Peacmakers Flag (visual poetry)
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Fantastic idea. Let's do it. I think the word PEACE would suffice. An interlocking and tangled maze of different alphabets in different color could be a great art and message. I will ask my friends to do this.
Imho that's a nice idea, more straightforward, and it could look great with good typography and colors. http//www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-003.gif
Maybe you could also look for universal symbols for peace and use them in a graphical way?
You might find these inspiring
http//www.calfinder.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/peace-banner.jpg
http//farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3667549156_eb28bdac2a.jpg
http//www.wallforpeace.com/mur.html
http//img824.imageshack.us/img824/9093/picture1sdb.png
http//www.ploughsharescalgary.ca/About%20Us/peace%20languages.jpg
typographic peace dove
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I like the frog in the icecube. I support that concept art.
On a serious note, you can play with aesthetics all you want, but it does need better symbology than a fetus, honey combs and wombs unless you're an anti-abortionist group with a fetish for bees.
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Thanks for explaining how you came up with the idea of the fetus. I wonder was this your first idea? Have you come up with others, if yes, which? Have you brainstormed, possibly in the group? Maybe (or probably) there are other ways to portrait that concept.
Leyna,
Thank you for the informative message. As for the above question.... My original idea was a brain super imposed on a heart with background of bars with rainbow colors, plus 114 stars. Then, a group from Kazakstan used fetus instead of brain+heart. I liked the idea. Then, I suggested the use of nineteen hexagons as symbol of ingenuity, efficiency, communal work, and rules of infrence.... I then offered adding green color as sybol of environment, which they added in between hexagons and the circle.
Here is the paragraph on the flag from the draft constitution (See http//19.org/534/constitution/ )
The dimensions of the Peaceland's flag will be in golden ratio, reflecting our respect to nature. A human fetus is located in the middle of nineteen hexagons on a black background, respectively representing our emphasis on intellectual and spiritual qualities of humanity and the importance of human life and integrity; the nineteen rules of deduction installed in our brains by our Creator; and the mystery, unity, and providence in our common and specific origins the Big Bang and our mother's womb. The hexagons represent honeycomb and many lessons from bees, such as work ethics, community work, efficiency, unity against aggressors... The grey background represents wisdom and justice, the green color stands for our respect for the environment and ecological system, while the orange color represents joy and optimism. The hundred-fourteen stars represent the number of stable elements in our universe, the chapters of the Quran, God's attribute the Compassionate, and our progressive values and aspirations.
I would like to get to know you, since I am interested in your field.
Peace,
Edip -
I like the frog in the icecube. I support that concept art.
On a serious note, you can play with aesthetics all you want, but it does need better symbology than a fetus, honey combs and wombs unless you're an anti-abortionist group with a fetish for bees.sun
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Peace Edip, all
Please feel free to use any of my ideas if you see any benefit in them, and you don't need to give me any credit for it.
Also, it is a good idea to have a flag and more visibilty. It can invite more people to think about the real meaning of almuslimeene, and to understand that it is not exclusive to any culture, race or religion.
Mohamed
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Imho that's a nice idea, more straightforward, and it could look great with good typography and colors.
Maybe you could also look for universal symbols for peace and use them in a graphical way?
You might find these inspiring
http//www.wallforpeace.com/mur.htmlLeyna, thank you for these art work. I love the word Salam written in numerous languages.
Edip -
Just a question Edip Yuksel, what do you think flags have to do with peace?
As much as words have someting with something, symbols and pictures too have something with something.
Edip