Tag Archives: Interworld War II

Another propaganda poster

Posted on 2007 August 26 by mongreldogs

As has been usual, this is another exhortation to “Work to Win”. My “study” of WWI and WWII posters indicates that almost all fell into the “Work harder” or “Buy more bonds” categories. True to form, this poster says, “Victory … Continue reading →

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New Poster: Ready?

Posted on 2007 July 27 by mongreldogs

I’ve got a new, rarer “landscape” poster ready. It shows two Zarkov rockets at a docking tower, with crew running to man the ships. A DV snub fighter is lifting in the background, and the ever-lovable jetpack guy has just … Continue reading →

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New Poster: Loose Lips…

Posted on 2007 July 24 by mongreldogs

This is a variant of a classic saying from the Second World War: “Loose Lips Crash Ships!. Of course, in the original, it’s “Loose Lips Sink Ships” and the image is of a cargo ship going down beneath the waves. … Continue reading →

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Re-cap on the posters

Posted on 2007 July 10 by mongreldogs

It’s become clear that I’ve mis-tagged some of these, and I thought it was about time — 1/3 of the way toward a book! 🙂 — to collect them in one place. More below the fold.

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New poster: Don’t Let That Shadow

Posted on 2007 July 6 by mongreldogs

Another in the series, this one with the tag “Don’t Let That Shadow Touch Them“. This is based on one of the most effective WWII posters I know of, with the same tag but the shadow of a swastika. My … Continue reading →

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New Poster: A Swell Rocket

Posted on 2007 July 5 by mongreldogs

Yet more in my one-man propaganda barrage for the Second Interworld War. This one reads, “It’s a Swell Rocket … Send Us More! with the ubiquitous exhortation, “Work to Win”. I modeled it on one from Design for Victory that … Continue reading →

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New Poster: Keep Us Flying

Posted on 2007 July 2 by mongreldogs

Another in the ongoing series. This one reads “Keep Us Flying — Buy War Bonds“. The inspiration is a WWII poster with exactly the same wording. In the original, it’s a pilot wearing a parachute harness. (I’m assuming it’s a … Continue reading →

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