Monday, November 30, 2009

CONTEMPORARY PROPAGANDA

THIS POSTER IS MY FAVORITE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY HAD TO DEAL WITH. THAT CHEERLEADERS ARE DUMB AND ARE AIRHEADS. THIS GIRL ISNT REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB OF DEFENDING US. BUT THIS IS REALLY FUNNY AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME. =]

CONTEMPORARY PROPAGANDA

THIS POSTER DEALS WITH THE STEREOTYPING OF COPS AND HOW THEY LOVE DONUTS. THIS IS SO FUNNY BECAUSE PEOPLE JOKE ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME AND COPS DISAGREE AND SAY THAT THEY DONT DO THIS AND THEY WORK OUT AND STAY FIT BUT THE STATEMENT AT THE BOTTOM SAYS IT ALL.

HISTORICAL PROPAGANDA

THIS POSTER IS ONE THAT BROKE THE STEREOTYPING. IT SHOWS THAT WOMEN ARE TOUGH TOO, NOT JUST MEN.

HISTORICAL PROPAGANDA

THIS PIECE IS AN EXAMPLE OF STEREOTYPING. THIS STEREOTYPE IS SAYING THAT AMERICA IS LAZY AND THAT WE NEED TO GET OFF OUR LAZY BUTTS AND DO SOMETHING.

HELVETICA BLOG 14

THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY DANNY VAN DEN DUNGEN AND A FEW OTHERS THAT HE WORKED WITH. I REALLY LIKE THIS PIECE ALOT. THE PICTURE IS DOING WHAT THE WORD IT. "BLOW UP" SO IN EVERY SQUARE PICTURE, THE WORDS ARE BLOWING UP AND GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. AND AS IT GETS BIGGER, THE LETTER GETS BLURRY WHICH I THINK IS REALLY COOL. IT GIVES THIS FONT SOME TEXTURE.

HELVETICA BLOG 13

THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY PAULA SCHER. I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE. I LOVE HOW WITH THE WORD SHE HAS TYPED, SHE IS ALSO DESIGNING THAT WORD WITH A FONT THAT REPRESENTS THAT WORD. THE WORD BOLD IS THAT. IT IS STRONG AND THICK AND BOLD. WHERE THE WORD FRIENDLY IS A VERY SMOOTH AND SOFT FONT THAT IS VERY INVITING. I REALLY LIKE THIS POSTER AND WHAT SHE HAS DONE WITH IT.

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THIS POSTER WAS DONE BY RICK POYNOR IN 2003. I REALLY LOVE THIS POSTER! THE LINE "NO MORE RULES" WORKS REALLY NICELY HERE. I LIKE THAT HE IS BREAKING THE RULES. I LIKE THAT HE IS USING COLOR AND IS MAKING IT MORE MODERN. THIS POSTER HAS SO MUCH MORE CHARACTER TO IT WHICH MAKES ME LOVE THE FONT HE CHOSE EVEN MORE. THIS FONT IS FUN AND INTERESTING! AND I LOVE HOW HE BROKE THE RED AND YELLOW COLOR WITH THE WHITE INSTEAD OF PUTING THE WHITE ON THE OUTSIDE.