tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11268089531579869012024-03-13T05:34:18.194-06:00Flag DesignerA collection of great Flag Designs from around the World that have not been adopted, but should be. Are the flags good designs or not? Comment on the designs to tell me what you think. Have fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-77982233466257424912011-11-29T13:15:00.015-07:002011-11-30T14:02:39.810-07:00FAVORITE FLAGS BY SCORE: Originality<div>Here are the flags of the world's 196 nations ranked on their originality, by <a href="http://flagdesigner.blogspot.com/2011/11/favorite-flags-by-score.html">this blog's scoring system</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Afghanistan: 4</div><div>Albania: 6</div><div>Algeria: 5 </div><div>Andorra: -1</div><div>Angola: 8 </div><div>Antigua and Barbuda: 10</div><div>Argentina: 2 </div><div>Armenia: 4 </div><div>Australia: 4 </div><div>Austria: 2 </div><div>Azerbaijan: 6 </div><div>Bahamas: 6 </div><div>Bahrain: 6</div><div>Bangladesh: 5</div><div>Barbados: 8 </div><div>Belarus: 6</div><div>Belgium: 4 </div><div>Belize: 2 </div><div>Benin: 4 </div><div>Bhutan: 8</div><div>Bolivia: 2 </div><div>Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6</div><div>Botswana: 6 </div><div>Brazil: 6</div><div>Brunei: 8</div><div>Bulgaria: 2 </div><div>Burkina Faso: 2 </div><div>Burundi: 8</div><div>Cambodia: 2 </div><div>Cameroon: 2 </div><div>Canada: 8</div><div>Cape Verde: 6</div><div>Central African Republic: 6</div><div>Chad: -1</div><div>Chile: 2</div><div>China: 2</div><div>Colombia: 6</div><div>Comoros: 10</div><div>Congo-Brazzaville: 6</div><div>Congo-Kinshasa: 4</div><div>Costa Rica: 2 </div><div>Côte d'Ivoire: 4 </div><div>Croatia: -5</div><div>Cuba: 2</div><div>Cyprus: 4 </div><div>Czech Republic: 4</div><div>Denmark: 6</div><div>Djibouti: 6</div><div>Dominica: 6</div><div>Dominican Republic: 4</div><div>Ecuador: 4 </div><div>Egypt: -3</div><div>El Salvador: 2 </div><div>Equatorial Guinea: 6 </div><div>Eritrea: 8</div><div>Estonia: 4 </div><div>Ethiopia: 6 </div><div>Fiji: 6 </div><div>Finland: 6</div><div>France: 2 </div><div>Gabon: 2 </div><div>Gambia: 6 </div><div>Georgia: 8</div><div>Germany: 2 </div><div>Ghana: 0 </div><div>Greece: 8</div><div>Grenada: 4</div><div>Guatemala: 4</div><div>Guinea: 4</div><div>Guinea-Bissau: 2 </div><div>Guyana: 6</div><div>Haiti: 4 </div><div>Honduras: 0 </div><div>Hungary: 2 </div><div>Iceland: 4</div><div>India: 2 </div><div>Indonesia: 4 </div><div>Iran: 2 </div><div>Iraq: -3</div><div>Ireland: 4 </div><div>Israel: 6</div><div>Italy: 4 </div><div>Jamaica: 8</div><div>Japan: 4 </div><div>Jordan: 6 </div><div>Kazakhstan: 6</div><div>Kenya: 6 </div><div>Kiribati: 8</div><div>Kosovo: 4 </div><div>Kuwait: 6</div><div>Kyrgyzstan: -1</div><div>Laos: 2 </div><div>Latvia: 8</div><div>Lebanon: 4 </div><div>Lesotho: 6 </div><div>Liberia: 2</div><div>Libya: 5 </div><div>Liechtenstein: 6 </div><div>Lithuania: 2 </div><div>Luxembourg: -5</div><div>Macedonia: 8</div><div>Madagascar: 4 </div><div>Malawi: 2 </div><div>Malaysia: 8</div><div>Maldives: 8</div><div>Mali: 4 </div><div>Malta: 4 </div><div>Marshall Islands: 10</div><div>Mauritania: 7 </div><div>Mauritius: 8</div><div>Mexico: 4 </div><div>Micronesia: -3</div><div>Moldova: -1</div><div>Monaco: 4</div><div>Mongolia: 6 </div><div>Montenegro: 8</div><div>Morocco: 1 </div><div>Mozambique: 6</div><div>Myanmar: 2 </div><div>Namibia: 10</div><div>Nauru: 10</div><div>Nepal: 16</div><div>Netherlands: -5</div><div>New Zealand: 0 </div><div>Nicaragua: 2 </div><div>Niger: 3 </div><div>Nigeria: 4 </div><div>North Korea: 2</div><div>Norway: 4</div><div>Oman: 6</div><div>Pakistan: 7</div><div>Palau: 0 </div><div>Panama: 2</div><div>Papua New Guinea: 6</div><div>Paraguay: -5</div><div>Peru: 4 </div><div>Philippines: 2</div><div>Poland: 4 </div><div>Portugal: 6</div><div>Qatar: 8</div><div>Romania: -1</div><div>Russia: 0 </div><div>Rwanda: 10</div><div>Saint Kitts and Nevis: 6</div><div>Saint Lucia: 1 </div><div>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 8</div><div>Samoa: 0 </div><div>San Marino: 4 </div><div>São Tomé and Príncipe: 2 </div><div>Saudi Arabia: 4 </div><div>Senegal: 2 </div><div>Serbia: 0 </div><div>Seychelles: 8</div><div>Sierra Leone: 4 </div><div>Singapore: 2 </div><div>Slovakia: 2 </div><div>Slovenia: 0 </div><div>Solomon Islands: 4</div><div>Somalia: -3</div><div>South Africa: 8</div><div>South Korea: 8 </div><div>South Sudan: 6</div><div>Spain: 4 </div><div>Sri Lanka: 8</div><div>Sudan: 4 </div><div>Suriname: 4 </div><div>Swaziland: 4 </div><div>Sweden: 6</div><div>Switzerland: 1 </div><div>Syria: -5</div><div>Taiwan: 4 </div><div>Tajikistan: 4 </div><div>Tanzania: 8</div><div>Thailand: 2 </div><div>Timor-Leste: 4</div><div>Togo: 6</div><div>Tonga: 6 </div><div>Trinidad and Tobago: 6</div><div>Tunisia: 0 </div><div>Turkey: 0 </div><div>Turkmenistan: 6</div><div>Tuvalu: 4 </div><div>Uganda: 7</div><div>Ukraine: 4</div><div>United Arab Emirates: 6</div><div>United Kingdom: 4</div><div>United States: 2</div><div>Uruguay: 6</div><div>Uzbekistan: 4 </div><div>Vanuatu: 6</div><div>Vatican City: 8</div><div>Venezuela: 0 </div><div>Vietnam: -3</div><div>Yemen: -3</div><div>Zambia: 8</div><div>Zimbabwe: 6</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-58683425862392198932011-11-28T18:21:00.007-07:002011-11-30T14:02:08.892-07:00FAVORITE FLAGS BY SCORE: Simplicity<div>Here are the flags of the world's 196 nations ranked on their simplicity, by <a href="http://flagdesigner.blogspot.com/2011/11/favorite-flags-by-score.html">this blog's scoring system</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Afghanistan: -41</div><div>Albania: 6</div><div>Algeria: 10</div><div>Andorra: -12</div><div>Angola: 10</div><div>Antigua and Barbuda: 10</div><div>Argentina: 6</div><div>Armenia: 10</div><div>Australia: 10</div><div>Austria: 10</div><div>Azerbaijan: 10</div><div>Bahamas: 10</div><div>Bahrain: 10</div><div>Bangladesh: 10</div><div>Barbados: 10</div><div>Belarus: 6</div><div>Belgium: 10</div><div>Belize: -8</div><div>Benin: 10</div><div>Bhutan: 6</div><div>Bolivia: -1</div><div>Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10</div><div>Botswana: 10</div><div>Brazil: -9</div><div>Brunei: -38</div><div>Bulgaria: 10</div><div>Burkina Faso: 10</div><div>Burundi: 10</div><div>Cambodia: 6</div><div>Cameroon: 10</div><div>Canada: 10</div><div>Cape Verde: 10</div><div>Central African Republic: 10</div><div>Chad: 10</div><div>Chile: 10</div><div>China: 10</div><div>Colombia: 10</div><div>Comoros: 10</div><div>Congo-Brazzaville: 10</div><div>Congo-Kinshasa: 10</div><div>Costa Rica: -28 (10 without emblem)</div><div>Côte d'Ivoire: 10</div><div>Croatia: 6</div><div>Cuba: 10</div><div>Cyprus: 6</div><div>Czech Republic: 10</div><div>Denmark: 10</div><div>Djibouti: 10</div><div>Dominica: -5</div><div>Dominican Republic: -31</div><div>Ecuador: 6</div><div>Egypt: -11</div><div>El Salvador: -63</div><div>Equatorial Guinea: -11</div><div>Eritrea: 6</div><div>Estonia: 10</div><div>Ethiopia: 10</div><div>Fiji: 6</div><div>Finland: 10</div><div>France: 10</div><div>Gabon: 10</div><div>Gambia: 10</div><div>Georgia: 10</div><div>Germany: 10</div><div>Ghana: 10</div><div>Greece: 7</div><div>Grenada: 10</div><div>Guatemala: -22</div><div>Guinea: 10</div><div>Guinea-Bissau: 10</div><div>Guyana: 10</div><div>Haiti: -11</div><div>Honduras: 10</div><div>Hungary: 10</div><div>Iceland: 10</div><div>India: 6</div><div>Indonesia: 10</div><div>Iran: -178</div><div>Iraq: -2</div><div>Ireland: 10</div><div>Israel: 10</div><div>Italy: 10</div><div>Jamaica: 10</div><div>Japan: 10</div><div>Jordan: 10</div><div>Kazakhstan: 2</div><div>Kenya: 10</div><div>Kiribati: 5</div><div>Kosovo: 10</div><div>Kuwait: 10</div><div>Kyrgyzstan: 6</div><div>Laos: 10</div><div>Latvia: 10</div><div>Lebanon: 6</div><div>Lesotho: 6</div><div>Liberia: 4</div><div>Libya: 10</div><div>Liechtenstein: 6</div><div>Lithuania: 10</div><div>Luxembourg: 10</div><div>Macedonia: 7</div><div>Madagascar: 10</div><div>Malawi: 6</div><div>Malaysia: 1</div><div>Maldives: 10</div><div>Mali: 10</div><div>Malta: -14</div><div>Marshall Islands: 10</div><div>Mauritania: 10</div><div>Mauritius: 10</div><div>Mexico: 6</div><div>Micronesia: 10</div><div>Moldova: 6</div><div>Monaco: 10</div><div>Mongolia: 10</div><div>Montenegro: 6</div><div>Morocco: 10</div><div>Mozambique: 6</div><div>Myanmar: 10</div><div>Namibia: 10</div><div>Nauru: 