Public Interest Campaigns and Information Design 1930's-1950's
Large scaled, publicly funded information campaigns
Objectivity presumed in photojournalism
Public depended on information during wartime
Promotion of social norms as common sense, no thought given to stereotyping
WPA produced more than 2000 posters
Political agendas become obvious arian ideals, more concentration on the hwole v. individualism
Women were shown images of women working
Recycling efforts, rationing info, etc
Pictographic schemes developed - visual Esperanto
Information design
Information analysis and design process
Scientific strandards develop - graphs, charts, etc
Graphic representation of scientific principles was important to public understanding
Graphical info removes human component
Information design is propaganda
removes idea of error when scientifically presented
How can anyone argue with facts?
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