Propaganda

This is a very funny and effective poster created by the U.S. Government during WWII. Like many other propaganda posters this poster serves the purpose of rallying the public towards the war effort. It is very direct and was made to inform people that the conservation of valuable resources will help our boys win the war "over there."

Visual Metaphor

Alphonse Mucha is one of my favorite early designers, along with Toulouse Lautrec. In this illustration for JOB cigarettes, which Mucha creates during the Art Nouveau period, he contributes to the starting practice of using sexuality to sell products. In this illustration he uses the metaphor that by buying and smoking those cigarettes you will also become sexy and irresistible.

Incomplete Manifesto for Growth

I have read this manifesto before but this time around there are two points that stick out to me the most. The first is number 29 which says "Think with your mind.
Forget technology. Creativity is not device-dependent." This is really important to me because I sometimes attempt to create designs based on what a program or a piece of technology can do. That really isn't design or art me just special effects. I believe that if a person has a great idea and they really want to manifest it they will find a way to execute it, no matter how technically savy they are or aren't.

The second point was number 34 "Make mistakes faster." This goes hand-in-hand with what the head of IDEO Design said in that video "...make mistakes often to get results sooner." I believe that making mistakes is the part of design where the designer is exploring and trying different things out. They may not work out all time because they wouldn't be mistakes if they did, but it allows for new, more refined, ideas to flow in.