Broadside – Lauren Turner

The broadside I chose definitely embodies Schlesinger’s description of total immersion of text and image. This broadside is unusual because the text is arranged in an untraditional manner which aids the total immersion of the text it portrays. The movement and almost broken nature of the text makes the text appear as its own image. Its different factions and groups force the viewer to dig deeper behind the words and interpret why they are placed and put in the groups/locations that they are – much like one would with a picture, image, or painting. It is the complexity of this broadside that reinforces Schlesinger’s description of total immersion of text and image. In this broadside, the text has become the image due to the unique and yet complex hierarchy as well as the several decorative (though minimal) fonts. When examining the broadside up close, hey play against each other in forcing the reader to categorize certain themes in the text. When looking at the broadside from far away, the layout and arrangement of the text becomes an image. With lines, dots, planes, and texture. The list of verbs become a plane, the ‘buy war bonds and stamps’ at the bottom becomes a line, each letter of the word ‘acceptance’ becomes a dot. The negative space around most of the text enforces this while also making the text appear powerful and strong.

Broadside

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