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Adweek: How a Designer’s ‘Peace for Paris’ Sketch, Made in Minutes, Became a Global Symbol
Friday’s terror attacks in Paris produced an avalanche of empathy online, and proved once again the power of simple images to unite people in times of crisis.
From Facebook’s feature allowing users to overlay profile pics with a filter of the French flag to a Charlie Hebdo cartoonist’s #ParisIsAboutLife sketch, the most affecting responses were simple and visual. And none was more compelling than Jean Jullien’s sketch combining the Eiffel Tower and the peace symbol—an image made in just minutes on Friday that soon rocketed around the web, becoming a symbol of hope and defiance amid the grief.