Barcode flag
| Flag barcode, EU Barcode | |
| Use | Proposed |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Design | A flag which displays the colors on the national flags of the European Union member countries as a series of vertical stripes |
| Designed by | Rem Koolhaas |
The Barcode flag (also EU Barcode) was designed in 2002 and updated in 2006 by Dutch architect Remment Koolhaas as a proposal for the flag of the European Union.[1][2] It was never adopted by the EU, but became well known later on after having been featured in multiple newspapers.[3]
In 2005, it became a symbol of the Austrian presidency of the Council of the European Union.[4]
It was criticized for its jarring appearance and resemblance to a barcode[5] (which lent the design its colloquial name), as well as for its intentional portrayal of the EU as nothing more than a sum of its member states.[6]
References
- ^ "EU Barcode"OMA
- ^ "European Union: Changing the flag?"CRW Flags
- ^ "Opinion | A new 'flag'?"Eye Magazine
- ^ "Austria Adopts AMO Barcode Design as Symbol of its EU Presidency"Dexigner
- ^ "A flag for Europe | European Union"The Guardian
- ^ "The European Union flag like a barcode. Here is a proposal from 2002"MadWhite