Once the powerful logo of nuclear disarmament, the peace sign became so overused it lost its edge.Credit...Photo Illustration for The New York Times Supported by By Michael Rock Michael Rock is a ...

The peace symbol originated as a sign based on an “individual in despair ... In the U.K. the symbol has remained the logo of CND since the late 1950s, but internationally it has taken ...

to draft a logo. Ironically, he would go on to use military sign language to create a succinct new symbol for peace. During the Second World War, Holtom, himself a peace activist, learned navy ...

The hand gesture peace sign — two fingers in a "V" shape — is believed to have originated in Europe during World War II as a signal for "victory." But today's peace symbol has lost some of its ...