Why the Dutch Government Has the Best Graphic Design

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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024

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  • @welwin0389
    @welwin0389 2 года назад +11516

    I as a Dutch person just had a panic attack when he showed the blue envelope

    • @prodbyjossa
      @prodbyjossa 2 года назад +205

      i feel u

    • @jeffreycoomans8728
      @jeffreycoomans8728 2 года назад +109

      And the green envelope too

    • @MrTurbo_
      @MrTurbo_ 2 года назад +188

      the purple and white aint my favorite either

    • @kaelon9170
      @kaelon9170 2 года назад +611

      @@MrTurbo_ The purple and white letters give me mini heart attacks every time I see them. (those are fines, for people that have no idea)

    • @niko6248
      @niko6248 2 года назад +153

      @@kaelon9170 thanks, I had no idea. - an American

  • @NotJustBikes
    @NotJustBikes 2 года назад +4319

    Some people accuse me of being funded by the Dutch government. I guess I should update my branding to match.

    • @abhi211-T
      @abhi211-T 2 года назад +204

      Jason it's past 2am, please go to sleep

    • @ironnoriboi
      @ironnoriboi 2 года назад +36

      ben je dat niet dan?

    • @Nerf_Jeez
      @Nerf_Jeez 2 года назад +6

      😂😂😂

    • @Wrecker3D
      @Wrecker3D 2 года назад +48

      I don't belief that, although it sometimes looks like you're sponsored by Batavus, Gazelle or one of many other bike manufacturers
      (btw have you ever made an item on all those brands other countries probably never heard of, maybe do it with a bicycle repair shop on their experiences with common or brand specific problems

    • @leobragaurbe
      @leobragaurbe 2 года назад +25

      So trueee, the Dutch government should hire you as their city planning official

  • @harrisonreinisch9202
    @harrisonreinisch9202 2 года назад +3332

    Love that you animate almost all your stuff. A lot of other infotainment channels that have really good content have been shifting to using stock footage instead of animations, which is fine but loses a little something. I appreciate all the work you guys are putting in - the videos are excellent!

    • @tensorflow5777
      @tensorflow5777 2 года назад +17

      I hate that he animates everything! Dude get some break and pump up more videos with mostly stock footage!

    • @JmMateo933
      @JmMateo933 2 года назад

      Yeah

    • @sprinkleman8103
      @sprinkleman8103 2 года назад +3

      By the way can anyone explain to me what the graphic design of a government is? I don’t know what it means and I can’t seem to be able to find an answer on google

    • @PlasticSchaap
      @PlasticSchaap 2 года назад +17

      @@sprinkleman8103 Simply said, graphic design means how it looks. Which style, which letter font, which colours, ect.

    • @sprinkleman8103
      @sprinkleman8103 2 года назад +1

      @@PlasticSchaap okay thanks!

  • @medjin546
    @medjin546 2 года назад +3312

    Two thoughts to consider:
    - PostNL is a private company and can run their own designs.
    - The recent house of parlement is temporary untill the old one is refitted. But you're right, it's hella ugly. Looks like you can do boldering there.

    • @NLJeffEU
      @NLJeffEU 2 года назад +36

      Everybody hates it 😂👍

    • @jonahb9492
      @jonahb9492 2 года назад +72

      We (the Dutch) payed 200 000 Euro for those colored rocks....

    • @Bstingnl
      @Bstingnl 2 года назад +49

      The NS, the Dutch railways, is technically *also* a private company, although the Dutch government is its major stakeholder. They can also run their own designs.

    • @lethalnl
      @lethalnl 2 года назад +29

      @@jonahb9492 which i believe is 0.2% of the budget of the relocation and required by law to be spent on art installations. as in every government project needs to spend that percentage on art.

    • @123ricardo210
      @123ricardo210 2 года назад +12

      Probably worth mentioning that one of the rumours as to why it looks like that is because a bunch of parliamentarians complained about the designs being way too grand and expensive based on a handful of leaked photos (eventho some of them had seen full plans, including costs which were not as bad). So the designers alledgedly countered by making it purposefully very minimalist and, frankly, like a regular seventies office.

  • @notieming
    @notieming 2 года назад +1275

    “Taste and design is always subjective, with the exception of my own, which is unparallel in its sophistication”
    I love this channel

    • @s8v1
      @s8v1 2 года назад +45

      he says it so serious that you just assume that it's true

    • @abhishekvchaudhari8181
      @abhishekvchaudhari8181 Год назад +3

      @@s8v1 it is

    • @IO-_-Ol
      @IO-_-Ol 10 месяцев назад +1

      I didn’t even think of questioning it before I read your comment. He is right.

  • @danielkhangutierrezdelaroz5176
    @danielkhangutierrezdelaroz5176 2 года назад +277

    ive literally never, in my entire life, seen a video that pertained so much to my niche interests such as this one. For some odd reason, I always recognized and thought extensively about government graphic design from the Swiss to the Pakistanis but never would I think that tens of thousands of others were also noticing these details. As a dutch resident, I really admire how easy it is to profile federal material: like you said, that blue letter is noticible from a mile away. Digital content and centralization in design strategy during the pandemic was also very effective. Terrific video!!!!!

