Harry Kowalczyk Poster Lecture

Something I found interesting so far was the World War II propaganda posters. I have always found those interesting, and would like to learn more about them. I also liked the historical photographs of advertisements plastered all over the place. I would have gone into a little more detail about how lithography is actually done (the process of making the plates). I am not a big fan of the avant garde/dada style.

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