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Birth of The Peace Symbol (1958) w/ Ian Chillag

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The Semaphor Alphabet - The Hidden Code

Designer Gerald holtam was inspired by the n and d, but maybe also a goya painting. Originally it was the semaphore as is n for for nuclear disarmament. The upside down version would include a sort of u to stand for unilateral disarmament. And he felt like it was a mistake to actually make it about nuclear disarmment. It's always remarkable how you can think about these symbols that have become so much a part of our lives,. We walk by them all the time, and would never think of nuclear disarmement.

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