    • @calebwhiting8744
      @calebwhiting8744 2 года назад +3

      The country of Chile has quite interesting graphic design.

  • @filmpjesman1
    @filmpjesman1 2 года назад +2021

    One thing to note: PostNL has been privatised for some time now, that's why the design may not be as 'clear' as Dutch governmental design. It was designed by a private company for a private company. Though I agree it ain't great design

    • @dylan380jwz
      @dylan380jwz 2 года назад +19

      The NS is also a private company.

    • @barthettema7323
      @barthettema7323 2 года назад +131

      @@dylan380jwz 100% of the shares of the NS are owned by the government, which is not the case for PostNL, which is publicly traded.

    • @Glyn-Leine
      @Glyn-Leine 2 года назад +13

      @@TheWatchernator yap, same as KPN

    • @fissavids8767
      @fissavids8767 2 года назад +2

      It's not even a dutch owned company anymore haha

    • @tunahan4418
      @tunahan4418 2 года назад +2

      Also another fun fact I just found while googling this. Apparently bpost tried to buy out or merge with PostNL? Lmfao.

  • @sledge3581
    @sledge3581 2 года назад +501

    as a Dutch person, I'm pretty satisfied with our emergency service vehicle designs. on the newer vehicles, the red and blue striping that's universal to all vehicles is now also reflective which makes them more visible at night. to add, the green vehicles are emergency coordinators, usually, they're civil servants called out at big emergencies to coordinate emergency services between regional departments

    • @gabrielbrouwer
      @gabrielbrouwer 2 года назад +4

      It’s always been reflective. And fire trucks have white and blue striping.

    • @dancinginunderwater
      @dancinginunderwater 2 года назад +2

      I love that for the most emergency vehicles, they incorporated the colors of the flag in three different ways.

    • @kathrynelrod5570
      @kathrynelrod5570 2 года назад +11

      sounds like a much better system than “get cops to do everything”

    • @stevenwier1783
      @stevenwier1783 2 года назад +11

      @@kathrynelrod5570 especially when the cop has a few months of mediocre training instead of years of proffesional training haha

    • @TheIndieGamesNL
      @TheIndieGamesNL 2 года назад +3

      @@stevenwier1783 american vs dutch cops be like

  • @UniquelyUnseen
    @UniquelyUnseen 2 года назад +261

    Really enlightening stuff! One of the reasons I made my content in the first place was a love of government design iconography yet never knew how to present it. Communication between government and citizens is massively important. the Dutch have such unique, functional designs!

  • @joosepkaan
    @joosepkaan 2 года назад +193

    A note as an Estonian (who actually does some Estonian governmental branding), I agree that it is designed like a startup than a nation (the graphics you demonstrated), but these are the graphics Estonia uses to market itself outside of Estonia. Inside Estonia governmental facilities have a lot more toned down and less "startup" design for the citizens. Estonia just wants to paint the picture of that design to others. :D

  • @jasonbraun127
    @jasonbraun127 2 года назад +85

    I'm always glad to see that other people care about something as trivial as government design as well.
    I've always wanted to see someone compare many different designs in-depth and give their opinions about it and your video has come the closest so far to scratching that very specific itch.

  • @calum5975
    @calum5975 2 года назад +95

    I'd urge you to look at the UK's governmental design. Every UK gov website is universal and simple, helping people with disabilities etc read and use said websites.
    This design is also seen on any official letters, tax documents etc.

    • @BinalYT
      @BinalYT 2 года назад +11

      That's what I was thinking. The Dutch logo is just a coat of arms, which the UK used for years as it's logo and has since simplified that to just a crown on the top of the coat of arms.

    • @zacgrierson
      @zacgrierson Год назад +3

      design-system.service.gov.uk/

    • @killafx4726
      @killafx4726 3 месяца назад

      The Dutch Rail logo compared to the old British Rail one is funny, too.

  • @HalfLeftToby
    @HalfLeftToby 2 года назад +441

    I would make an argument that British graphic design is much better at being a governmental design. The whole GOV.UK Design System (which things like websites, logos and copy are based from) isn't just there to look pretty - it's also meticulously user researched and designed to be accessible by everyone, including those who have impairments like poor vision or whose main language isn't English, with this research being completely open-source and contributable by anyone. In the UK, it is now a legal requirement for departments to effectively make designs to accessibility standards, and as the GOV.UK Design System always complies with those regulations, pretty much every department uses it, creating a consistent theme across Government.
    A lot of the designs you reference from the Dutch would actually be illegal for British departments to use, because a lot of the colours and effects the Dutch departments use in your examples (such as translucent text and poor colour contrast) break the accessibility guidelines. And the thing is, the government is there to serve everyone's needs - so what's the point in designing something not everyone can access? It's just a waste of time and money otherwise at best, and is discriminatory at worst. There is absolutely no reason why governments cannot make accessible content for everyone *and* make it look pretty, because it's being done right now (at least in my opinion).
    EDIT: I should say, I am biased, for I do actually work on and with the GOV.UK design system.

