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Articles - May 16, 2008 0:41 - 13 Comments

Propaganda Posters Part 1 U.S.A.

If you have ever gone to design school, you probably have taken an art history course that covered the topic of ww1 propaganda posters and wwii propaganda posters. The use of propaganda dates back many years, but at the time of these wars the use of posters as propaganda took off to a point where almost every country involved had commissioned graphic designers with the task of creating a vast array of posters.

Propaganda posters were used as a means of justifying involvement in the war to ones countrymen, but also as a means of obtaining new recruits, money and resources to fuel the military campaign.

More Propaganda Posters to Come

Below is a sampling of some of the most popular ww1 propaganda posters and wwii propaganda posters from the United States. We will cover the poster designs of other countries in future posts!

U.S.A. WW1 Propaganda Posters

WW1 propaganda posters were created to convey a variety of messages on topics such as recruitment, bonds and rationing of supplies. The U.S.A. entered World War One in April 1917, but still created many more propaganda posters than any other nation. Below is a sampling of some of the most well known posters.

U.S.A. WWII Propaganda Posters

WWII propaganda posters were created to convey a variety of messages on topics such as the armed forces, anti-axis, loose lips, women at war, partiotics and war bonds. Below is a sampling of some of the most well known posters.

Which designs are your favorite and which country would you like to see posters from next?

News - May 16, 2008 16:52 - 0 Comments

Page Flip Flash Component Giveaway Winner!

I am happy to announce the winner of the Page Flip Flash Component Giveaway sponsored by Flipping Book. Flipping Book offers a page flipping component by that provides for software page caching.

Winner - Jonathan Wilson

“Since my brother is deployed in Iraq, I would use the component to make him an online photo book full of memorable family images. The component also allows for video embedding, so I would add personalized support videos from his wife, our parents, and me. Once finished, it would serve as a way to help combat my brother’s homesickness and show our appreciation of his duties overseas.”

Congratulations to the winner of our Page Flip Flash Component Giveaway and be on the look out for more contests and great prizes only at You the Designer!

Resources - May 2, 2008 20:22 - 1 Comment

The Typographer’s Typeface Bible - FontBook

Typography is an essential aspect of design life, and choosing the right typefaces for projects is an ongoing battle! Wouldn’t it be nice to have a reference book of typefaces to refer to when searching for that perfect font? Well FontBook is the type bible for designers, typographers, studios, publishers, historians, and anyone else interested in digital type, but its more then just a reference book.

FontBook is an extremely comprehensive encyclopedia of original digital typefaces from multiple manufactures. It consists of 1,760 pages and 32,000 type samples from 90 different foundries! The current version of FontBook is the fourth edition and it has been 8 years since the last revision. The new edition of the “Big Yellow Book” is packed full of way more specimens and foundries then ever before and its sure to make any font lovers heart melt.

I recently got my copy of FontBook in the mail (My apologies to mailman who had to carry this monstrous book), and I am very pleased to have it in my design book collection.

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