China and Usa Mexico and Guatemala Morocco and Algeria Egypt and Ethiopia North and South Korea India and Pakistan Antarctica and the North Pole *UK AND FRANCE*
When i first saw the stars and stripes version with a swastika instead of the stars ... man, goosebumps ! Making the axis and japanese flag into one is easy but the swastika on stars&stripes, union jack and tricolore...that's heavy stuff Basically every seal or logo gets overshadowed by a swastika nearby, that's how strong context is. Imagine one on brasil's, canada's or even funnier...russia's and China's!
Yeah, Japan's connection to South America is really interesting one. I have a track in my playlist from the composer Nobaru Hayakawa, who obviously is a Japanese, judging by the name, yet he is from Peru.
You did a Kick Ass flag. Can you do a Union Jack 🇬🇧 and Stars & Stripes 🇺🇸? I know they’re already very similar, but a different combination of the two would be really cool. We’re basically a Father & Son or Brother and Brother relationship and history.
Completely agree. I'm not greek. But I'm from a country neighbouring Greece. You figure out which one :D! Howeven I would like to see a united Orthodox Balkan flag. That is not completely impossible.
I really thought so too, but not gonna lie the Greek/Turkey Flag made me spit my drink out by accident. Because of the DEEP HISTORICAL Nature of the Two Nations
ı dont go to racism or rivalary parts but because of population their effect on parlement if we united would be realy weak and this could make tham unhappy.82 million and 10 million unity would couse problems.
Sure is! I wonder, why a sword got replaced with some gun, which isn't an AK? And the script should have either been more Arabic or more Russian, not a simple font. Also, that would be a really well oiled union.
How about a competition of redesigned state flags of the USA? The competition being the flag for a state that most represents it AND distinguishes it from all the other states.
@@mediterraneanmapping9657 If GK did a video about all the state flags as they are today and then issued the contest, I think even non-Americans would be able to get it.
8:13 This might be my favorite one (besides the China-India I made but didn't make the cut...), it's really simple, aesthetically pleasing and realistic
Please, make a third contest like this. I've never dared to send a design, but I imagined one or two. I personally loved the Brasiliian-Japanese unión flag too!
"Aka" in Latvian means "a well", which you sort of can see in that shape - logs enclosing a well from all four sides. And yes, that symbol somehow also represents the Sun and the world. Swedish-Latvian or Estonian-Latvian unions would actually make sense, except there already are EU and Baltic assembly, so those would be kind of redundant.
2:30 The better term would be the "Nordic Union". Officially the 3 monarchies DEN NOR SWE make Scandinavia, add the 2 republics FIN ICE and you get the whole Nordic region.
Overall ? An excellent selection ! -- Some are unpracticle to create. Would appreciate a type of scrolling display. -- Might conflict with your "drawing" screen introductions ?
Oh damn, I submitted and I didn't make it here, but I gotta say this guys are great at designing flags, congrats to all of those who made it, I love your channel and I hope you make another flag design contest. Greetings from Barcelona, Spain
I could imagine the country name would be the Greeco-Turkish union or vice versa and the flag would be more like the Austro-hungarian flag which had halfs of the original country flags in the backround as well as having each countrie's coat of arms on the corrosponding halfs
As a Greek I think that the two flags concerning my country look amazing. Props to all of the winners too their creations look dope. Btw would love to see a flag from a dual monarchy Ottoman Empire-Kingdom of Greece. Bet would be nice.
The Greek Cross with the Turkish crescent in the very center... that one genuinely sent shivers down my spine when I saw it in the thumbnail. Aside from the fact that this is never ever going to happen ever: the hypothetical architects of such a union should at least have as much common sense as to design something brand new, not use two of the most divisive symbols in recorded history. One on top of the other. In opposing colors. Plus imagine all the "boo hoo, our cross is underneath your crescent, so offensive" and/or "whine, our crescent is smaller than your cross, so offensive"... /rant, sorry. Nice video :-) pax
This was a cool event, kind of wish I had an Instagram so I could’ve voted but oh well. To everyone who was shown in this video, great job, your flags look great and I wish I had the artistic ability all of you have.