    • @rw3899
      @rw3899 2 года назад +55

      Least chauvinist brit

    • @nextlevelbrosagency
      @nextlevelbrosagency 2 года назад +42

      I'm Dutch and have worked as a graphic designer there, also for the government, but much prefer the British graphic design approach and resulting look. Great work by the Netherlands all things considered but not on the UK level, you are no. 1 globally in my book.

    • @hpsauce1078
      @hpsauce1078 2 года назад +18

      Mmm you really have to appreciate the UK govt graphic design, it is one of the only things we have that make us look competent.

    • @dekaaizer2550
      @dekaaizer2550 2 года назад +5

      Well hoog is dutch so he to is biased.

    • @negativeiqpoints396
      @negativeiqpoints396 2 года назад +1

      well your british so dutch better

  • @bobrobert533
    @bobrobert533 2 года назад +48

    Move to Netherlands to study marketing and have always been impressed by the gov sites here compared to at home. Sites related to covid restrictions were also much clearer than most I’ve seen for other countries

  • @cacamilis8477
    @cacamilis8477 2 года назад +305

    "Be normal, and you'll be crazy enough" is a Dutch saying that encapsulates our politics and society quite well. "Doe normaal, dan doe je al gek genoeg."

    • @DyslecticAttack
      @DyslecticAttack 2 года назад +25

      I mean, I'd translate it more to "Just be yourself, then you're already unique enough". Since that's a bit closer to the meaning. But yeah, we as a nation tend to share that philosophy and approach to our daily lives. There is no reason to act up and seek the peak of eccentricity, just be yourself, accept yourself, and accept others being themselves unless it directly negatively affects others. My personal guess is that that philosophy is also why we were among the very first to legalize gay marriage (even if there still was the usual negative religious response to that in some areas).

    • @zioxei
      @zioxei 2 года назад +1

      this is what my dutch friend tells me, if you try to act normal then you'll go crazy

    • @eenmens8760
      @eenmens8760 2 года назад

      Is dat niet een calvinistisch gezegde

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 2 года назад +2

      "Be Crazy, and itl be normalized soon enough"
      Might aswell be Americas saying.

    • @cacamilis8477
      @cacamilis8477 2 года назад

      @@honkhonk8009 Sounds like my idea of fun tbh

  • @MrToradragon
    @MrToradragon 2 года назад +24

    Small clarification about logo at 6:55, SŽ is not rail company in sense of company that runs trains, but is organization that takes care about tracks, as well it stylized Ž (pronounced as zh) that is first letter in Železnice which is Czech word for railway. BTW železnice is combination of words železo (iron) and silnice (road), so it is basically iron road.

    • @Ink_25
      @Ink_25 Год назад +2

      Funny, I didn't know that. In German, Eisenbahn is the same: "iron way"/"iron road"

  • @jaimienile8102
    @jaimienile8102 2 года назад +47

    The perfection the shapes in this video are animated with is sooo satisfying! Great job!!

  • @kaelon9170
    @kaelon9170 2 года назад +58

    05:46 The green one is not "regional protection", it's for the "veiligheidsregio" which translates into english as "safety region". It's essentially a government body that coordinates cooperation between the other emergency services in case of big incidents. They work at a high level to ensure proper cooperation, request backup from other regions (i.e. extra fire trucks when there's a really big fire) etc.

  • @IntoEurope
    @IntoEurope 2 года назад +11

    Great Video, love the real 3D! ;)

  • @MaximQuantum
    @MaximQuantum 2 года назад +1

    Damn only 51k subscribers, but releasing videos with qualities I expect from a 510k+ subscription.

  • @loganparker7334
    @loganparker7334 2 года назад +7

    American here, sorry, but I absolutely love your videos! Your stylization, storytelling, and sense of humor are so refreshing. Thanks for being one of my new favorite channels!

  • @Fiercefighter2
    @Fiercefighter2 2 года назад +1

    I love how cheeky you are about your own content and the content of other infotainment youtubers

  • @kwekker
    @kwekker 2 года назад +3

    altijd fijn om even een video te kijken die Nederland in het zonnetje zet

  • @whatskraken3886
    @whatskraken3886 2 года назад +4

    I gained a fondness for Dutch design when I lived there for 4 years. This was a really well done video

  • @TheGamesWin
    @TheGamesWin 2 года назад +64

    7:14 It's not upgraded, the usual chamber that is used is unavailable because of a major maintenance cycle. The room you see there is just temporary till the old one is available again.

    • @cluelessmango768
      @cluelessmango768 2 года назад +7

      Still, those rocks on the wall were not worth the amount spent on them.

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 2 года назад

      @@cluelessmango768 One looks like they've been throwing shit at the PM, but he deserves the name Teflon Rutte.
      It only sticks to the wall.

