Poster – Twin your toilet and FLUSH AWAY POVERTY!
G- Poster
R- Formal
A- People who are in the toilet
M- Multi-modal
P- Persuade, Inform
S- Poverty
Where? The poster is on the wall of the female toilets in a
college. It may be in the location it is because it may make people realise how
lucky they are to have toilets which are hygienic compared to other people
around the world that are in poverty and can’t afford it. The location is an
important factor that needs to be considered as they will want a certain
audience to see it. They also would have put it in the toilet so the audience
can compare the differences of their lives and the people in the pictures
lives. It could be a way of making people feel guilty and can persuade them in
helping the people who are in poverty.
The poster is very plain and gets the point across
instantly. It isn’t full of writing, as soon as you look at the poster you will
instantly know what it is about without having to read through a lot of
information. There is a title in bold white writing saying ‘Twin your toilet
and FLUSH AWAY POVERTY!’ An exclamative is used which makes it sound more
serious rather than a full stop. The title is eye level with the people who will
see it which will be more eye catching. ‘FLUSH AWAY POVERTY!’ Is in capital
letters and bold writing so it instantly draws the viewers’ attention and
straight away makes them think that they can do something to help. There is
also a blue rectangle box which is in the background of the writing to make it
stand out even more. The background of the picture is a man and a woman, who
look dirty, with a shed which looks like it is used as a toilet. It shows us
that it looks dirty and unhygienic and is trying to get the point across that
some people are unfortunate and need our help. There is a website in the top
right corner which is where people will have to look up if they did want to
help. Alliteration is used as a persuasive technique. The words ‘Toilet
twinning’ is an example of alliteration, they may use it so that the audience
will remember it like a slogan.
