Akkam’s Razor

Ever since the invention of the printing press and mass media, governments and corporations have been using graphic arts to mold, influence, and subvert the opinions and actions of the people.  This post really has no point other than to show you some incredible collections of actual propaganda posters, some current print government propaganda, and finishing up with some humorous parody propaganda pieces.

For those of you with little patience, here are the really worthwhile ones:  The Old American Century Galleries , the FIS Gallery, the Authentic History Center , Chick Tracts , the Propaganda Remix Project , and the Worth1000 photoshop contests . 

Historical War Propaganda

The GI Pamphlet Series  

The UK National Archives  (WW2)

The Chinese Space Program  

Japanese WW2 Leaflets 

Mao Era Chinese Posters

The Free Information Society Propaganda Gallery 

Vintage "Behind the Iron Curtain" Propaganda  

The Use of Sex in Vintage Propaganda 

Anti-Japanese Propaganda  

The Authentic History Center

Civil Defense Posters  

Social Propaganda 

Great Depression Era WPA Posters  

American Social Hygiene Project  

Soviet anti-alcohol posters  

Aerial Leaflets (old and current) Database  

Cold-War Era (links)  

Mixed Media: Cartoons and Comic Books

Cartoons and the War  

Chick Tracts

Hooked (1966): A Comic Book about Heroin  

Dr. Suess goes to War 

Workplace Propaganda  

Christian Comics:  The Truth for Youth

Andre the Giant has a Pose  

Parody and Satire 

The Propaganda Remix Project

Worth1000 Contests: One , two , three , four , five , and six . 

The Masturbate for Peace Project  

Posters at OldAmericanCentury.org