    • @DemonOfEndor
      @DemonOfEndor 2 года назад

      @@cluelessmango768 They are very funny rocks! The parliament pretends to care about all of the regions by putting dirt from all of them on the wall.

    • @isaiahc8390
      @isaiahc8390 2 года назад

      This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20.
      Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God.
      Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

  • @CallumIsRaving
    @CallumIsRaving 2 года назад +1

    I see that NS logo and all I can hear going round and round in my head is “Dames en Heren, de Sprinter naar…”

  • @der.Schtefan
    @der.Schtefan 2 года назад +35

    I lived in Amsterdam for 6 years, The dutch IRS still sends me letters to this date to my German address, because of some tax stuff. They are the prettiest and easiest to read letters I have ever received in my life, in beautiful blue envelops. Compare that to the German tax office that sends their correspondence on brown recycled paper printed with what appears to be a 9 head needle printer.

  • @frenkie_music
    @frenkie_music 2 года назад +3

    Honestly I love how countries get creative with national rail companies' branding. And as I am from the Czech Republic, I gotta say I love the dutch Rail company logo and also the czech one!

    • @hesterclapp9717
      @hesterclapp9717 2 года назад +2

      If you like train company logos, come to the UK where there are over 20 different companies with different logos, with new ones coming and going every few years

    • @frenkie_music
      @frenkie_music 2 года назад

      @@hesterclapp9717 Is that a jab on how cofusing it is or do you genuinely like it hahah

  • @tamro9701
    @tamro9701 2 года назад +30

    I love the dry humor, I could not stop laughing at the importance of the dutch military on the world stage

  • @mojibake7868
    @mojibake7868 2 года назад +11

    You didn't really comment on why Dutch Design is of high standard. Let me try to share my view as a Dutch designer that has worked on projects that were awarded with Dutch Design Award. There are a lot of good design studies at renowned Dutch art academies. The quality of education is really high because as an art student, most of your teachers are founders of or working at world-class design studios and agencies, or have their own practice. Combined with thorough theory classes, this provides good chances to connect and work with industry professionals.
    I've been a coding teacher for Graphic Design students at an art academy, and I was surprised that the level of motivation is still really, really high amongst the students. There are foreign students that actually fake their remote interviews because it's not easy to get in. Your English language skills and portfolio must be on point. Also emotion runs high sometimes, especially with the mid/end-term assessments. You might think that you would only paint or make stupid sculptures, drunk and/or stoned at an art academy, but I can assure you that it's a 24/7 job. Imagine having to be creative all the time. The end result from some assignments might make no sense (visually) to external viewers, but it's four-year (or much longer) process where you learn a mindset. I can compare it to letting a seed grow, you have to drop all your previous design beliefs and start from scratch during your studies.
    Good education and high standards are key for good design. You need to want to innovate. The Dutch Government design is a good example of a well-made design system, which is a result of competent artists and designers. Invest in art academies and tutors if you want good design!

  • @macten6819
    @macten6819 2 года назад +8

    Nice that you shed some light on this, I've always knew our design was more friendly and recognisable than of other countries. Some of the US ones for example are way over the top up to a point where you need a magnifying glass to identify which government body they represent. Perhaps you could have included font design as well in this video, we are leading in this field as well and companies from all over the world come to us for designs.

  • @shiftx6520
    @shiftx6520 2 года назад +2

    It's been a while since I've seen a video/RUclips channel so slick in design! I've loved your video and subscribed! May you have the fortune to live off your passion

  • @justin.booth.
    @justin.booth. 2 года назад +32

    I fully agree with all your points but I think that following that logic the British government design probably edges it out. I moved to the UK about a year ago and I was incredibly impressed by how consistent and recognisable anything to do with the government is. Train station signs, websites of course, road markings, even public safety notices at construction sites. It just feels so much more cohesive and recognisable than anything in the US. Everything I have seen in the Netherlands -- while quite nice and well put together -- doesn't have that same sense of unity as the British design does.

  • @a-dino
    @a-dino 11 месяцев назад +1

    The Czech Republic's national railway company's logo is not *just* a picture of rails, but it's also a stylized Ž (železnice being the Czech world for railways), and honestly I don't think you're giving it the credit it deserves

  • @kempo_95
    @kempo_95 2 года назад +3

    To explain the emergency services with the green color at 5:43. It's a department that is focused on communication and mostly communication towards the media. They are only used for very big incidents that will be covered on TV and such, or incidents that people really need to know about.(in case of toxic gasses for example)
    Also we also got vehicles with dark blue and red and white stripes. They are for the military police.

  • @jacobqchristensen
    @jacobqchristensen 2 года назад +2

    I’ve always thought NL had great graphic design and brand integrity. I’m glad I’m not the only one. Great video!!

  • @rubidiummc
    @rubidiummc 10 месяцев назад +3

    HELP 2:36 SPIDER JUMPSCARE 🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @YannickFilms
    @YannickFilms 2 года назад +2

    Interesting Video!💯The "DB-Logo" created an instant rage attack for me, as I'm from Germany.

