Let's promote Peace

let's promote IT
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Branding by Impact BBDO Beirut for the Peace SWING event by ArabAd magazine where the first edition of the poster design contest for the Middle East was unveiled throughout a unique arful celebration.
For more check out the blog dedicated to this whole project initiated by ArabAd & Artlounge gallery, Here

Not a piece of cake

Not a piece of cake
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One of the poster designs submitted to ArabAd peace poster contest.
For more about the results, visit IF WE CAN'T MAKE PEACE title of ArabAd's first edition of the Middle Easter poster design challenge, all on Flickr group.

Celebrating 50 years of PEACE-sign

Nada Borji-8
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“The 100+ posters submitted for ArabAd peace poster design contest reflect the diversity of religions and beliefs in the communications industry and the Arab community at large and we believe we have succeeded in addressing responsible design in a creative approach,” asserted Walid Azzi, Publisher of ArabAd.
The posters received for ArabAd magazine poster design contest demonstrated the sheer power of the peace symbol, the peace imagery and the extraordinary visual vocabulary the peace sign continues to inspire 50 years later....
For more about ArabAd Peace Poster Design Contest & Exhibit/Show
visit:
ArabAd Peace poster contest, THE BLOG
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here is Nada Borji's poster submission and top 8 in the final selection winner pick...Borji's is an architect at Solidere company in Beirut.

;0) ...a little secret here...that's my dad, Walid's fav among all...Here was a scoop..:0)

Give Peace a Dance

Some symbols have become so familiar, they overshadowed their true significance, drove us blind, as to forget to question their origin. The iconic Peace sign is, without a question, one of those symbol, many took for granted, and with such a positive appraisal that no one thought to dig further... PLANE WORLD!! PAIN WORD!!

• How did 'PEACE Sign' manage to stick so gently on our t-shirts, caps, bags, and trendy looking items...?

• What made that 'crippled' looking circle gain such an unanimous sympathy and one authoritative massive popular base ?
  

ArabAd Magazine is launching a Poster Design Contest to make us Ponder to The Real Notion of Peace, and The Means
to Spread IT.

Log on ArabAdvertising blog or email:
peace@arabadmag.com
to get the whole picture.

Kuwait print arena

The featured collage image is ArabAd illustration cover for its December issue covering Kuwait media scene. It is inspired from the mushrooming of local dailies/ newspapers in Kuwait; a handmade collage from real newspapers to format the map of Kuwait. There is no Photoshop work here; it is back to basics, hand work made image by Waleed Shaalan (Architect, Principal Designer & Managing Partner) of BrainStorm agency in Kuwait for ArabAd magazine.