The thin stripes of Espano-Estonia would turn into a mess if the flag is actually flying. These might look nice on a graphic designer's huge monitor but flags need to look good on a flagpole.
Unified Korean flag looks really cool! And the symbol in the flag were actually exist in Korean traditional! As Korean, APPROVED! Congratulations to get 2nd place! And thank you so much to wish us to unite again by designing your wonderful flag!
How did the Finland-Mongolia mashup not make it up there? That design is gorgeous. (If you want to look at it, its at 6:37 in the honourable mentions).
I only found out about the contest recently but gone in and voted for some of my favourites, especially loved the Latvia-Estonia Union. Love designing flags on my free time, so I will definitely participate if you make one in the future.
@@brentsilvey2288 great I am finally able to talk to my boyfriend 😊 I've been having Internet troubles It's also kinda hard being 7,000km away from the person you love
How about a contest where people make a set of related flags instead of just one? Like for all the subnational units of a single nation in the same style, or for each of the planets in a hypothetical solar system-wide government, or for city-states of ancient mesopotamia, or countries in a fictional world with different default flag design aesthetics
I create flags/flag designs on paper, I still don't know any mobile app that can create flags, I want to participate but I lack the necessary requirements to do so, I would like to get help from people who are already a professional in this kind of things
Geographically makes sense, but remember that Iceland is predominantly European and Greenland is predominantly Inuit, so they have as little in common culturally as Brazil and Japan do.
we need a Chinese-PakistaniUnion because they like each other no kidding and a Chinese- North Korean Union or even three unions (Pakistani-Chinese -North korean union)
Fun experiment, but I have to say all are absurd. Maybe apart from the Greece/Turkey union design, which is realistically very absurd. But that one is a good design.
The Italian Tricolore mixed with Japan’s Rising Sun looks incredible imo. Or maybe i’m just biased because i’m Italian and obsessed with Japanese Culture 😂
Do you agree with the winners?
I think from a Vexillographer's perspective, the United Korea flag should have won out for its simplicity but meaningful symbolism
I think that the Greek-Turkish Union flag submission should have gotten higher, it's simple and designed very well.
@@thejungwookim they are really awesome!
My flag was trash I hope u saw it it was Argentina X Latvia
The winners did have some pretty cool submissions. gg to them. :)
"A Union with Greece and Turkey" *spits out drink*
Looks dope though... 🤷♂️
@@najrenchelf2751
No Doubt it looks really great, but I had the same reaction as the OP’s reaction
Same for Hungary and Romania
@ChaoticTryhards you're god damn right
@ChaoticTryhards results have shown that turks aren't that genetically different from Greeks
A flag looks cool when you combine it with its enemy flag
China and Usa
Mexico and Guatemala
Morocco and Algeria
Egypt and Ethiopia
North and South Korea
India and Pakistan
Antarctica and the North Pole
*UK AND FRANCE*
When i first saw the stars and stripes version with a swastika instead of the stars ... man, goosebumps ! Making the axis and japanese flag into one is easy but the swastika on stars&stripes, union jack and tricolore...that's heavy stuff
Basically every seal or logo gets overshadowed by a swastika nearby, that's how strong context is.
Imagine one on brasil's, canada's or even funnier...russia's and China's!
Trump and the United States of America
Nagorno Karabakh with Azerbaijan, for example lol
@@Griff10poldi turkey with Greece aight but Karabach is Azerbaijan you cannot be a enemy with your self
Yes we need part three of this event.
Yeah, we do!
Yeah part 3 :)
I second that
definitely, I enjoyed being one of the finalists
Would love a contest of unions (3+ countries) or even a redesign of any state flag although that's less global to understand
The Unified Korea flag is my favorite, loves the symbolism
Greco-Turkish union? A Russian-American union would be more possible
Ah cmon . We r not so bad like them . Atleast people respect and love each other.
Yeah... about that. I don’t really see it.
@@olbiomoiros Thats true. It just a imagine.
same shit different color.
Türk-Yunan birliği olsaydı çok güzel olurdu aslında
That Brazil-Japan union flag would be great as the flag of nipo-brazilian community, that is huge
Yeah, Japan's connection to South America is really interesting one. I have a track in my playlist from the composer Nobaru Hayakawa, who obviously is a Japanese, judging by the name, yet he is from Peru.
