Learning to Design Propaganda

[Comrade Ian]

Hey, one thing I've noticed this forum is completely lacking in and which is something I would find tremendously useful, is some sort of guide/tutorial or links to resources to help people learn how to design and distribute flyers, pamphlets, posters, etc. One thing that I would like to achieve this Summer is gaining a solid skillset when it comes to designing propaganda, because there really is only so much you can do with word processor and walls of black and white text aren't likely to get many people to read through anything. So I would very much appreciate any suggestions people would have on resources to use and ways to get started in the design and production of effective propaganda.

[ckaihatsu]

I've been doing exactly this for about three years or so now -- you can see my work at the link below. The hardware and the graphics tools are finally fully mature, user-friendly, user-enabling, and affordable for anyone who wants to go the digital route like myself.

One can even do fairly well with *any* unused PC lying around just by downloading and installing a free / open-source Linux distribution like Linux Mint and then getting GimpShop, a free clone of Photoshop. I use Art of Illusion for rendering realistic "photographs" from a virtual 3-D setup made in Art of Illusion, a freeware program that's written in Java (and so is 100% cross-platform). Plenty of free tutorials are online....

If you have the money, though, the best is / always has been Mac hardware with Adobe software.


Chris





--









--

___



RevLeft.com -- Home of the Revolutionary Left

www.revleft.com/vb/member.php?u=16162



Photoillustrations, Political Diagrams by Chris Kaihatsu

community.webshots.com/user/ckaihatsu/



3D Design Communications - Let Your Design Do Your Footwork

ckaihatsu.elance.com



MySpace:

myspace.com/ckaihatsu



CouchSurfing:

tinyurl.com/yoh74u





-- Of all the Marxists in a roomful of people, I'm the Wilde-ist. --