09 December 2006

Posters selling people


Posters are probably the oldest media used to sell people. Because of their public character it was and still is the ideal way to express views and ideas to a broad group of people. The Dutch have recently opened a website that presents an overview of 2500 political posters. Overviews by type of election or by party offer an interesting perspective on messaging, style and "zeitgeist" through the last 40 years. I have noticed some very nice nostalgic posters for De Boerenpartij and PSP. The site will without doubt become a popular source of research for professional communicators and students.

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