The thought of propaganda brings two posters to mind. The first is “Rosie the Riveter” and the second is “Uncle Sam wants you.” I feel these two posters were very well designed because they have been able to withstand the test of time, in searching the internet for the images I came across “Eat more cottage cheese.” I feel my grandparents and other alive at that time would even remember that poster. Both Rosie and Same are a character and saying against negative space, this helps draw the viewer’s eye to the person and the message. The color choices for these posters are also very significant, Sam is composed of red, white and blue meant to evoke a sense of patriotism. Rosie’s bright yellow background is meant to draw in a viewer and provide contrast from her blue coveralls, drawing the viewer to her uniform. Both characters faces are very somber, these expressions inspire feeling of resistance of the enemy as well as strength. Some have also argued Rosie’s exposed bicep is meant to magnify these feelings of strength since at that time a woman was automatically deemed somewhat weak. These posters are illustrations of how something that appears simplistic on the surface actually brings a lot of meaning in what is present as well as what is not present.
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