10</div><div>Nepal: 6</div><div>Netherlands: 10</div><div>New Zealand: 10</div><div>Nicaragua: -28</div><div>Niger: 10</div><div>Nigeria: 10</div><div>North Korea: 10</div><div>Norway: 10</div><div>Oman: 6</div><div>Pakistan: 10</div><div>Palau: 10</div><div>Panama: 10</div><div>Papua New Guinea: 6</div><div>Paraguay: -14 (-31 including reverse)</div><div>Peru: 10 (6 with emblem)</div><div>Philippines: 6</div><div>Poland: 10</div><div>Portugal: 6</div><div>Qatar: 10</div><div>Romania: 10</div><div>Russia: 10</div><div>Rwanda: 6</div><div>Saint Kitts and Nevis: 10</div><div>Saint Lucia: 10</div><div>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10</div><div>Samoa: 10</div><div>San Marino: -2</div><div>São Tomé and Príncipe: 10</div><div>Saudi Arabia: -19</div><div>Senegal: 10</div><div>Serbia: 6</div><div>Seychelles: 10</div><div>Sierra Leone: 10</div><div>Singapore: 10</div><div>Slovakia: 10</div><div>Slovenia: 6</div><div>Solomon Islands: 10</div><div>Somalia: 10</div><div>South Africa: 9</div><div>South Korea: 10</div><div>South Sudan: 10</div><div>Spain: -3</div><div>Sri Lanka: 6</div><div>Sudan: 10</div><div>Suriname: 10</div><div>Swaziland: 6</div><div>Sweden: 10</div><div>Switzerland: 10</div><div>Syria: 10</div><div>Taiwan: 10</div><div>Tajikistan: 6</div><div>Tanzania: 10</div><div>Thailand: 10</div><div>Timor-Leste: 10</div><div>Togo: 10</div><div>Tonga: 10</div><div>Trinidad and Tobago: 10</div><div>Tunisia: 10</div><div>Turkey: 10</div><div>Turkmenistan: 2</div><div>Tuvalu: 10</div><div>Uganda: 3</div><div>Ukraine: 10</div><div>United Arab Emirates: 10</div><div>United Kingdom: 10</div><div>United States: -4</div><div>Uruguay: 2</div><div>Uzbekistan: 6</div><div>Vanuatu: 6</div><div>Vatican City: 6</div><div>Venezuela: 10</div><div>Vietnam: 10</div><div>Yemen: 10</div><div>Zambia: 6</div><div>Zimbabwe: 4</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-47247620934544522062011-11-28T17:10:00.009-07:002011-11-29T13:21:17.964-07:00FAVORITE FLAGS BY SCOREHey readers (if there are any of you left from the past two-plus years I haven't posted on this blog)! Lately I haven't been actively flag-designing for existing political entities, but who knows; sooner or later I may start that again. Anyway, before I continue, let me say that I have gotten a little more knowledgeable of certain things in the time that's passed since the early days of this blog. One of the things I've learned is that criticism is often best when it is thought out. By reading some of my past posts, you can tell that I didn't always think that. I overused words like "stupid", "ugly", "worst", and "bad". Many of the flag designs I've criticized are indeed stupid and ugly, but hearing that after so many times gets annoying, even to myself, the author, now. So sorry to those of you I annoyed. I was also a very pesky member of the vexillological community some years ago, so if any of you <a href="http://nava.org/">NAVA</a> members happen to stumble across this, sorry about that.<div><br /></div><div>Now, on to my idea:</div><div><br /></div><div>I was looking through some of this unflavored commentary of my past self earlier today, and even though I was ashamed of my youthful insanity, I did get an idea about of the pain. I could improve my reviews of the world's flag designs. Some of the designs have changed over time, and even my opinions of the more constant ones have changed. So I thought I'd create a Yahtzee-inspired scoring system upon which to rate the world's flags, and from the scoring results, I could explain my opinions in a much more constructive manner.</div><div><br /></div><div>So here's my draft scoring system, inspired by the Yahtzee method, at the moment intended for national flags (possibly others):</div><div><br /></div><div>----</div><div><br /></div><div>Flags can score points in the following categories: simplicity, originality, and style. The first two categories can be measured and scored. The style category is based on my opinion.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">A. Simplicity</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Start with 10 points.