only a boat is being sunk. It doesn't emphasize the dozens or hundreds of crew members. Also, I'm not really sure what they were trying to do with the colors. They almost got red, white, and blue right, but not really.
Here's a much more (in my opinion) effective poster:
It emphasizes an individual life. The colors are dark and foreboding. It also seems like whoever is responsible for getting this guy killed is in for fairly spooky haunting.
Here's a third which is sort of a combination of the first two. The picture has characteristics of the second poster, but the text is like the first poster.
This is a unique post..I never knew that the government promoted ides like this, not "to talk". I guess I assumed it was generally understood by the public, so this is sort of fascinating. I agree with you on the first example, its too animated and doesn't effectively get the point across. The second example, however, is very effective. It hammers the point across by using a simple design. The effect is chilling, mostly because it shows what could happen if "someone talked". All in all, a very good presentation of this type of WWII propaganda.
ReplyDeleteI definitely feel the last two images are more effective when it comes to the idea of "not talking". I as well did not know that the government promoted not talking because of the fear of ships being attacked or sunk
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