Download or read book Weapons of Mass Dissemination written by Marianne Lamonaca and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This striking soft-cover book with more than three dozen color plates was produced to accompany an exhibition at Wolfsonian-Florida International University on how combatants from many sides used propaganda, mainly ephemera, to stir the masses during World Wars I and II. Even after the exhibit is dismantled, the catalog will stand on its own. The catalog contains essays on why warring governments in the 20th century placed such an emphasis on propaganda and mass communications to sway public opinion, and also on the design elements and language that all sides used to involve the public. The exhibition includes posters, matchbooks, housewares, and even children’s books and games, all designed to prepare the populace for war, encourage enlistment in the armed forces, set behavior standards (“Loose Lips Sink Ships!), and spur domestic production. The second half of the book looks at each image examining why the design elements and text are so effective.