I'm one of the guys who made the Japanese-Brazilian flag, we're really glad you liked it, it was really fun to make!
You did a Kick Ass flag. Can you do a Union Jack 🇬🇧 and Stars & Stripes 🇺🇸? I know they’re already very similar, but a different combination of the two would be really cool. We’re basically a Father & Son or Brother and Brother relationship and history.
Oops almost forgot to tell you again you should have won
What program do you use
@@krisplof-internationalpatr1065 we used photoshop
俺は好きよ
As a Greek the Greco-turkish union flag looks nice but what it symbolizes is terrible. The Greco-Cypriot flag is amazing in looks and symbolism.
As a Turkish i can say the Greco-Turkish union flag looks really cool.I think it's always look nice when you bring two opposite things together.
As someone who is from neither place, I think those flags look great!
To me it looked more like a flag of Greece if it turned Muslim
Completely agree. I'm not greek. But I'm from a country neighbouring Greece. You figure out which one :D! Howeven I would like to see a united Orthodox Balkan flag. That is not completely impossible.
@@baki1288 are you from Albania?
RIP Francis. Submitted 35 flags but didn't get any in the top 5.
Tbh the Greco-Cypriot Flag looks awesome
I really thought so too, but not gonna lie the Greek/Turkey Flag made me spit my drink out by accident. Because of the DEEP HISTORICAL Nature of the Two Nations
@@srice8959 We were aligned in 500
Gokturk - Byzantine Allignment
Something tells me that a Greek-Turkish union wouldn't end well
ı dont go to racism or rivalary parts but because of population their effect on parlement if we united would be realy weak and this could make tham unhappy.82 million and 10 million unity would couse problems.
Civil war speedrun
Saudi Russian Union is the most funny yet terrifying thing to imagine ever 😂
Sure is! I wonder, why a sword got replaced with some gun, which isn't an AK? And the script should have either been more Arabic or more Russian, not a simple font.
Also, that would be a really well oiled union.
The flag should have just said “OIL” in 100 different languages.
@@TotalRookie_LV half Russian script and half Arab script and a rifle crossed together and in the back 2 swords with bear in front of palm tree.
@@GodpraisethePALANTINE Should have been a Kalashnikov.
How about a competition of redesigned state flags of the USA? The competition being the flag for a state that most represents it AND distinguishes it from all the other states.
This is a really good idea
@@General.Knowledge however, many of us aren't Americans haha so it would be great to keep it more worldwide in my opinion
Yes this. The US state flags are mostly dull and navy blue
@@mediterraneanmapping9657 It might be interesting to have an outside perspective on US state flags.
@@mediterraneanmapping9657 If GK did a video about all the state flags as they are today and then issued the contest, I think even non-Americans would be able to get it.
Are you going to make another one of those ?
After watching: yes please make another one
Fun fact: Copper is not only common on Cyprus, it was named after the island.
"Scandinavian Union"
Gustavus Adolphus, Karl IX, and Carolus Rex: Hello there
Japan-Brazil flag is just amazing also it historically plausible
Man, a part three would be awsome, I had a lot of fun, and thanks to putting me in the finalists!
Thank you for your submissions!
@@General.Knowledge de rien
I think the Egypt-Sudan flag looked amazing, the Pyramid in the desert symbolism is very strong.
8:13 This might be my favorite one (besides the China-India I made but didn't make the cut...), it's really simple, aesthetically pleasing and realistic
Please, make a third contest like this. I've never dared to send a design, but I imagined one or two. I personally loved the Brasiliian-Japanese unión flag too!
I have recently moved to Italy and have become obsessed with their regional flags - a video of country’s regional flags would be great!
I second this. Italian regional flags are awesome.
4:11: I laughed out loud at this one
Me too. To place those symbols together, OMG.
"Aka" in Latvian means "a well", which you sort of can see in that shape - logs enclosing a well from all four sides. And yes, that symbol somehow also represents the Sun and the world.
Swedish-Latvian or Estonian-Latvian unions would actually make sense, except there already are EU and Baltic assembly, so those would be kind of redundant.
