Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Words and Pictures: Careful...

I'm a big fan of World War II Propaganda posters, particularly the themes about 'careless talk' and the thifty, 'make do and mend' themes.

Here's a few of my faves:


















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6 comments:

Sara said...

love these

Melissa G said...

Wow! Some of those messages were really hardcore. The propaganda machine really drove the point home in those days.

Leonie Guld said...

These are fantastic!!

Catastrophe Waitress said...

i love them too
but i'm a little confused about the last one
what are we meant to 'be sure' of exactly?!

Rebecca said...

They're awesome! Who doesn't love a little bit of propaganda?! I especially dig the car pooling one!

Cate Lawrence said...

the last one I guess is buying into the paranoia ideas about spraying crops and the like, with the underlying idea that growing your own saves food stamps and money for the government.