WWI Propaganda Continued

After reading the document on propaganda, I believe that the poster set I reviewed did accomplish the goal of the government during the time frame. The document talks about how the government's main goal was to persuade the people through the use of powerful, personal illustrations to communicate a message. The poster set I looked out focussed on the subscription of liberty bonds. In each of those posters: vibrant colors, powerful words, and emotional illustrations were placed to inspire and catch the audience's attention.

From this propaganda poster, it speaks on a personal level with the audience. I believe the author purposefully does this to reach a comfortable tone with the speaker. The author highlights the word  "You" to distinguish it from the rest of the poster, to help clearly communicate to the person that they are being addressed. The question mark also is noticed at the center of the poster. This offers the person to really decide and contemplate their decision moving forward.

This next Propaganda poster is one that is recruiting or targeted towards people who are interested in joining the Navy. I personally don't find this one very powerful since there is no persuasion in it. All that is listed is the main idea and then the date for when the recruiting week is. It is more of an awareness advertisement than it is a propaganda poster. The color choice is ineffective and the context is broad, along with the lack of illustration in the poster. 

This next propaganda poster is iconic. The viewer is drawn immediately to Uncle Sam with the patriotic symbolism seen by the U.S.A. flag and the colors. This poster is also another recruitment poster and appears very inspiring through the poise all the shadowed men in the background display. The throwing of hats indicates celebration which is motivating to anyone joining the war so that everyone can celebrate together. Uncle Sam is pointing up, but is referring to the words on the poster, "Register." This shows how registering for the war will allow one to call themselves patriotic. The poster makes you feel as if it is your duty to do this. 

This last propaganda poster is once again another call for war attempt to the people. This one is specifically geared towards people to enlist in the Navy. Pictured is civilians watching the boys in blue line up and get ready to get onto a ship. It looks as if one of the blue men is holding out his hand in an effort to signal the others watching them to come join him. It offers as a welcoming gesture, which is very persuasive in propaganda. The American Flag is once again shown, but on the side with the navy, to symbolize their patriotism and effort. 

All of these propaganda posters I chose were related to the recruitment process and persuasion of the war. I found this set of posters much less powerful than the ones previously examined for the reasons that these contained more words and less illustration.