2:30 The better term would be the "Nordic Union". Officially the 3 monarchies DEN NOR SWE make Scandinavia, add the 2 republics FIN ICE and you get the whole Nordic region.
It looks a lil bit like the Wirmer flag 🤔 de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirmer-Flagge but I like it 😉✌️❤️ med venlig hilsen
The Greco-Turkish Union flag looks really cool, but, yeah...that's certainly a long shot if there ever was one! lol
We need a part three please. I like to see everyone's creations.
Overall ?
An excellent selection !
-- Some are unpracticle to create.
Would appreciate a type of
scrolling display.
-- Might conflict with your "drawing" screen introductions ?
Oh, look, it's my Guyana Union flag!
I loved all the entries, everyone, nice job!
Oh damn, I submitted and I didn't make it here, but I gotta say this guys are great at designing flags, congrats to all of those who made it, I love your channel and I hope you make another flag design contest.
Greetings from Barcelona, Spain
What did you guys use to make all these amazing flags?
The Malta Cyprus one is so cute! 🥺
Thank you
I could imagine the country name would be the Greeco-Turkish union or vice versa and the flag would be more like the Austro-hungarian flag which had halfs of the original country flags in the backround as well as having each countrie's coat of arms on the corrosponding halfs
I would've loved to see an alternate ASEAN flag.
As a Greek I think that the two flags concerning my country look amazing. Props to all of the winners too their creations look dope. Btw would love to see a flag from a dual monarchy Ottoman Empire-Kingdom of Greece. Bet would be nice.
The Greek Cross with the Turkish crescent in the very center... that one genuinely sent shivers down my spine when I saw it in the thumbnail.
Aside from the fact that this is never ever going to happen ever: the hypothetical architects of such a union should at least have as much common sense as to design something brand new, not use two of the most divisive symbols in recorded history. One on top of the other. In opposing colors. Plus imagine all the "boo hoo, our cross is underneath your crescent, so offensive" and/or "whine, our crescent is smaller than your cross, so offensive"...
/rant, sorry. Nice video :-)
pax
Very well expressed.
This was a cool event, kind of wish I had an Instagram so I could’ve voted but oh well. To everyone who was shown in this video, great job, your flags look great and I wish I had the artistic ability all of you have.
Hello, I'm doctor General Knowledge and welcome to General Knowledge presents Fun with Flags
The thin stripes of Espano-Estonia would turn into a mess if the flag is actually flying. These might look nice on a graphic designer's huge monitor but flags need to look good on a flagpole.
Unified Korean flag looks really cool! And the symbol in the flag were actually exist in Korean traditional! As Korean, APPROVED! Congratulations to get 2nd place! And thank you so much to wish us to unite again by designing your wonderful flag!
we need every month this kind of tournament...
Please do run another contest, so I may try my hand and see if I've got any flexillology in my vexillology.
part 3 should be redesigning American State Flags
about the contest:
WE WANT MORE!!!! WE WANT MORE!!!!
Well there is two of them I really like but the I prefer the Estonian-Spanish flag then the Greek-Turk Union
Imagine the world uniting, what would the flag look like?
my first attempt and got 4th place, thank you gk :)
Got into the final with my design - Barbados + South Korea 🥳
I was the Greenland/Iceland; one of the honorable mentions
You should make separated contest for hand drawn flags
Incredible , the flags are amazing, they are very creative. I have suscribed for more videos.
The Japanese-Brazilian flag is very beautifull and it can be used by the 2 millions of nipo-brasileiro ( 日系ブラジル人 ) since 1908, like Daniele Suzuki.
that was great! amazing contributions!
Please do a third one!, I wasn't at home and couldn't submit my flag!
I always enjoy your videos. Always thought-provoking. Good job.
Thanks! :)
4:50 Eren are you here🥲
Hi, it's me
Oh he is in trouble
@@Tim_TM42 don't worry
How did the Finland-Mongolia mashup not make it up there? That design is gorgeous. (If you want to look at it, its at 6:37 in the honourable mentions).
these contests should be done more often tbh
Fun Fact:Greece and Cyprus have the same anthem but are two totally separate countries
The France/Japan flag is probably my favorite one
Do a Greek-Turkish union flag in the style of the Austro-Hungarian flag. That would look 🔥
I rather double headed eagle of Eastern Rome and Seljuk Empires.
