The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts four golden-brown carp against a cool green background; they are swimming through water plants . The title of the poster is printed in a subtle pink, and is situated in a manner that the fish draw attention to it, rather than using strong contrasting colours to draw attention to the text. This is poster a gentle persuader, eschewing the standard bold colour schemes favoured in many propaganda posters of the time.
Charles Livingston Bull contributed several notable designs to the war effort. He integrated Art Nouveau and elements of the Arts and Crafts movements into his designs, flattening the picture plane, and introducing sweeping, curvilinear movement. This, however, is a more naturalistic example of his style.
Herbert Hoover implemented a campaign during the war to encourage Americans to conserve food so that it could be used toward the war effort. His campaign was so successful that the term to "Hooverize" entered the English lexicon. The term, in Hoover's words, meant: 'saving, substituting, practicing self-denial, and thus helping win the war.'
Australian First World War poster issued by the NSW State Government. Text only printed in black ink, beneath the Coat of Arms of the State of NSW, it is in the form of a 1915 statement by W.G Ashford
Depicts four golden-brown carp against a cool green background; they are swimming through water plants . The title of the poster is printed in a subtle pink, and is situated in a manner that the fish
Depicts four golden-brown carp against a cool green background; they are swimming through water plants . The title of the poster is printed in a subtle pink, and is situated in a manner that the fish
Depicts the American Bald Eagle, an emblem of the United States in her eyrie, with bi-planes instead of eagle chicks as hatchlings, sheltering the Allied flying forces. Behind the eagle is a blue sky,
British Second World War poster depicting a lettuce and salad servers, above a daily newspaper, with the headline 'Feed right to feel right'. The poster was produced by His Majesty's Stationary Office
A United States First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration (poster No.6) in 1918. Depicts a tableaux of fish and vegetables suggesting abundance. The text printed in yellow
British First World War poster issued by the Coal Mines Department of the Board of Trade. It features a giant lump of coal floating against an orange background. The text urges the viewer to conserve
British Second World War poster designed to emphasise the need for people on the home front to reduce electricity and gas consumption owing to its dependence on the use of coal. Posters such as this o
