oskar pernefeldt envisions the international flag of planet earth
all images courtesy of oskar pernefeldt
in a proposed scenario where earth colonizes mars, which flag should be used to represent our diverse planet? how can the entire globe — our cultures, belief systems, geographies and languages — be minimized to a single graphic composition? for his graduation project at beckmans college of design, oskar pernefeldt envisions ‘the international flag of planet earth‘ as a symbol for the entire world.
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the graphic has been designed to illustrate a meeting point for our vast system of societies. centered in the flag, seven rings form a flower — a symbol of life on earth. the rings are linked to each other, metaphorically reflecting the intrinsic interconnectedness of our planet. an azure background represents water, essential for life, and the flower’s interlaced outer rings form a circle.
the proposal, aside from being a fascinating glimpse into the future of ‘graphic design’, seeks ‘to remind the people of earth that we share this planet, no matter of national boundaries. that we should take care of each other and the planet we live on‘, pernefeldt describes.
astronaut portrait
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bureaucracy
porch flag
antarctica
the official proposal by oskar pernefeldt
construction of the international flag of planet earth
video courtesy of beckmans college of design
the construction
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Anyone noticed that there is a circle in the center? One ring to bind them…to rule them all? If at all, the earths symbol should be a non counting one, therefore equal for all inhabitants symbol, not a symbol for each nation, ethnic group, skin colour or whatever exists now – this might change. Take a big and a small circle for the planet and his moon. That’s unmistakable.
What is the license for this – open source or restricted? Can this be added to Wikipedia on their article for proposals for the flag of Earth?
I have the same opinion as Loren. And also, IF there will ever be a flag of Earth(which shouldn’t be necessary, because only the one who wants to rule needs a flag) it should be a flag of the truth. No religion retorica, nor other fancy lies from our beliefs. The truth about who we really are, because a flag of a planet would need to represent good things, like inteligence and kindness. It should contain the very great aspects of our history and our very present, THE PURE TRUTH. That’s a flag that may be interesting. Leave the greed behind gentlemen.
@ LOREN! AGREED! We need another 1000 years to get civilised… but at the rate we are destroying Planet Earth, it will be uninhabitable within the next 100 years. We won’t be going anywhere!
Daft idea – the ‘mark’ will be the logo of whatever the first corporate entity to dominate chooses.
Nice flag, but no colonization of other planets until we learn how to take care of the one we have.
This is brilliant!
Flower of Life!