</div><div><br /></div><div>Division amount: lose 1 point for every design layout division that adds to the flag's total number of layout divisions above six</div><div>Complex elements*: lose 4 points for contiguous elements with details too small to make out</div><div>Written characters: lose 2 points for each letter</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">*Complex elements are tested by resizing the flag design (from 200x300p) to 20% of its width and height (e.g. 40x60p), then resizing it back. If some of the element's details are lost, then that elements counts for this category.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">B. Originality</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Layout: 4 points for a design layout used by only 2 or fewer other nations (2 points if 3 to 20; no points if 21 to 40; lose 2 points if more than 40)</div><div>Main colors: 4 points if main color list is used by only 2 or fewer other nations (2 points if 3 to 20); no points if 21 to 40; lose 2 points if more than 40)</div><div>Symbolic elements: 2 points if design features a non-complex symbolic element used by only 2 or fewer other nations (1 point if 3 to 20)</div><div><br /></div><div>Foreign similarity: lose 5 points if flag is similar in main colors and division layout to more than 2 other national flags</div><div>Common elements: lose 4 points if a design element is used on more than 40 national flags (lose 2 points for 20-40)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >*Shape: 8 points for a significantly non-rectangular shape.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">C. Style</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Style is measured by by opinion, on a scale of 0 to 10.</div><div><br /></div><div>----</div><div><br /></div><div>So there's my scoring system for now. It might change if things turn out to be seriously flawed. Hope you all are still enjoying this blog.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-81873030588348372572009-03-01T13:33:00.003-07:002009-03-01T13:36:41.677-07:00YouTube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/SarxNPt0vcI/AAAAAAAADGw/pnSZ1nqalJc/s1600-h/YouTube.GIF"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/SarxNPt0vcI/AAAAAAAADGw/pnSZ1nqalJc/s200/YouTube.GIF" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308320320668876226" /></a>This flag design for the extremely popular video-sharing website <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a></span> is a pile design, which means that there is a triangle on the hoist of the flag. On this flag, I used a pile to resemble the "play" button of YouTube videos, and added two vertical bars in the fly to resemble the "pause" button. The colors red, white, and black, are the main colors of the YouTube logo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-17202955526153119012008-09-07T11:40:00.002-06:002008-09-07T11:41:52.186-06:00Hungary<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/SMQSD10hCRI/AAAAAAAAB5k/1MrEePBdOno/s1600-h/Hungary.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243335723362355474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/SMQSD10hCRI/AAAAAAAAB5k/1MrEePBdOno/s200/Hungary.GIF" border="0" /></a><br />The current flag of Hungary is simple and symbolic. There would be no problem with it if there weren't <strong>tens of other nations in Europe with tricolours!</strong> So, I simply rearranged the colours into a unique design, but it's still simple.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-7003690281597225212008-09-07T11:23:00.002-06:002008-09-07T11:28:34.798-06:00Canadian Thanksgiving Day<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/SMQOWmMal0I/AAAAAAAAB5c/jxK_0KXS7hM/s1600-h/Canadian+Thanksgiving+Day.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243331647538632514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/SMQOWmMal0I/AAAAAAAAB5c/jxK_0KXS7hM/s200/Canadian+Thanksgiving+Day.GIF" border="0" /></a>If the United States has a Thanksgiving Day, Canada should have one, too. And if I design a flag for the United States Thanksgiving Day, I should design one for Canadian Thanksgiving Day.