Posters:

The “We Can Do It!” poster also referred to as the “Rosie the Riveter” (the woman who was the leader of women working in factories during the time of World War 2) is an iconic American poster produced in 1943. The purpose of the poster was to promote female rights and show that they can do the same jobs as men in the work force, during the Suffragettes era, a time where women had very little rights.

The poster is attractive and eye catching due to the bright colours used and also the woman pictured in a masculine pose, which would have been very unlikely for the time it was produced. The short catch phrase “We Can Do It!” grabs the attention of the viewer as it is put in a bold, bright, easy to read font.

         This poster is an iconic poster from the beginning of World War one, when America was building up their troops to send in to the war. The poster features “Uncle Sam” a man who represented patriotism. The poster is very simple in terms of it’s a meaning, with “Uncle Sam” placed right in the centre of the page, pointing directly at the viewer, encouraging viewers who see it to join the war and fight for their country. The headline is very straight forward, addressing whoever is reading as it uses personal pronouns in order to capture the audience.

sources:
Information:
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm015.html
https://www.wdl.org/en/item/2733/
Images:
http://constructionmarketingideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/We_Can_Do_It.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Unclesamwantyou.jpg