Peace
The design concepts conveyed by this collage are balance and harmony. Each of the hands around the woman reinforces the presence of the others, and the design falls apart if any of the hands are missing or placed out of balance. The woman and the multiple hands around her were conceived as an integrated design. Because each source material differs in size, brightness, and color from the others, each hand was manipulated individually to create a sense of coherence. This work gives form to a design hierarchy based on equality, as its title suggests.
Peace Photo Collage by Masaki Hirokawa was selected as a creative illustration of communication design by the A' Design Award. Peace Photo Collage earned the Golden A' Design Award in Photography and Photo Manipulation Design in 2023. The A' Photography and Photo Manipulation Design Award is a juried, academic and highly prestigious design competition which recognizes outstanding design of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, photojournalism, fashion shots, architectural images, wildlife captures, sports events and more.