<br /><br />The flag's proportions are 1:2, the most common flag proportions in Canada. The colours of the flag are the Canadian colours, red and white. The partial cross represents separation from England, and is in the shape of a T, for thanksgiving. A representation of the constellation Orion appears on the hoist side of the flag, symbolising harvest time. The constellation on this flag is made of thirteen stars, representing the thriteen Canadian provinces and major territories.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-3235819003841962152008-06-19T18:04:00.004-06:002008-06-19T18:10:59.456-06:00Anchorage, Alaska<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/SFr0NcPKBCI/AAAAAAAABv0/rb4SDDnfpvo/s1600-h/Anchorage.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213748030390010914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/SFr0NcPKBCI/AAAAAAAABv0/rb4SDDnfpvo/s200/Anchorage.GIF" border="0" /></a>This Anchorage, Alaska, flag design consists of a hoist-facing yellow pentagon on a blue background, with a blue anchor in the center of the flag. The blue and yellow represent Alaska and the anchor is a symbol of the city. The arrangement of the yellow shape is similar to the geographic layout of the peninsula which Anchorage sits on. <p>The current flag of Anchorage is yellow with the city's seal on it, and of course, the word "ANCHORAGE" on it, in all caps. Although it's unique, it needs a much simpler format. My design keeps the uniqueness, but retains all symbolism, and looks as good at the current flag, possibly even better.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-66241859580908125582008-03-31T16:34:00.007-06:002008-03-31T16:45:01.486-06:00Ontario<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/R_FobHfsmLI/AAAAAAAABU4/ishaawUeYkA/s1600-h/Ontario.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184039461157902514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/R_FobHfsmLI/AAAAAAAABU4/ishaawUeYkA/s200/Ontario.GIF" border="0" /></a> You must admit, the current Onatrio flag is quite complex, along with that super-complex Union Jack. And since Canada is independent from the United Kingdom, their provinces could help display that fact by removing the Union Jack from their flags.<br /><br />In this design, I a red background with a white cross. The red and white are the colors of Canada, and the cross <em>hints</em> at the United Kingdom, but doesn't scream it like the real flag. I took the green shield with leaves and transformed it into a canton for this design, and the result looks as Ontarioan as anything.<br />A masterpiece, if I do say so myself.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-87328256406888459222008-03-31T16:34:00.004-06:002008-03-31T16:39:50.192-06:00Serbia<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/R_FnEnfsmKI/AAAAAAAABUw/7iG7tgLljQ8/s1600-h/Serbia.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184037975099218082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/R_FnEnfsmKI/AAAAAAAABUw/7iG7tgLljQ8/s200/Serbia.GIF" border="0" /></a> I bet you've heard of the recent split of Yugoslavia into Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo. Kosovo's new flag is easily much better than the other two nations'. Montenegro's is complicated, ugly, and just plain weird, and Serbia's is not only complicated and just plain weird, but it adds to the European tricolor confusion, but it doesn't seem that they'll adopt a flag without a tricolor, so I designed this flag.<br /><br />I kept the Serbian tricolor of red, blue, and white, and instead of the coat of arms, I placed a Serbian cross in the canton area of the flag. It's golden because Serbia is looking forward to a "golden" future.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-40393147026332703982007-11-22T07:46:00.000-07:002007-11-22T07:53:38.802-07:00United States Thanksgiving Day<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/R0WWac8yhzI/AAAAAAAAA2I/26j3fU1ZxjI/s1600-h/United+States+Thanksgiving+Day.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135676331277846322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/R0WWac8yhzI/AAAAAAAAA2I/26j3fU1ZxjI/s200/United+States+Thanksgiving+Day.