Harvey Ball: Smiley Face

Creator: In 1963, Harvey Ball, an American commercial artist, was commissioned by an advertising agency to create a happy face for the New York radio station WMCA.

Purpose: WMCA were running a competition was to promote ‘WMCA Good Guys’ and as a result the smiley logo was designed to fit on a button.

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Smiley Face

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Smiley Face on Wikipedia

Nazi Swastika

Creator: The NAZI Party of Germany adopted the swastika in 1920.

Purpose: The swastika was used by the NAZI party to represent racial purity. It was chosen because of its long history and reference to the Aryans of India. The Nazi’s believed the Aryan culture as the pre-eminent race on the planet.

Note: The Nazi Swastika is rotated 90 degrees from the Hindu Swastika.

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Nazi Swastika

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Wikipedia and the Swastika

AusFlag: A New Australian Flag

Creator: Ausflag is an apolitical, non-profit organisation.

Purpose: The AusFlag manifesto aims to secure the popular support of the Australian people for the adoption of a truly Australian flag, anthem and colours.

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Ausflag: A New Australian Flag

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Ausflag the Organization and the history of the Australian flag

Wikipedia and the Australian Flag Debate

 

 

 

Australian Flag

Creator: The Australian Flag design was the result of a national competition in 1901. Five people submitted similar designs and were all declared equal designers.

Purpose: The flag competition was commissioned shortly after the federation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 and is a public identity symbol of this country.

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Australian Flag

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A Wikipedia background to the Australian Flag

A deeper history of the Australian Flag

Gerald Holtom: Peace Symbol

Creator: British designer Gerald Holtom, created the Peace Symbol in 1958.

Purpose: This image was originally designed to represent the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The design is an iconic version of the flag semaphore alphabet for the letters ‘N’ and ‘D’ representing Nuclear Disarmament.

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The story behind the Peace Symbol design at Wikipedia

Wikipedia and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament