Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a yellow background with stylized black and white images of an auction at a farm on the left and a closed factory and an umemployment office at the right, all with people in front. At the center is a white background resembling an unrolled piece of paper with black text reading "'Ill fares the land / to hastening / ills a prey, / where wealth / accumulates / and men decay' / Source: / The Deserted Village / by Oliver Golddsmith". At the top left of the poster is "Ill Fares The Land..." continuing at the bottom right with "And Men Decay" all in red.