  • @margi392
    @margi392 2 года назад +85

    6:53 This is not Czech's national rail company, that would be "České dráhy" - Czech railways, which has logo of letters ČD. The logo shown stands for "Správa železnic" - which are the railway administration (Still owned and funded by state), they own most of the railways (they build new and maintain them) but they do not operate trains, you can't see their logo on Czech public transport trains.

    • @Jytami
      @Jytami 2 года назад +4

      I was also very confused bc the Czech Hamburg-Prague trains look distinctly different than DB trains. Blueeeee

    • @casperdewith
      @casperdewith 2 года назад +19

      Quite smart how they sneakily incorporated a ž into the logo.

    • @margi392
      @margi392 2 года назад +18

      @@casperdewith Good catch! Did not realise that it's actually "ž" from word "železnice" (railway). Even tho it's so damn obvious and now I can't unsee it. That actually makes the logo's design pretty smart and good.

  • @janikowski264
    @janikowski264 2 года назад +2

    Great video! Found a new appreciation for something I never paid too much attention to as someone from the Netherlands. One thing I’d like to clear up though. The “new parliament building” you showed is actually a temporary one the government will be using while they renovate the original buildings. I do agree that it doesn’t look great, but luckily it’s only temporary.

  • @Charlzton
    @Charlzton 2 года назад +20

    I think the UK has some really good, clear, functional design across its departments. It's simple and attractive, more formal than fun, and the Gov.UK website is probably the best government website I've used, very accessible, easily navigable, etc

  • @0yko
    @0yko 2 года назад +1

    not going to lie I was waiting for you to mention the UK because, in my opinion, it does look pretty nice.

  • @smida3
    @smida3 2 года назад +5

    I mean, in 6:57 the Czech Republic national rails company is a stylized letter "Ž" signaling the word "železnice" which means "rails". It's not the logo of the company that operates the trains (as DB is), it's the logo of the company that operates the rails. :D It was nice seeing it mentioned in your nice video though.

  • @hehhs9900
    @hehhs9900 2 года назад +1

    Wow, the quality of the mic, the animations, everything. You just gained a new subscriber

  • @BassFlapper
    @BassFlapper 2 года назад +4

    What a great video, I especially liked the unification of the vehicle color schemes. Every government should have their service vehicle branches unified.

  • @thommyneter168
    @thommyneter168 2 года назад +2

    Cool vid, also with envelopes from the government, the one where you get a ticket is also pretty clear, it's 2/3 white and 1/3 purple. As with the tax letters, you know you really have to open it.

  • @jxpsert3494
    @jxpsert3494 2 года назад +9

    5:39 the 'regional protection' is the veiligheidsregio (safety region). it isn't really an emergency vehicle, more like a car that staff uses to go to and from work (and sometimes to go to incidents). the safety region is just the organisation that regulates fire and ambulance service in its area.

    • @MrAronymous
      @MrAronymous 2 года назад +3

      The veligheidsregio coordinates regional disasters, like large fires, floods or explosions. We've seen them used extensively during corona.

  • @GawdGenetics
    @GawdGenetics 2 года назад

    This was a great watch! Thank you, makes me want to get the team together and rebrand the US

  • @meeds7473
    @meeds7473 2 года назад +5

    I feel like a lot of what you're talking about is relevant also to the UK government, and arguably done better. Heck, even their government website won an award in 2013 for how well designed it was and it was subsequently used as basis for other government websites - even the Netherlands government website was based on it. Their logos also follow a pattern but are still visually distinct enough from each other - they're all the same size and use a different accent color to differentiate between themselves.
    I was quite surprised that you didn't use them as a comparison tbh

  • @uncletore
    @uncletore 2 года назад

    the best argument for a subscription. Worked like thunder to me

  • @EusebiusAT
    @EusebiusAT 2 года назад +24

    God, I've just fallen in love with your videos! They are simple, thought provoking and a fresh breath of Europran air on a platform that is completely over saturated with American sensationalized politics.

  • @materodic
    @materodic 2 года назад +2

    Your videos are so high quality and informative! Keep up the work and you'll get to 1 million subscribers in no time!

  • @ArturNagy
    @ArturNagy 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the informative video, loved the style and content! Way to go!

  • @aModernDandy
    @aModernDandy 2 года назад +7

    Never received a blue letter so far, so that's good. I also really like that they often put what's in the letter on the outside, not the details but things like "This letter contains details about your options for a coronavirus vaccine" - so you immediately know what to expect and don't have that dread of the unopened envelope.

    • @lupsik1
      @lupsik1 2 года назад +3

      Im not even from NL and i got the blue one. It's so hard getting used to not being allowed to even slightly exceed the speed limit, in Poland there's about 10km/h of margin left for error. Pretty sure that's standard in many countries, then i visit NL and get a ticket for having an avg. speed 3kmph above the limit.
      Don't get me wrong, thats a solid system, just takes more getting used to than those few days i'll spend in NL every year

    • @aModernDandy
      @aModernDandy 2 года назад

      @@lupsik1 I haven't driven very much in the Netherlands yet, but this is good to know ^^ thank you!