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sorry if I'm not updating this blog anymore. I'm so busy with <a href="http://sketchup3dchallenge.blogspot.com/">this</a> and <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/FlagFreak">this</a> and <a href="http://flags.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page">this</a> and <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/navaflags">this</a> and <a href="http://upcomingpixar.blogspot.com/">this</a>. But, since this is a holiday in the United States, I decided to design a flag for the holiday, Thanksgiving Day.</div><div> </div><div>The red, white, and blue are from the flags of the United States, the Protestants, and the United Kingdom. The cross represents the reason why the Puritans and Separatists (Pilgrims) came to America from England: to worship God in their own way. I have no idea why I chose white as the background, but I think it looks nice.</div><div> </div><div>Why no turkey? Well, don't you think a flag would look stupid with a turkey on it? What about other foods? Well, I just didn't include any food on the flag because I didn't want it to get messy. LOL just kidding. I don't think food is a good symbol to put on a flag, and if you include one food, you pretty much have to include all of the food commonly associated with Thanksgiving in the United States. But you can use this flag as a tablecloth if it's big enough; that way, you can "put food on it". <strong>;-)</strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-31381393500912060032007-08-25T16:45:00.000-06:002007-08-25T16:48:12.716-06:00United States<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RtCxFm56CfI/AAAAAAAAANk/3zGefwBshS0/s1600-h/usa001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102773087711660530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RtCxFm56CfI/AAAAAAAAANk/3zGefwBshS0/s200/usa001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Isn't this beautiful? I love it. The bald eagle is the national symbol of the United States. The blue and yellow go great together, too. It is beautiful.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-43389658554735949932007-08-25T12:16:00.000-06:002007-08-25T12:35:05.751-06:00BIG NEWS<a href="http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/flagWaves.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/flagWaves.jpg" border="0" /></a> The flag of the United States of America is a bad flag. Many people, especially Americans, disagree with that statement. Why do they? Well, my guess is because they are attached to it and have grown up with the design and feel that if they criticized their nation's flag, they would feel unpatriotic or something. In other words, they are proud of their nation and feel that they should be proud of their flag. This should not be the case. People should not be proud of a bad flag design.<br /><br />Now people ask, "Why is it a bad flag design? It has tons of sybolism, and it looks great." Yes, that is true, but did you know that a flag will always have a lot of symbolism if you cram way too many symbols onto one design? That is why the United States flag is bad. Because it is much too complicated. People might say, "No, it is not complicated. There are only stars and stripes." Now, that is false. <strong>Only</strong> stars and stripes? And how many stars and stripes are there? "Only sixty-three." <strong>Only</strong> sixty-three? <strong>ONLY?</strong> The United States flag is complicated and should be changed.<br /><br />Some people might ask, "Why does it need to be changed after 47 years?" Well, things change over time, especially the United States. The original thirteen stripes and Union Jack wasn't a good design, either. Way too many stripes; it gives some people headaches, I'm guessing. Also looks like a candy cane when wrapped around a pole. Now that's funny.<br />Anyway, things change, and flags do, too. It is time for a change. Also, did you ever wonder why the stars are <strong><em>five-pointed?</em></strong> There is no reason. There goes a lot of that "symbolism". What do stars have to do with the United States? Nothing. There goes a lot more of the symbolism.<br /><br />Then people might ask, "Well, no design could be better than the current United States flag." If people design some, we will find one design which stands out.