OMO advert: blog tasks
1) What year was the advert produced? This 'Omo' was produce in 1955 2) How were women represented in most adverts in the 1950s? Women were represented as housewives who stay home, don't work, look after the children, cook and clean the house while the husband worked. 3) How does the heading message ('OMO makes whites bright') and typography promote the product? The heading message and typography constantly uses synergy with the whole poster to promote the message of OMO making everything 'bright'. 'Bright' connotes cleanliness, purity and white which helps to promote OMO as it is a cleaning product so bright is very important to it. 4) Analyse the mise-en-scene in the advert (CLAMPS): how is costume, make-up and placement of the model used to suggest women's role in society? The woman is wearing the costume of a cleaner/house maid and is pegging up sheets. This suggests that women have a domestic role in society and should be doin...