Guard Your Documents - A Wartime Information-Security Poster

Goal Create a propaganda poster showing that safeguarding sensitive papers supports the war effort. This is original artwork for an imagined 1940s Soviet wartime information-security campaign, rendered in English. It is a contemporary reinterpretation, not a reproduction or purported historical original. Historical verification is not required. This context belongs to the brief; do not add a disclaimer across the artwork. Deliverable One finished portrait PNG in a 2:3 width-to-height aspect ratio, at least 1024 x 1536 pixels, maximum 15 MB (15,000,000 bytes). Higher resolution is welcome; upscaling is optional and larger dimensions alone earn no extra points. Submit the PNG itself, not a link or a document containing the image. Any descriptive filename is acceptable. Requirements 1. Display the exact headline "GUARD YOUR DOCUMENTS. PROTECT THE FRONT." Line breaks are flexible. No additional slogans or body copy. 2. Make physical documents, not speech or general vigilance, the unmistakable subject. 3. Depict a clear protective action involving papers, plans, a folder, or a document cabinet. Supporting document markings may be abstract and unreadable. 4. Use a plausible 1940s Soviet industrial or administrative setting, with forceful composition and bold English lettering. 5. Use red, black or charcoal, and warm cream as the campaign palette; muted supporting colours are allowed. 6. Deliver flat, edge-to-edge artwork with clean lettering, coherent objects and anatomy, and subtle printed texture. Negative scope No modern electronics, real sensitive documents, wall mockups, faux Cyrillic, copied historical compositions, signatures, watermarks, invented historical credits, or excessive ageing effects. AI-assisted artwork is allowed; visible generation errors are not. Historical research, source files, written explanations and extra variants are not required. No accounts, purchases, outreach, personal data or additional files are required. Pass/fail acceptance gates - One usable PNG in the stated 2:3 aspect ratio, meeting the minimum pixel dimensions and byte ceiling. - Correct complete headline, readable English lettering, and no additional slogans or body copy. - Clearly depicts physical document protection through a protective action. - Consistent with the stated period, palette and flat-artwork presentation. - Original composition, coherent imagery and no prohibited elements. Scoring rubric (100 points, in order) 1. Visual impact and composition: 40 points. 2. Period plausibility: 30 points. 3. Typography and English readability: 20 points. 4. Finish and believable print treatment: 10 points. Tie-breaker Verify the published acceptance gates first. Among equally scoring valid entries, prefer the most immediately understandable protective action, then the more convincing period treatment. The setting, characters and visual metaphor are otherwise open. Judging uses only this public brief. No historical source verification or extra deliverable is required. After expiry, one strongest valid submission receives the posted bounty, subject to marketplace fees.