You know ISIS, that new Islamic militant group in the headlines that makes Al Qaeda look like they’re weak kitty cats? Check out their flag design. These militants are some of the most ruthless warmongers we’ve seen in the region who proudly carry out mass executions and pile bodies for dramatic photographs, but there must be that one guy amongst them, that one artsy guy who loves fine arts and fonts, and who gets to design the logo and the flag, then has to pitch it to the team:
– Abu Fannan, the Jihadi artist: “This is our new flag. First, of course, black backdrop. Why? Because black is the color of Jihad. Black is also scary. And we want to be scary. Right? But also, we want to be _different_ scary. That is why I did not use any traditional Arabesque calligraphy, on PURPOSE, because it has been, like, so overdone. The pussycats at Al Qaeda did it, the jerks from al-Nusra did it, Jamaat al-Tawhid did it… and it is now cliché. SO I used a brand new font: A mixture of Chalkduster and Copperplate Gothic Bold. It has this je-ne-sais-quoi effect, like it is embossed, see? It has that “started from the bottom now we HERE” kind-of effect. The words look like they were manually carved into stone… reminds us of the stone age because that’s where we belong.
– Guys in the room: What’s … stone age?
– Abu Fannan: You’ll see.”
Indeed, we will.
* Originally shared on Facebook here.
hahahaha hilarious!!!
This was a very funny read 🙂 excellent humor Sara El-Yafi
Well dear, so u r writting this as if u r amazed by their logo ? I think u r just like them, u r talking about an art made by a group who killed about 10000 christians so far, i guess u could find “art” in many other places..
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*sigh*
I see nobody has any clue that the inscriptions are reproductions of early Islamic coinage. This is not a font, it's one of the oldest known Islamic inscriptions, blown up about 1000 times.
Thank you, Joumana. “Blown up” is indeed the correct term to use when talking about ISIS. In any case, please refer to this comment for my response to you: https://saraelyafi.com/2014/06/23/my-thoughts-on-isiss-flag/#comment-1886
Then, this:
https://saraelyafi.com/2014/06/23/my-thoughts-on-isiss-flag/#comment-2027
Borderline comic sans.
Hehe..IsIs my a$$
Ha
shaklik u liked their artistic font :p
This is ISIS: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1508576769354616&set=p.1508576769354616&type=1
Majid Qamar what an artistic militant group!! Hope they rot alive
As in, “Ok boss, I’ll run it up the flag pole and see if anyone salutes”.
And I take it there must be some sort of metaphysical explanation as to why you have to read the white disk bottom-up for it to make any sense?
IMHO, it bears some sort of relation to an Arabic functional equivalent of Comic Sans MS
Dunno bout the stone age… but it’s definitely the stoned age we’re living in these days. 🙁
Awesome.
allah yustur !
If anyone here is trying to convince me that Abu Fannan did not draw that flag and that he is a figment of my imagination, don’t. He is real. That’s what he told me.
hahahahahahahahahaha
Flintstones the horror edition
This flag has nothing to do with ISIS, it was used long ago
This is the signature of the prophet. Hence why they used it.. As what was going on in their minds well it is je ne sais quoi indeed hahaha.
You are brilliant!
Brilliant.
Hahah I’m imagining the Abu fannan guy going like “je ne sais quoi”
Very true.
Hahahahaha love the description!
The font reminded me of the Smurfs.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=314928265332194&set=p.314928265332194&type=1
Not forgetting that the ISIS is the richest terrorist group out there to date..
Yes! I always thought there was a hipster designer among them, the flag is very minimal.
Yes Antoine, underneath his military attire and black hood, there is a checkered tight shirt tucked into skinny pants.
Or it could be something they snatched off Google images… But I guess anyone could be a hipster. I mean look at old Bin Laden photos when he was a teen in London.
you do know what that flag is, right?
Mohamed It’s in the description.
Hahaha brilliant !!
LOL
Hahah 🙂 Nothing about the unicellular motif encompassing the “Allah prophet Mohammed?”
Of course Tarek. But that’s in his second slide. The seal of the Prophet also looks embossed. It is as if the Prophet himself came by and blessed this organization. Nu-realism they call it.
fyi the bottom part is supposed to be the prophet’s stamp/ring…
Exactly Eyad. That’s the magic of it. As if the Prophet stamped it himself?! *sigh* If the Prophet had a set of lawyers today, he would win many cases against all these awful people who consistently engage in the worst libel and defamation possible. He is rolling in his grave knowing that people like these are using his signature. #notinmyname
hahhaha