ILTN3012 Negotiated Project Jessica Jones

Having previously looked at the theory behind power posing I produced several sketches. These are based on photos and videos from speeches and TED talks. The series House of Cards was particularly useful for reference as this focuses on people in power. The poses are very expressive, as the figures stand strong directly looking at the audience. 

After looking at the Propaganda and considering what it represents, I have experimented with creating a visual for the word. I initially thought of what I associate with the word such as slyness, being biased, misleading and being false. From this I decided to use the snake to present the idea of being sly. When thinking of using something to represent biased information, I chose to use an apple to symbolise this. The combination of the snake and the apple is inspired by the story of a serpent convincing Eve to eat one of the apples from the garden of Eden which is forbidden. She is then punished for doing so. I intended to present the snake as the person delivering the misleading information and showing their control and influence. The apple bites represent the information digested by an audience, the apple is seen as something appealing and good for the people. The person is misleading an audience as the serpent did in the story of Adam and Eve.

The Institute for Propaganda Analysis-  The Seven Devices Bandwagon-  Everybody is doing this. Card Stacking-  Use of facts or falsehoods, illustrations or distractions, and logical or illogical statements to give the best or the worst possible case for an idea, program, person, or product. Glittering Generalities-  Creating acceptance and approval without examination of the evidence. Using vague, broad statements that will connect with the audience's beliefs and values.  Name-Calling-  Giving an idea, group or person a bad label to create prejudice against them. Plain Folks-  Convincing an audience that their ideas are good because they are for the people and relate to the common folk/people. Testimonial-  Having a respected or hated person say that a given idea is good or bad. Transfer-  Carries the respect and authority of something respected to something else to make the latter accepted. Also works with something ...

Famous Propaganda I Want You- American World War I recruitment poster. Patriotic colour scheme with a strong character known as uncle Sam pointing directly towards the viewer. The piece was created my James Montgomery Flagg. We Can Do It- World War II poster encouraging women to apply for jobs during the war. It aimed to encourage women to be patriotic and support the country by taking on certain jobs. The character is now seen as a strong symbol in feminism and the piece has been recreated in modern campaigns.  Che Guevara- The poster was produced by Jim Fitzpatrick in response to the execution of Che Guevara.  Fitzpatrick’s image was initially produced for a magazine, but was considered to strong. Hope- Shepard Fairey produced several posters for during Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. They consisted of patriotic portraits of Obama alongside key words such as Progress, Hope and Vote. The Hope poster is the most known of the collection presenting Obama as...

How Illustration has been utilised within Propaganda, Satire and Protest Imagery The topic focuses on how illustration can be used within propaganda, being biased towards a political or social opinion. In order to investigate the topic, examples of successful propaganda will be analysed in depth, focusing on the use of key visual elements used to persuade the audience of a particular view. The visual use of symbols and semiotics can be used to influence a viewer’s opinion. A possible outcome for this topic could be a set of posters based on a current event, arguing either for or against the subject matter. Portraits of political figures or sketches of speeches could provide inspiration for final outcomes. PROPOGANDA- ' information,  ideas,  or  rumors  deliberately  spread  widely  to  help  or  harm  a  person,  group,  movement, institution,  nation,  etc.' https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pr...