Obama Propaganda

After searching the Internet for propaganda posters, advertisements, and web pages, I came across this Obama propaganda poster that moved me. There is a picture of President Barack Obama behind these words: "I'm asking you to BELIEVE not just in my ability to bring about real change, I'm asking you to to believe in YOURS." Of course, this was an election poster for Obama, but I believe it covers all the bases of the presidency as well. President Barack Obama's main tag-line throughout the election was to "Believe in change" and seeing that he won the election, America did believe in change [and still do]. This example of government propaganda does an excellent job at portraying a man and a message to the general public, the words are cast over the picture, therefore bringing more attention to the words than the man. The word "YOURS" is bold and white, ultimately contrasting the rest of the poster and screaming out to the audience that "you are important too!" And, if you ask me, that is what propaganda is all about: sending a message to the public, a message that they want to hear. Today, we see that President Obama's propaganda poster can still convey an important message to the American public: Believe in yourself, and believe in your President--that everything will turn out okay.

Ahhh! Propaganda, propaganda, propaganda... what would we do without you? We have always, and will continue, to be swayed by propaganda. The art side of designing propaganda posters is interesting, because an artist or designer makes the decision on where to place the words, the pictures, and ultimately the message of the propaganda itself. I think this example of a propaganda poster shows that the artist behind it was brilliant.

[I found this excellent example of propaganda at the following website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/greysheepduo/2473559487/]