Peter Das--Post Four


Of all the images that thoroughly encapsulate this era, the one that perhaps does it by far the best would be Bradbury Thompson’s “America at War.” The interwar period through World War Two saw a great many advancements in the realm of graphic design over the course of the decades, and the dual propellants of commercialism and propaganda spurred the innovation and further modernization of countless strategies and techniques in the field of design. “America at War,”, embodies so many of these. The design itself is simplistic and straightforward, and the message is clear. The design is not muddled or bogged down in clutter, an idea which was itself rather new, as well as the idea that a magazine print could cover both pages, as mentioned in the reading. The simple silhouette stirs patriotism and catches the eye even of those casually flipping through pages.


Thompson, B. (1942). "Westvaco Inspirations, America at War" [Magazine] Retrieved from https://thinkingform.nyc/2013/03/25/thinking-bradbury-thompson-03-25-1911/ February 5, 2020

The following two pictures likewise embody elements present in these chapters. “Quiet; Loose Talk Can Cost Lives,” highlights the message that grew common at that time that even something as minor as a verbal mistake could be enough to be counter-intuitive against the war campaign, a poster message that Abram Games originally started. Likewise, as was common in the period with the archetype of the soldier, the peasant, or the worker, the archetype of the female pitching in to help the war effort became a prominent image, and would rally women of the time to join in the patriotism, serving their country from the home front.

Holcomb, D. B. (1942). "Quiet! Loose Talk Can Cost Lives" [Magazine & Poster] Retrieved from https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/movie-posters/war/world-war-ii-lot-british-american-ambulance-corps-inc-1942-propaganda-poster-1375-x-20-quiet-loose-talk-can-cost/a/161753-55446.s February 5, 2020


Vickery, J. (1943). "Call to Farms; Join the U.S. Crop Corps" [Poster] Retrieved from https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/women-in-war-posters February 5, 2020

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