I be ganl ook i n gi n t ot h ev i s u al l an gu ageof pr opagan daby c ompar i n gpr opagan da be t we e nNor t hKor e aan dNaz i Ge man y . I f ou n dt h es i mi l ar i t i e s t we e nt h et wos t r i k i n gl ys i mi l ar , be n ot on l yi n r e gar dst ot h ev i s u al e l e me n t s , bu t al s ot h eov e r al l i n t e n t i on sof t h epos t e r s . T h e s eďŹ n di n gsal l owe dmet os e e t h at pr opagan daasawh ol e c on t ai n sc on t e x t u al e l e me n t swh i c h t e n dt obef r e qu e n t r e gar dl e s sof wh e n , wh e r eorwh o t h ei magewasmadeby .
I mi x e dt h ev i s u al e l e me n t sof t h e‘ De rE wi geJ u de ’ an dt h e‘ Se ei t , Sayi t , Sor t e d’pos t e r st os e ewh e t h e r t h eme s s aget h epos t e rwasat t e mpt i n gt o c omu n i c at ewor k e dwh e nmi x e dwi t hani mage c r e at e d100y e ar sapar t f r omi t .
I be l e i v ei t i sc l e art h at t h i se x pe r i me n t di dwor k , an dt h ei mage ss t i l l c ommu n i c at et h eme s s age t h e yor i gi n al l yi n t e n de dt o. T h i ss h owst h at t h ev i s u al l an gu ageof pr opagan dai st i me l e s .
Wh e ni ďŹ r s t s awr h ei mageof t h ey ou n gKor e angi r l r u n n i n g, I i mme di at e l yr e l at e di t t oNapal mGi r l . T h ev i s u al e l e me n t s , c ompos i t i onan di n t e t i on sbe h i n d t h ei magear ee x t r e me l ys i mi l ar .
T h i ss h owst h at t h ev i s u al l an gu agebe i n gu s e dh e r e i si n t e r n at i on al , t h ei mage spr ov ok es t r on ge mot i on f r omt h eau di e n c ee v e ni f t h e yh av ebe e ns u bj e c t e d t oi t be f or e . T h e s ei magec ompar i s on sar ev i t al i nmy u n de r s t an di n gof h ow t h ev i s u al l an gu ageof opagan dai n  u e n c e spu bl i coppi n i on . pr
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r e c ogn i s i n gt h ek e yv i s u al e l e me n t s i nNor t hKor e anpr opagan da. I t h e nr e ar r an ge dt h ee l e me n t si n or de rt os e ei f t h epos t e rwou l d mak es e n s ewh e nr e or de r e d. T h epos t e r swe r es t i l l v i abl ei n c ommu n i c at i n gapr opagan di s t me s s agewh e nr e ar r an ge d, t h e r e f or ei c ou l dc on c l u det h at i t i s wh at t h ek e yv i s u al e l e me n t s c ommu n i c at et h at de t e r mi n et h e s u c c e s sof ani mage , r at h e r t h ant h ec ompos i t i onors i z eof t h e s h ape s .
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I t e s t e dt h i sal gor i t h mbypl ac i n gt h ebas i c i c r e at e danal gor i t h mbas e dont h ev i s u al l e r s i on sof t h e s ee l e me n t san y wh e r ewi t h i na an gu ageof pr opagan dabybr e ak i n gdownwh at iv . T h er e s u l t de pi c t e dav i abl epi e c eof r e c ogn i s e dt ober e oc c u r i n gv i s u al e l e me n t sf r om box pr opagan di s t wor k . e x i s t i n gpr opagan dapos t e r s .
I pi c k e dou t t h er e oc c u r i n gv i s u al e l e me n t sf r om t h e s epos t e r san dc r e at e dapi e c ebas e dont h e br e x i t c ampai gn . I u s e dc ol l aget oe x pe r i me n t wi t ht h ee l e me n t si n or de rt or e c r e at eaf amou spi e c eof n or t h k or e anpr opagan da.
T h e s er e oc c u r i n gv i s u al e l e me n t sbe c amet h es t ar t i n g poi n t f orde s i gn i n gmymagn e t s . I n e e de dt oe n s u r et h at t h ee l e me n t sc on t ai nt h epr opagan dawen e e dt h r ou gh v i s u al as s oc i at i on sbu t al s ot h at t h e yc anbeu s e di n di f f e r e n t way sal on gs i dedi f f e r e n t magn e t si nor de rt o h av et h e i ror i gi n al me an i n gs u bv e r t e dan dt r an s f or me d.
I dr e wt h emagn e t su pf r e eh an don Cu t t i n gou t t h emagn e t swi t hac r af t k n i f ebyh an dwast h e ph ot os h op, i u s e dr e f e r e n c ei mage r ye as i e rwast opr odu c et h i spr odu c t r at h e rt h anh av i n gt o f ort h efl agsan df orNi ge l ’ sf ac e . t r ou bl e s h oot t h el as e rc u t t e r . On c et h emagn e t swe r ec u t ou t On c et h i swasdon ei c ou l dpr oc e e di k e ot t h e mi npl as t i cwal l e t swh i l s t i fi n i s h e dde s i gn i n gt h e t opr i n t i n gan dc u t i n g. pac k agi n g.
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