After viewing the work of many graphic
designer post 2nd world war it was this poster by Abram
Games that seem to resonate with me. I love the strong angular image
of the man face. The way he has used many different gradients to
describe its contours. The poster appeals to a different world. The
war has ended but the army still need men. You are not being asked to
fight for King and Country, but to do a worthwhile job in the
services of his majesty. You could be proud and strong like the image
of this man in the poster. Though the man is not looking skyward blue
sky’s and better days are ahead. We are reminded of the danger of
the job in the army as the man is wearing a helmet.
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| Working through the idea in illustrator. |
I did not believe I had the skill set
to be able to reproduce this image and morph it into a poster to
highlight an aspect of social media set out in the brief. But I was
determined to try and could not stop until I had made a passable
facsimile. I hope you feel that I have achieved something in that
direction.
I noticed whilst read Sword of Honor by Evelyn Waugh that the publisher used this image on the cover and wondered if it was original art until I looked it up.
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