Protest Posters

In no other medium is Graphic Design so easlily and noticably able to subvert and persuade than in protests and activism. The CND logo is probably the most recognisable and significant visualisation of protest that has been created. The logo, free of affiliation and copyright laws has been used through the last 50 years for countless marches for peace.

James Montgomery Flagg in 1917 created the propaganda poster below of the US WW1 army recruitment drive. A powerful image that aimed to knife patriotism and pride into the heart of all Americans. It was then subverted in 1971 in the 'Campaign to unsell the war' as an anti-war message. By then the image instantly recognisable, was used to tell the opinions of the people back at their government. This i think is a highly successful idea because it is demonstrating visually to both the people and the government what they really think of the idea of going to war. It is thoughtful, honest and above all eyecatching.

Here is another similar idea, recycling images and ideas as a way of trying to reach the rememberance of the horrors of what the war caused.

Images such as the one below can be found on the website http://glyphic.org/collection01.html

A whole host of public posters aimed at telling it like it is about different issues.