  • @OBryanAguiar
    @OBryanAguiar 2 года назад

    The end note was really compelling, subscribed

  • @meeru6185
    @meeru6185 2 года назад +48

    In my opinion, I would say that Dutch government design isn’t that different from German design: same limitations in both. But, I would say that one decision, the stripe, has made this design so different from German: the German government design lacks a clear centre and sorta pushes to the left - you have the black-red-gold strip, followed by a free-floating eagle, followed by the name, so the weight is lying towards the stripe. In Dutch design, the stripe is the centre of weight, which allows for it to be in the centre of any communication (posters, mail, letters) rather than by the side. Another thing is key colour: Germans don’t really have one in their design, so it fits anywhere, but doesn’t carry any message other than “this is Germany”. Whereas, Dutch design uses blue - and by a lot. The stripe is blue… and that’s it. No red, no orange - just blue. This allows this colour to dominate overall communications, but it also carries the meaning of calm and stability - something you would want to associate your government with (unless your plan is to freak everyone out that you’ll nuke the world).
    Also, this sort of colour principle happened for corona communication in Denmark: rather than use alarming colours (looking at you, Switzerland, and your red, yellow and “VOICI COMMENT NOUS PROTÉGER”), Denmark and its health authorities went with blue for corona communications, and a bit square-ish [corona | covid-19] logo, for communicating new requirements and how to protect against the virus. Same rules were applied for green and vaccination campaign. If you find this topic interesting, a review of corona communications design (or maybe even communications themselves) across multiple countries could be pretty interesting.

    • @adriannielsen787
      @adriannielsen787 2 года назад +2

      I would love to watch a video on coronavirus communication design

    • @leagueaddict8357
      @leagueaddict8357 2 года назад +1

      The Eagle has big cultural significance in germany so it has a good reason to be included, going back to the middle ages and maybe even before that the HRE is a great example of this, not only did their designs have eagles lots of smaller districts that were part of the HRE had eagles in them.

    •  2 года назад +2

      @@leagueaddict8357 I mean, the Dutch logo is a lion, you could perfectly incorporate a designated colour to "the governement" and still keep the eagle

    • @leagueaddict8357
      @leagueaddict8357 2 года назад

      @ These are 2 different countries, the eagle is a german symbol not a dutch one

    • @leagueaddict8357
      @leagueaddict8357 2 года назад

      @ Two different countries, Germany = The Eagle Netherlands = The Lion these aren't the same thing and the logo's can't be used interchangably because of cultural differences.

  • @MrDistantdreamer
    @MrDistantdreamer 2 года назад

    You've beautifully summarised something that I've thought about in the longest time - well done!

  • @KA1N3R
    @KA1N3R 2 года назад +48

    When I did an internship at a German federal authority, it felt so cool to paste that federal icon on a report I was writing. Design has power

    • @jonas1630
      @jonas1630 2 года назад

      At which one did you do the internship, if I may ask?

    • @KA1N3R
      @KA1N3R 2 года назад +4

      @@jonas1630 sorry, don't really want to state that

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 Год назад

      @@jonas1630 the SS.

    • @thenetherlands5838
      @thenetherlands5838 Год назад

      Meanwhile I can stamp our beautiful logo and send blue envelopes to people for my internship.

  • @soggycatgirl
    @soggycatgirl 2 года назад

    Barely 0:20 in, and I already love the video -- I thought 'no' in response to the first bit, and then you followed it up with exactly what I was thinking, love it!

  • @rutgerb
    @rutgerb 2 года назад +4

    The parlement moved to a temporary location, perhaps thats why it looks ikea. The actual parlement building is beeing renovated

  • @jwvprzr5532
    @jwvprzr5532 2 года назад

    the thumbnail perfectly matching the dark mode background made my week

  • @Pokeccc
    @Pokeccc 2 года назад +28

    Hey, finally, europe has a voice. I am big in Czechia but this year I hopefully get big worldwide, so I'll try to make some EU content as well.

  • @halilzabun
    @halilzabun 2 года назад

    Got this video randomly suggested in my feed and you successfully converted me into someone interested in design choices of countries now. Great video!
    Also really love your motion graphics.

  • @Nabajyoti_Falls
    @Nabajyoti_Falls 2 года назад +3

    Indian photoshop lovers: And i took that personally

  • @snuks1964
    @snuks1964 2 года назад

    Was never convinced to subscribe so easily. Parental expectations are scary man, I've got you🙏

  • @maxzett
    @maxzett 2 года назад +3

    2:07
    Why does it feel like whoever did this, watches a lot of Wes Anderson?

  • @VaibhavShewale
    @VaibhavShewale 2 года назад +1

    well researched work dude!

