Posters, posters, and more posters

Plakatstil was developed in Germany during this time. Lucian Bernhard moved graphic communications further by simplifying and using less nature in his work. Bernhard developed a sans-serif lettering style painted in broad brushstrokes. He really liked to work simple, and this is how he was identified. Bernhard also worked with interior design and carpentry. Studying this lead to his work in architecture. He went to America, and no body really liked his work, so it took him a while to get people to like it. Sachplakate were a type of poster talked about in this chapter, and they were basically simple posters. And the poster goes to war! This was a major step in the poster career because this allowed the posters to be shown. Printing was becoming more advance during this period. And posters were really being used as propaganda at this time. The posters for the two sides were completely different from one another. The central powers stayed with the Vienna Secession style. More words and images were used on the posters as well. They also liked to show destruction as a propaganda strategy. The Allies used more literal images for their posters. Persuasive was another strategy to get people to join the war. For example, the one of Uncle Sam saying I want you for the army. Back then I think that would have been a good technique to get people to join the war. Many posters also showed the public contribution to the war by showing emotions. Hitler was discussed a little bit in this chapter. I feel like Hitler was such a strong critic. As discussed in class you said that he was a designer, but I guess no body liked his work so he had to criticize others. The swastika was created as the symbol for the Nazi party. The term art deco to me is a more simpler movement that was very geometric and linear.
What I found really interesting in this chapter was how the Allies and the Central Powers had different posters produced. They were both trying to get across the same ideas, but it is kind of cool how they are different from one another.
My question from this chapter is since Hitler had a thing for visual propaganda, did he create any of his own?