East meets West in perfect way.
The Icelandic Greenland flag the cirkel should be placed where the Scandinavian cross meets.
this was great!! sad i didnt make it, but its alright!!
I only found out about the contest recently but gone in and voted for some of my favourites, especially loved the Latvia-Estonia Union. Love designing flags on my free time, so I will definitely participate if you make one in the future.
So many cool flags, I wonder how them would be like in a Paralel Universe!
For the Latvian-Estonian flag, "Aka" means Well (a well) in Latvian.
Yeah that’s what is was called. :/ I made that one 😂
@@J.Rodrigvez it was cool, voted for you
Iceland/Greenland flag is my favorite.
Oh thank you for putting my flags on honorable mention!
Hello
I hope everyone's year is going well so far 😊
Its going good. How about you?
@@brentsilvey2288 great
I am finally able to talk to my boyfriend 😊
I've been having Internet troubles
It's also kinda hard being 7,000km away from the person you love
The "scandinavian union" doesent include finland since finland is not a part of scandinavia a nordic union would be the correct name
How about a contest where people make a set of related flags instead of just one? Like for all the subnational units of a single nation in the same style, or for each of the planets in a hypothetical solar system-wide government, or for city-states of ancient mesopotamia, or countries in a fictional world with different default flag design aesthetics
The French-British combination is awesome even if it looks really monarchist 😅
No one voted for my flag 😭
My flag was the Philippine-American Union
rip
7:51 huh, the flag of Anguilla with a river?
I create flags/flag designs on paper, I still don't know any mobile app that can create flags, I want to participate but I lack the necessary requirements to do so, I would like to get help from people who are already a professional in this kind of things
I would love to participate in a similar contest again.
Plz make its 3rd edition..
Before we unite with Malta can we reunite our own island first
Beautiful done flags!
When I saw a Greece Turkey union, I almost died. Hahahaha!
Same here.
OMG I need to participate in future contests. I have a perfect idea for the Gran-Colombia reunification flag.
Surprised you didn't show any hand drawn flags
Fixe era fazerem um concurso para as ex províncias de Portugal (Beira Alta, Estremadura, Ribatejo, etc. etc. etc.) até já tinha um para enviar😁
Guys, join the Discord server and chat with other fans and sometimes GK himself
@@ct1773 When that happened, you left while being muted
4:12 At least the flag has a beautiful meaning, it symbolizes Christianity and Islam together
Really great designs! Can’t decide on a winner!
hey my qatar-australia flag made the finalists!!! thank you so much and i'd love to take part in another contest like this and hopefully do better ;)
Thanks!
The greek-turkish flag is my favorite and yes I want a part 3.
I loved the Turkish-Greek union flag. It should take number 1 spot
I actually like the Iceland Greenland one myself. Simple and makes sense.
Dam I didn't see that one If i had i would have voted for it
me too!
Me too!
Geographically makes sense, but remember that Iceland is predominantly European and Greenland is predominantly Inuit, so they have as little in common culturally as Brazil and Japan do.
Sorry I meant the design made sense, obviously not the actual Union !
we need a Chinese-PakistaniUnion because they like each other no kidding and a Chinese- North Korean Union or even three unions (Pakistani-Chinese -North korean union)
4:50 Eren kim burada mı🥲
selam
@@erenyesil5897 ciddi misin?
@@papazataklaattiranimam yeminlen
@@erenyesil5897 Keşke Selçuklu ve bizansin çift başlı kartalıni koysaydin
Can the next Contest be designing a flag to unite SEVERAL countries
Man, I didn't know this existed! Will there be more like these?
I really liked the Austria Swiss one
Fun experiment, but I have to say all are absurd. Maybe apart from the Greece/Turkey union design, which is realistically very absurd. But that one is a good design.
The Italian Tricolore mixed with Japan’s Rising Sun looks incredible imo. Or maybe i’m just biased because i’m Italian and obsessed with Japanese Culture 😂
Sweden-Norway
Me: Again, seriously
How were these flags made?
07:03 Why is Slovakia-Slovenia using the NordVPN symbol?