The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Second World War poster by Abram Games. The poster appeals for blood donors. Graphic image of a Second World War Soldier's head and helmet. A red tube protuding from the text in the centre and also from the head of the soldier is positioned horizontally across the sheet on a dark background to look as if the soldier is receiving an emergency blood transfusion. Bright text in pink and red ink appear across and below the graphic image.
Abram Games (1914-1996) was one of the most influential graphic designers of the twentieth century. In a career spanning six decades, he designed posters and advertising for clients such as Shell, Guinness, British Airways and the United Nations. In describing his role as a poster artist, he said, 'I wind the spring and the public, in looking at the poster, will have that spring released in its mind'.
British Second World War poster by Abram Games. The poster appeals for blood donors. Graphic image of a Second World War Soldier's head and helmet. A red tube protuding from the text in the centre and
British Second World War cautionary poster by Abram Games warns of the danger of careless talk. The poster depicts a man's head with mouth circled, soldiers lie dead below, a result of the man's carel
British Second World War cautionary poster by Abram Games warns of the danger of careless talk. The poster depicts a man's head with mouth circled, soldiers lie dead below, a result of the man's carel
British Second World War recruitment poster by Abram Games. In December 1941, the British Parliament passed the National Service Act, which required unmarried women between 20 and 30 to join one of t
Australian Red Cross Society poster by James Northfield. Although there are no overt references to the Second World War within the poster it dates from this period. Image fills the top third of the po
Australian Red Cross Society poster by James Northfield. Although there are no overt references to the Second World War within the poster it dates from this period. Image fills the top third of the po