Peace? Take a better look.
BACKGROUND
Having in mind the peace sign, a very well known symbol, I tried to compile in the design, the concept of peace, but with a twist, the peace by force, which is a very common method of achieving it, through wars, fights, and many other forms of violence, and, as a result, the first sketch was about nailed hands, forming the peace sign, as if it had been achieved through force.
At first instance, I just did a sketch with the original concept in mind, and later I wanted to keep the hand drawing style in the final design, so later I took a photo of it (I don't have a scanner) and started drawing it in my computer. I wanted to keep it simple.
The poster was featured on the PosterPoster website: http://www.posterposter.org/poster-monday-peace
Featured on Rene Wanner's gallery: http://www.pinterest.com/pospag/poster-ecuador/
Some time later, I found information regarding a design competition, and the theme was "peace", and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to send this poster, so I sent it, but with a little change, using the expression "PEACE?" as a title, with the question mark in red, to relate it with the blood in the arms and hands, giving more impact to the question.
The International Student Poster Competition SKOPJE.
The poster was selected as a finalist, among the 100 best designs from students all around the world.
EXHIBITION
The judges choosing the best designs.
The selected posters
The exhibition.