  • @gamefoun
    @gamefoun 2 года назад +6

    The most common logo you see on Czech trains is actually from ČD, the government owned train operator.
    Also, the logo you used is also supposed to be the letter Ž, for the word "železnice", which means "railway" or "railways".

    • @jalawami
      @jalawami 2 года назад +3

      Just to clarify this, the logo showed is from the railway infrastructure company SŽ (Správa železnic). Czech Railways (ČD) actually have very iconic and timeless logo

    • @gamefoun
      @gamefoun 2 года назад

      @@jalawami yeah, pretty much :)

    • @MrToradragon
      @MrToradragon 2 года назад +1

      @@jalawami I don't know if it is timeless, but certainly it is in use for almost 30 years and there is no reason to change it. I think that that the thing that makes it to stand out, even thou it follows common pattern that ÖBB, DB and other use, is that they had used two lines that evoke rails for the letters.

    • @isaiahc8390
      @isaiahc8390 2 года назад

      This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20.
      Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God.
      Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

  • @mu4784
    @mu4784 2 года назад

    I love your thumbnail design, perfectly catches the eye while blending into RUclips dark theme

    • @Milyie
      @Milyie 2 года назад

      the thumbnail looks like amogus🗿

  • @acid1910
    @acid1910 2 года назад +4

    I feel like in Holland they really put thought into everything. I was in Rotterdam last month and everything was just so convenient, city planning, fantastically modern and creative architecture next to authentic old buildings, specific bicycle lanes separated from the car lanes, large open spaces, and everything in close proximity. I fell in love with the country immediately and I plan to move there from the hellhole Germany.

  • @urbanreels2910
    @urbanreels2910 11 месяцев назад

    That subscribe end card was so personal so nice! Kudos brother!

  • @dam2236
    @dam2236 2 года назад +5

    6:58 actually, that is not the logo of the CZ railway company, that is the logo of the CZ railway MAINTENANCE company, the railway logo is very simillar to the Deutsche Bahn one, it is two letters CD (České Dráhy/Czech Railways). The railway maintenance has an acronym of SŽDC, the letter Ž stands for the word železnice which means railway in czech, so the logo looks like a railway while it is also the letter Ž, but you won’t find the orange logo on czech trains or stations

  • @DaanvanVeen102
    @DaanvanVeen102 2 года назад +2

    Great video! As a dutchman never realized this, but this video opens my eyes about how convenient the design is and it isn't the case in every country.
    One thing though: The hideous looking parliament isn't recently renewed but is a temporary housing because the really old middle age parliament place is being restored for the next 5/10 years.

  • @nervachadikus
    @nervachadikus 2 года назад +7

    I must admit I'm thoroughly confused as to what the point of this video was.... but it good so 👍

  • @gooridi
    @gooridi 2 года назад

    Man your content is amazing. The colors, overall design, pace, the music. Everything is perfect. I just binged everything you have. Keep up Tyne good work

  • @aerobee101
    @aerobee101 2 года назад +3

    2:18 Her voice sounds exactly the same as Greta Thunberg's voice who is also from Sweden 💀

  • @tulp_graphics
    @tulp_graphics 2 года назад

    Very investing and funny video! I'm Dutch and (self-)studying graphic design, so I'm glad I stumbled upon this one.

  • @aymankhan2266
    @aymankhan2266 2 года назад +8

    I’m not European, nor am I significantly interested in European affairs, but the quality of your artwork is honestly so cool! I can’t help but binge watch your videos all day

  • @harshchelani9896
    @harshchelani9896 11 месяцев назад

    As a graphic designer i appreciate this video. It was mind opening.. somthing that as a regular designer i don't see very often.

  • @kikivoorburg
    @kikivoorburg 2 года назад +14

    Ah yes more content to convince me we are the best country in the world; nothing like sitting back and feeling slightly superior to others for things I had no part in
    On a serious note though, I'm really enjoying the content you're producing now and it's especially fun to see you slowly incorporate more humour and personality into it! Keep up the great work!

    • @fabio5286
      @fabio5286 2 года назад +1

      In my country we do the opposite

    • @phantom-xb6wv
      @phantom-xb6wv 2 года назад

      This country is controlled by the elites. its a playground for them. the people are just pawns. Fuck this country.

  • @dangavin
    @dangavin 2 года назад

    I’ve got no clue what this channel is but I’m subscribing. Seems like a good source of inspiration for my portfolios and design.

  • @dellonia
    @dellonia 2 года назад +3

    As a dutch, I disagree with the content. It might look "pretty", but the websites are not usable. Too little information is displayed per page, text is not responsive, links are often broken. Even the corona pass was not "sleek" and buggy when I compared with international co-workers. but hey we had windmill animation, guess it was more important than the app to function properly.
    Also, I don't understand how you can guess the country with that train logo. The swiss one is more explicit regarding "in which country you are". I wouldn't even associate it to a train company.

