This section of reading started off talking about Hitler and a little bit of World War 2. It was in the beginning of World War 2 when the swastika was used for the Nazis. Everything in the Germany was supposed to have the swastika somewhere, even if you didn't beleive. Hitler also talked about the master race, which if i remember correctly was blonde hair and blue eyes. There posters were also affected by the war. The writing and lettering became dark, bold, and heavy. Art deco became during the 1920s and 1930s. It was said that this style might have been a branch off of art nouveau. Kauffer had a major impact on this chapter as well. He designed a lot of different things, from posters, to ads, to signs. Cassandre was another designer who influenced this chapter with designing new typefaces. Germany was also the main center for design beginnings.
What I found interesting about this section of reading was that Hitler had a big influence on design during World War 2. I would assume that if you did something against what he liked, that would be the end of you.
Do we know if Hitler created any propaganda himself since he "had an uncanny knack for visual propaganda" (Meggs History of Graphic Design 278).
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