John Heartfield is really improtant in the history of Graphic design. He was a part of the Dada movement in Berlin. Hearfield was a communist who tried to oppose the rise of Hitler through his art. In 2005, Tate Britain held an exhibition of his photomontage pieces. 
Hurrah! The Butter is All Gone! (1935)
This is one of the most famous pieces by John Hearfield. It was published on the front page of the AIZ (a German magazine) in 1935. This photomontage shows a family at a kitchen table, where nearby a portrait of Hitler hangs and the wallpaper is emblazoned by the swastikas. The family is attempting to eat the pieces of metal. At the bottom of the cover it reads "Iron has always made a nation strong, butter and lard have only made the people fat".
John Heartfield, and then on some is Hearfield. You really need to proof read this.
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