Very strong concept. And the details are spot on…not only the vingette but also the nice texture and what not.

…it’s very sobering, though. I read a lot about world affairs…thinking how bad some of these countries are and what people go through sends shivers down my spine. And it’s almost always caused by ignorance, greed, corrupt religion, or all of the above. : (

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Converting flags into charts – that’s pure genius right there. I love the concept!

A tragic message though, about the world we live in…

It’s hardly “converting flags into charts”. The regions of colour are not in proportion to the data they claim to represent, which is an unnecessary loss of what is doubtless still horrible information — and undermines the designer’s credibility. Tufte would not approve.

Very original work! Well, maybe the statistics are not accurate but it doesn’t matter. Maybe he only intended to caught attention for a particular social problem and that was a very creative idea.
Actually my country is very well represented there.

Cheers :^)

Great work!
So proud of being brazilian these times. But, unfortunately, the data ( at least here, in Brazil ) is correct indeed. By the way, I’m in the yellow part.

See ya ISO, such a great blog you’ve got!
Congratulations!

Bye.

i didn’t even realize the vignetting of the flags at first. Now that i see it, it makes it really nice and pleasant to look at.

Really neat idea to express a cool message.

It’s true that they’re not entirely accurate, but it’s the idea behind the flags that is so strong. If it gets people thinking about the injustices in the world, for me, it’s done a good job. Now, if it got people acting, superb.

Yeah I know this work. It’s good. I think I saw it on somewhere Epica awards – check it out :-O http://www.epica-awards.com/

yeah, and i’ve known icaro for years now, and because of fffound it seems to be gaining new life again. fact is that this campaign was made 6 years ago and he’s not 25 anymore.

it also has been wide spread over the web in the form of e-mails, which makes me think it’s kind of timeless and that our memory spam isn’t very long these days, don’t you think?

remarkable work though. this led him to be recognized as one of the most talented creative directors in the world. he’s now at saatchi NY

So if cocaine isn’t Columbia’s main export, why not choose the red of blue regions of the flag? At least then the relative importance would be correct. Unless of course the artist is being deliberately dishonest in order to further an otherwise compelling agenda.

Yes, it makes me think, which is a small victory, but I don’t think it makes me think what he intends me to. I’m thinking, “can I trust anything this person says?”, not “wow, yeah, AIDS is bad”.

Michael,
If the designer has provoked you and anyone else to discuss and comment they have done something important and worth looking at. I think the work is brilliant; we just need to understand that it’s not totally accurate as far as actual data is concerned. I liken it to a Michael Moore film; very poignant with some obvious bias.

Thanks for posting Scott, great FFFFIND!

Michael, It’s nice that you are thinking different way than the rest. Where would we be if we were all the same right? But try look at this very campaign from different perspective – how does 90 percent of people understand this campaign? People don’t really care that much about accuracy of information You can write very accurate analysis but who do you think cares about it? Only those who need it and pedants. Designer must focus on the group he is designing for… group not single persons

I think this is very original in the fact that flags are being viewed as abstract charts. My personal favourite is the Columbian flag. Not because of the drugs, as some might think, but it is because of its irony. Coffe=caffine=what everyone “needs.” Bananas=potassium=healthy. Cocaine=highly addictive and destructive. Its almost sublime in a sense. The selling and exporting of certain drugs and other substances on the underground level is viewed as highly profitable. Well, I’m starting to ramble now, so keep up the wonderful work.

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Maybe you could do something for the EU. For instance, number of mindless socialist drones, number of assholes, number of smug socialist assholes with an inflated / unwarranted opinion of their superiority.

Wow, cool man, big thanks! http://msshkcpnsirn.com

bueno diseños … falta inteligencia… Colombia = exportador de cocaina… Resto del Mundo = Consumidor… cual es peor?… pensar y conocer tambien es parte de diseñar…

good designs … Lack intelligence … Colombia = exporter of cocaine … Rest of the World = Consumer… which is worse? … thinking and know is also part of design …