Roman Mars: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed
Roman Mars: Zašto su gradske zastave najgore dizajnirane stvari koje ste ikada vidjeli
With his show 99% Invisible, Roman Mars discovered new ways to jolt public radio out of its old paradigms, while at the same time spinning riveting tales of design. Full bio
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i fontovima.
with the design that they care about
da se angažiraju oko dizajna do kojeg drže
to all forms of design.
with design intent in mind,
imajući na umu dizajn,
the definition of design:
on your flag, Canada.
tvoje zastave, Kanado.
Jako mi se sviđa.
"I don't care about flags,"
ih nije briga za njih,
about flags, and trust me,
o njima i, vjerujte mi,
that works on our emotions.
as flags this year,
zamotala božićne darove u zastave,
and sure enough,
someone left a comment that said,
netko je ostavio komentar
and shove it up your ass." (Laughter)
i gurni si je u š...k." (Smijeh)
about flags, you know?
u vezi zastava.
the design of flags,
what makes a bad flag,
the design of almost anything.
of my radio show,
svoje radijske emisije,
to reconstruct it here on stage,
ovdje rekonstruirati.
principles of flag design.
dizajna zastave.
American Vexillological Association.
veksilološkom društvu.
is the study of flags.
znanost o zastavama.
that makes it sound weird.
keep it simple.
that a child can draw it from memory.
da je dijete može narctati po sjećanju.
had their own flags.
gradovi imaju vlastite zastave.
do have flags.
ima vlastite zastave.
That's Ted Kaye, by the way.
RM: He's a flag expert.
RM: On je stručnjak za zastave.
a scholarly journal on flag studies,
znanstveni časopis o zastavama,
with the Portland Flag Association
Portlandskog društva zastava
Vexillological Association.
veksilološkog društva.
the book on flag design.
knjigu o dizajnu zastava.
loša zastava."
It's about 16 pages.
od oko 16 stranica.
"Good Flag, Bad Flag:
"Dobra zastava, loša zastava:
I discovered in Chicago
koju sam otkrio u Chicagu
horizontalne plave linije,
down the middle.
zvijezda u sredini.
use meaningful symbolism.
koristite smisleni simbolizam.
the water, the river and the lake.
vodu, rijeku i jezero.
colors or pattern
s onime što ona simbolizira.
significant events in Chicago's history.
značajne događaje iz povijesti grada.
on the future site of Chicago,
na budućem području Chicaga,
which everyone remembers
koje se svi sjećaju,
"Stoljeće napretka",
use two to three basic colors.
dvije ili tri osnovne boje.
is to use two to three colors
da koristimo dvije ili tri boje
green, yellow and black.
zelenu, žutu i crnu.
has complete buy-in
aspolutno sveukupan
at least one store on every block
jedna trgovina u svakoj ulici
some sort of Chicago flag paraphernalia.
nekakav pribor sa čikaškom zastavom.
from Chicago magazine.
I went to get a haircut,
otišao na šišanje,
that the barber kept all his tools in,
na frizerovoj kutiji za pribor,
a Chicago flag on the wall behind me.
istu zastavu obješenu na zidu.
a Chicago flag badge on his backpack.
s bedžom čikaške zastave na svome ruksaku.
show up in all kinds of places.
uočljive na raznoraznim mjestima.
of Chicago pride.
čikaškog ponosa.
or a firefighter dies in Chicago,
policajac ili vatrogasac,
United States on his casket.
ne stavlja zastava SAD-a,
into the civic imagery of Chicago.
uvukla u građanski prikaz Chicaga.
love Chicago and therefore love the flag.
pa stoga vole i zastavu.
between great symbolism and civic pride.
odličnog simbolizma i građanskog ponosa.
to San Francisco in 2008,
u San Francisco 2008.,
that a child can draw it from memory.
da je dijete može narctati po sjećanju.
of the San Francisco flag is a phoenix
San Francisca je feniks
rising from the ashes
koji se diže iz pepela
to both be too crude
vrijeme je i presirov
at the same time,
puts that element in the plus column.
s dubljim značenjem.
the background is mostly white,
gold border around it.
design element.
privlačan element.
(Laughter) --
(Smijeh) --
no lettering or seals.
there's a motto on a ribbon
"Gold in peace, iron in war,"
željezo u ratu,"
doesn't say "USA" across the front.
na sebi napisano "SAD".
they tend to behave.
uglavnom su pristojne.
and Turkey and Israel
Turskoj, Izraelu,
of really great country flags,
because the stakes are high.
principe jer je ulog velik.
saveznih država i regija
that good design
sometimes it is, actually,
flag design principles.
Sjevernoameričkog veksilološkog društva.
basic principles of flag design.
dizajniranja zastave.
TK: Keep it simple.
TK: Use meaningful symbolism.
TK: Korisite smisleni simbolizam.
TK: Use two to three basic colors.
TK: Koristite dvije ili tri osnovne boje.
