Ai Weiwei designs footprint flag as a symbol for human rights
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has designed a light blue flag with a white footprint, to raise awareness about the importance of human rights. More
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45 designers create flags to "celebrate the independent spirit of Bankside" at London Design Festival
Flags by designers including Morag Myerscough, James Joyce, Alan Kitching and Supermundane will fly during this year's London Design Festival, to showcase the creativity of the Bankside Design District. More
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Designers create Martian flags for Space10 exhibition
Seven designers have created flags for the Martian Flag Assembly exhibition at the headquarters of IKEA's innovation lab Space10, in Copenhagen. More
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Daniel Quasar redesigns LGBT Rainbow Flag to be more inclusive
Graphic designer Daniel Quasar has added a five-coloured chevron to the LGBT Rainbow Flag to place a greater emphasis on "inclusion and progression". More
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Japan protests inclusion of disputed islands on Korea's unified Olympic flag
The Japanese government is protesting the "unacceptable" inclusion of a group of disputed islands on the Korean unification flag that South Korea and North Korea are set to compete together under at the Winter Olympics. More
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Vladan Pavlović gives Serbia a minimal rebrand that emphasises peace and tolerance
Graphic designer Vladan Pavlović has proposed a new visual identity for the Republic of Serbia that presents the Balkan country as one of "peace, democracy and tolerance". More
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John Gerrard creates simulated flag of black smoke as a symbol of climate change
Trails of smoke form an ever-changing black flag in this video footage, created by Irish artist John Gerrard to highlight the threat posed by increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. More
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Design Museum adds the Rainbow Flag and a Frisbee to its permanent collection
London's Design Museum has become the latest institution to start collecting newsworthy items and pop-culture icons, buying a Rainbow Flag, a David Bowie CD and a Frisbee. More
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Gilbert font created in tribute to designer of Rainbow Flag
Following the death of Gilbert Baker – the designer of the universal symbol of gay pride, the Rainbow Flag – advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather has created a font that commemorates his achievements. More
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Refugees create alternative flag for their Rio 2016 Olympic team
Rio 2016: an orange and black flag representing the life jackets worn by asylum seekers has been designed for the Refugee Olympic Team (+ movie). More
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Björn Karnebogen proposes alternative Olympics logo in light of Russian doping scandal
Rio 2016: German art director Björn Karnebogen has created a tongue-in-cheek alternative logo for the Olympic games after a swathe of Russian athletes were found guilty of doping. More
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New Zealand rejects crowd-sourced flag design
New Zealand residents have voted to stick with their existing flag after a competition that attracted over 10,000 designs and a national referendum, estimated to have cost NZ$26m. More
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Star Wars planets receive fictional flag designs by Scott Kelly
Art director Scott Kelly has designed a collection of 103 flags to represent the planets featured in sci-fi film series Star Wars. More
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New Zealand selects Silver Fern as design for national flag vote
New Zealand has selected a winner in a contest to find a new national flag, which will go up against its existing design in a public vote. More
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Thonik and Pieke Bergmans create flags based on Brazilian architecture for design biennial
Dutch designer Nikki Gonnissen and artist Pieke Bergmans have created a series of flags for the 2015 Brazilian Design Biennial that reference the colours and shapes of buildings around the host city of Florianopolis. More
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New Zealand shortlists four designs for crowdsourced national flag
New Zealand has narrowed down the options for its potential new flag design to include three fern motifs and a traditional koru emblem (+ slideshow). More
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New Zealand announces 40 potential new flag designs
New Zealanders are to get a chance to vote on a new flag for their country, which could replace its existing graphic featuring the Union Jack. More
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MoMA adds Rainbow Flag to permanent design collection
New York's Museum of Modern Art announced today that it has added the Rainbow Flag, the universal symbol of gay pride, to its permanent design collection. More
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Designs proposed for union jack flag without Scotland
News: alternatives to the current United Kingdom flag presented by a national flag charity have provoked a debate about whether a new design should be commissioned if Scotland chooses independence in its upcoming referendum. More
