I decided to rethink my design for the Commitment postcard. I began by thinking about what did I want to say through the postcard, what did commitment mean to me? When I think about commitment or being committed to something I think about words like; determination, grit, effort, hard work, strength of resolve.
Thinking about these words, I was looking for a image that could depict that, and I was reminded of posters made in World War II which aimed to encourage women into factories, to do their bit for the war effort. I was reminded of the way the women were symbols of strength and resolve in these posters; they appealed to women to make commitment to the war effort.
I found a few of these images and began to think about a design around them:

World War II posters depicting Women of strength and determination.
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