    • @r.a.h7682
      @r.a.h7682 2 года назад +1

      what has that to do with Graphic Design

  • @slaylou
    @slaylou 2 года назад +2

    bro tf this is out-of-this-world video production quality. Keep it up man you'll go places that's for sureee !!!
    Also wanted to ask, can you plz tell me what main softwares do you use to make your videos and your thumbnails? Thxx

  • @dangerous1580
    @dangerous1580 2 года назад +4

    6:25 I’m European and I’ve never seen that in my life, when you say “most Europeans” do you mean continental Europe eastern or some other part of Europe, because no it is not a symbol most people in Europe knows, it’s a symbol that most people surrounding and in Germany

    • @dangerous1580
      @dangerous1580 2 года назад +1

      By other words I just want to say that you should not state meanings or thoughts as fact without fact checking or showing sources

    • @CYLITM
      @CYLITM 5 дней назад

      @@dangerous1580 Good feedback

  • @AdriaanStoopid
    @AdriaanStoopid 2 года назад

    That subscription text at the end is genius, thanks for making me laugh hard af

  • @sasjadevries
    @sasjadevries 2 года назад +4

    I think the new police uniform shows where they've totally failed. They could have made it modern and distinguishable by implementing diagonal lines in red and blue.
    But instead, they took the colour sceme of roadworkers' dresses, and projected that on an american-cop uniform; and they ended up with a stupid yellow line on black.
    I mean: why does the uniform totally contradict the design language of the police cars? Private security guards look more police-like than the police themselves.

  • @VinnieFarsheds
    @VinnieFarsheds 2 года назад +2

    3:20 Yes, we Dutch people still talk everyday about the most creative, unique and excentric Prime Minister we ever had: *Jan Peter Balkenende* 😅

  • @Lunavii_Cellest
    @Lunavii_Cellest 2 года назад +6

    You really should have put a trigger warning before showing those blue envelopes. Those things are the scariest thing any dutch person will see in their mailbox.

  • @realcryptc
    @realcryptc 2 года назад

    The design and graphics in this visual were amazing

  • @user6343
    @user6343 2 года назад +6

    Personally I'm familiar with a lot of websites of different European governments. I have to admit the graphical design is neutral. That's why it fulfills it's job. But still I'm going to criticize the organization of the contents inside a page. There is no organization. For each new topic you look up in the administrative site you have to have a masters degree or you don't understand it.

    • @codex4046
      @codex4046 2 года назад

      Can confirm I don't have a masters and the websites look clean but are an absolute mess

    • @mypdf
      @mypdf 2 года назад +1

      The Germans are pretty obvious as all of them tell you what side you are on in the upper left and give you the same menu, footer, etc. so you don’t need to reorient yourself once you have visited on of them.

    • @user6343
      @user6343 2 года назад

      @@mypdf I guess that's true for every site but I had issues with covid travel restrictions sites because updates where made without respecting what was written in other paragraphs. There was a lot of repetition etc. or a lack of definition (still don't know what the brits mean by fully vaccinated, 2 or 3 doses)

    • @mypdf
      @mypdf 2 года назад +1

      @@user6343 why are you talking about the Brit’s when my comment was about the German websites? Here the problem isn’t the design, but that rules and definitions vary from state to state

    • @user6343
      @user6343 2 года назад

      @@mypdf Ur right I wrote in a confusing matter

  • @actualnotanewbie
    @actualnotanewbie Год назад

    3:09 This is the first typography joke I've ever laughed at, well done.

  • @Fionagubelmann849
    @Fionagubelmann849 2 года назад +14

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      @everetthudson30 2 года назад

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      @Sanlee578 2 года назад

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      @sarawaisglass239 2 года назад

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      @Sanlee578 2 года назад

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      @roguefrederick 2 года назад

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  • @HawkEM2
    @HawkEM2 2 года назад

    Just found your channel, it's quite clean looking and I like the subtle humour in which your voice stays the same, like Sam from HAI but different

  • @davirodriguessidor8501
    @davirodriguessidor8501 2 года назад +3

    Because is amogus

  • @michaeljirava8404
    @michaeljirava8404 2 года назад +1

    Just a point: at 6:52, the Orange logo belongs to the czech national railways infrastructure manager (Správa železnic) it's not a national carrier (that would be České dráhy), like people might think.
    while we're at it, i personally think the logo and the identity is brilliant, but to be fair i am biased

  • @lolaboots7028
    @lolaboots7028 2 года назад +3

    kinda cringe, for a dutch person to make this video

  • @kamnafar
    @kamnafar 2 года назад

    Recommended and loved. Great work.

  • @willmakesfilms
    @willmakesfilms 2 года назад

    Cool vid. Would be interested in Switzerland and Italy videos. Editing is very slick

  • @SonnyDarvish
    @SonnyDarvish 2 года назад +1

    about 10 years ago, I was looking for a university in New Zealand. Their website and logo designs blew my mind

  • @teeing9355
    @teeing9355 Год назад

    Great Video. As a Graphic Designer, I love Dutch Design, good, simple, uncluttered, and thought out.