TK: No lettering or seals.
TK: Bez slova i pečata.
writing of any kind.
ne koristite tekst.
read that at a distance.
pročitati na udaljenosti.
TK: And be distinctive.
TK: Budite karakteristični.
to stick to these principles.
drže se ovih principa.
most country flags are okay.
većina državnih zastava su uredu.
to any designer of almost anything,
bilo kojoj vrsti dizajnera,
simplicity, deep meaning,
jednostavnost, duboki simbolizam,
thoughtful about colors,
writing you can't read --
nečitkih natpisa --
are rarely invoked
rijetko se koriste
seems to be that fourth one.
with tiny writing on them.
to be on pieces of paper
flapping in the breeze.
na udaljenosti od 30 metara.
what city they go to,
kojim gradovima pripadaju,
of the municipal seal
a lesson for how to do things right.
kako dobro dizajnirati.
coat of arms of Amsterdam.
the whole coat of arms
čitavi gradski grb
"Amsterdam" below it,
"Amsterdam" pri dnu,
of the escutcheon, the shield,
elemente sa štita,
badass city flag in the world.
gradsku zastavu na svijetu.
are found throughout Amsterdam,
po cijelom Amsterdamu,
are particularly painful
meni osobno posebno grozne
in vexillological history.
u veksilološkoj povijesti.
by the name of Fred Steffan
representing industry,
koji prestavlja industriju,
from Milwaukee, wants to change it.
iz Milwaukee, želi je pomijeniti.
the Milwaukee flag over the top,
čini definitivno pretjeranom,
battle flag of the Milwaukee regiment.
pukovnije iz Građanskog rata.
that much more ridiculous,
within the Milwaukee flag.
postoji još jedna zastava.
of this flag, though,
two major redesign contests.
dva natjecanja u redizajnu.
entries were received.
of the Milwaukee Arts Board
umjetničkog odbora Milwaukeeja
were worthy of flying over the city.
nije bio dovoljno dobar za grad.
to change that thing! (Laughter)
promjene ove stvari! (Smijeh)
to make you think
to try one more time
zaslužuje sjajnu zastavu.
to reveal his design yet.
otkriti svoj dizajn.
proposing one of these things
which also has a great flag,
Washingtona, koji isto ima odličnu zastavu
inch rectangle on a piece of paper.
pravokutnik mjera 2.5 cm puta 5 cm.
within that tiny rectangle.
u taj sitni pravokutnik.
90 cm puta 150 cm
and simple the design can be
i jednostavan može biti dizajn
vraćamo se u San Francisco.
that in every bad flag
(Laughter)
pokušava izaći. (Smijeh)
San Francisco's flag a good flag
that's got to go.
or stylize the phoenix.
ili stilizirao feniksa.
was designed by Frank Chimero
dizajnirao je Frank Chimero
if we was completely unfettered
da nema nikakvih ograničenja
flags of the world more beautiful,
zastave svijeta ljepšima,
upon themselves
sami prihvatili posla
and look into the feasibility
te proučili na koji način
zastavu i ona vam se svidi,
a design rule or two.
ili dva pravila dizajna.
to try to change that.
i pokušate je promijeniti.
considers design itself,
grad gleda na sam dizajn,
is becoming more design-aware.
sve više osvješteni po pitanju dizajna.
is at an all-time high.
danas na najvišem stupnju.
as an indicator of how a city
biti pokazatelj kako neki grad
no nije tako.
than worry about a city flag,"
od brige oko gradske zastave,
for people to rally under
pod kojim bi se okupljali
what a good city flag can do
što dobra zastava može učiniti
and civic pride
of the community.
and graphical imagery
brendiranje i grafički prikaz
bad flags we don't use,
zastave koje ne koristimo,
mjesto sportskim timovima,
and tourism boards.
and break our hearts.
napustiti i slomiti nam srce.
don't really care about sports.
can just be cheesy.
biti tako izlizane.
a city to its people
can be as inspiring as Hong Kong
jednako inspirativne kao i ona Hong Konga,
about Pocatello, Idaho,
Vexillological Association
veksilološko društvo smatra
symbol on it, people. (Laughter)
trademarka. (Smijeh)
and Keegan DeWitt (@keegandewitt)"]
i Keegan DeWitt (@keegandewitt)"]
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Roman Mars - Digital storytellerWith his show 99% Invisible, Roman Mars discovered new ways to jolt public radio out of its old paradigms, while at the same time spinning riveting tales of design.
Why you should listen
From its humble beginnings in his home, Roman Mars’ podcast and radio show 99% Invisible accumulated a massive following to become a broadcast and internet phenomenon. Its premise -- 10- to 20-minute episodes focused on a single compelling story -- subverts public radio’s reliance on long, strictly formatted shows, and has garnered national praise.
Over a series of three runaway crowdsourced fundraising campaigns, 99% Invisible generated over $1.2 million, making Mars the most successful crowdfunded journalist in Kickstarter history.
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