By using the same illustrative aesthetics people were used to seeing, war based ephemera blended into daily life being more likely to be accepted and acknowledge by the public. Graphic communication was recognised for its power to shape public opinion through the use of sophisticated concepts and symbolism in very subtle ways. Savile Lumleys poster to the left was one of the best known for this because of its tone of emotional blackmail. The man is painted looking out at the audience with a saddened and blank stare giving the impression he has no answer for his daughters question. The implied message suggests that, in the future, children would hold their fathers to account on their involvement in the war and speaks to a man’s courage, reputation
