Abram Games.

Abram Games was born in Whitechapel in the East End of London on the day World War I began in 1914. He was the son of Joseph Gamse a Latvian photographer who at a later date changed the family name to "Games'. Abram was locally educated but when he left Hackney Downs School at the age of 16, in 1930, his headmaster scoffed at his hopes of becoming a artist ad he refused to support his scholarship application, therefor his parents had to pay the fees which they could not afford. As Abram was unable to buy artist materials he used the white card off hat boxes. Although he had a great passion for art he left after two terms due to the teaching at St.Martins.

He then went on to be hired as a studio boy where he was fired in 1936, as he was caught jumping over four chairs as a joke. Later on in this year he won a £20 prize for coming first in a competition to encourage people to enroll for London County Council evening classes. He then was inspired by winning and then went on to embark his career as a freelance commercial artist and won poster commissions for London Transport, Shell and the Post Office.

While Abram was working for Shell he befriended a design director Jack Beddington. He later then became private but thanks to Jack support he was released form the ranks and in 1942 became an offical war artist. These are some posters her created:

I find these pictures carrying a strong message, they are to the point and when you see then you can instantly connect with them. When I saw these picture I knew that they were war related.

They are bright and colorful,they all include pictures and text, they all have images of people on, this to me relates to the people who will be reading these. The text on the first picture is persuasive as it calls being a solider a "worthwhile job", in the time that these were displayed there wouldn't have been as many jobs that are available today, this means that this poster to cause emotion for the people who see it, because they are wanting to better themselves possibly for families or partners they have when actually they are putting themselves at great risk. 

Overall I believe, Abram Games fur filled the task that was set and the need for these posters, whether the outcome and long term advantages or disadvantages were correct.