Tom: "In Germany between the 1920s and 1940s, the Nazi party pursued a systematic programme of propaganda, distorting facts and spreading lies to encourage particular attitudes. From 1933 the Ministry of Propaganda, under the direction of Joseph Goebbels, took the use of propaganda as a means of mass communication to new heights, and propaganda became the science of moulding opinion rather than a medium for reliable information. Goebbels was able to manipulate every issue to fit with the ideology of Nazism. Radio, newspapers, books, and even school lessons were moulded to spread Nazi messages of the racial superiority of German Aryans, and condemn the Jews as the scapegoats of Germany's problems (from theFree Dictionary by Farlex) Today the internet is our radio giving wider access to more people to propagate negative messages to the world."
Kyle: "For the final collage that you sent there a lot of messages. At first glance the composition is very interesting with a dynamic cropping using the turned swastika. I like the idea that connecting the microphone wire thought the back of the computer to show the disseminating of information to the crowd. As it goes through the crowd the message grows stronger, and I especially like how it hits the one persons head in the front. I'm not sure about the connection between the computer with the microphone I feel it takes away from the original idea of the microphone and adds some confusion. The act of going to hear someone speak and listening to them in a crowd is a completely different situation than someone spreading propaganda over the internet. The internet requires participation you have to look for this information and read it. With a microphone it is instant and powerful especially in the hands of a motivational speaker. This leads to the speaker or provider of the information, who does not seem to be the motivated high energy speaker from the first composition.
The cropped swastika is a definite negative connotation, but is it a hidden message of hate? The swastika is almost lost behind him. Not that it should be shown outright, but is slightly a hard read. The message shows transfer from the dark figure to the crowd in the color being applied in a lighter color to the crowd from the bright red, to a darker red."
For the final collage that you sent there a lot of messages. At first glance the composition is very interesting with a dynamic cropping using the turned swastika. I like the idea that connecting the microphone wire thought the back of the computer to show the disseminating of information to the crowd. As it goes through the crowd the message grows stronger, and I especially like how it hits the one persons head in the front. I'm not sure about the connection between the computer with the microphone I feel it takes away from the original idea of the microphone and adds some confusion. The act of going to hear someone speak and listening to them in a crowd is a completely different situation than someone spreading propaganda over the internet. The internet requires participation you have to look for this information and read it. With a microphone it is instant and powerful especially in the hands of a motivational speaker. This leads to the speaker or provider of the information, who does not seem to be the motivated high energy speaker from the first composition.
ReplyDeleteThe cropped swastika is a definite negative connotation, but is it a hidden message of hate? The swastika is almost lost behind him. Not that it should be shown outright, but is slightly a hard read. The message shows transfer from the dark figure to the crowd in the color being applied in a lighter color to the crowd from the bright red, to a darker red.
Interesting feedback Kyle, thanks. I think when I took it to a systems level in postcard 3 because there's a lot more to consider it becomes harder to communicate, but, overall a lot of good stuff learned. This was fun, thanks again for your comments and participation.
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