<br /><br />I am hoping for a new flag for the United States of America. I will be trying to design some, and looking for more. If you have any designs, <a href="mailto:ff@q.com">please email them to me</a>.<br /><br />It is time for a better flag for the United States of America. I can't wait!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-6060663531525736352007-08-24T10:00:00.000-06:002007-08-24T10:10:18.429-06:00Cascadia<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/Rs8Aqm56CeI/AAAAAAAAANc/yifb63tCPVE/s1600-h/Cascadia.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102297634831993314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/Rs8Aqm56CeI/AAAAAAAAANc/yifb63tCPVE/s200/Cascadia.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is a flag design for the proposed nation of Cascadia. This flag was designed by Andrew Rogers, and you can read more about Cascadia and his flag designs at <strong><a href="http://www.andrewrogers.net/">andrewrogers.net</a></strong>.</div><div> </div><div>Cascadia is a proposed nation which would consist of the current British Columbia, <a href="http://flagdesigner.blogspot.com/2007/05/washington.html">Washington</a>, and <a href="http://flagdesigner.blogspot.com/2007/08/oregon.html">Oregon</a>. There are also many proposed flags for this could-be nation. The most popular one can be found on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_(independence_movement)">Wikipedian Casacadia article</a>, but I think it looks way too much like the flag of Lesotho, and the black evergreen just does not make any sense at all.</div><div> </div><div>This design by Andrew Rogers is simple and symbolic. The seven five-pointed stars represent the "seven original commonwealths that formed the kingdom". The green is the color of evergeens, which are very easy to find in "Cascadia". You can find more of Andrew Rogers' designs at <a href="http://andrewrogers.net/Cascadia/flags.htm">this website</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-5733759089084711592007-08-11T08:18:00.000-06:002007-08-11T08:32:56.806-06:00Ohio<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/Rr3FZT8SAhI/AAAAAAAAANA/ULo1HG60wco/s1600-h/Ohio.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447391893783058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/Rr3FZT8SAhI/AAAAAAAAANA/ULo1HG60wco/s200/Ohio.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is an improvement of the current flag of Ohio, with the stars removed. The stars on Ohio's current flag makes it too complicated.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-68210136740090457442007-08-10T08:24:00.001-06:002007-08-10T08:27:38.881-06:00Sydney, Australia<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/Rrx1IT8SAfI/AAAAAAAAAMw/SCGMqYHoYWM/s1600-h/Sydney.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097077663929074162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/Rrx1IT8SAfI/AAAAAAAAAMw/SCGMqYHoYWM/s200/Sydney.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The city of Sydney, Australia, currently does have a flag, with a flag and a flag and a flag on a flag with another flag. Really. Oh, yeah, and a ship.</div><div> </div><div>I designed this flag for Sydney trying to come up with a simple but good-looking design. I placed a seven-pointed star, a national symbol of Australia, in the place of honor, the canton. I gave the flag a red background, with yellow and blue stripes representing Sydney Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. The colors were taken from Sydney's current flag.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-935238629704591432007-08-08T12:34:00.000-06:002007-08-08T12:54:37.553-06:00Oregon<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RroNBT8SAcI/AAAAAAAAAMY/V2h65YgIDNQ/s1600-h/Oregon.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096400244507279810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RroNBT8SAcI/AAAAAAAAAMY/V2h65YgIDNQ/s200/Oregon.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This Oregon flag design is the best I have ever seen. I found it at <a href="http://www.andrewrogers.net/">andrewrogers.net</a>, and it was designed by Brian Truncale, who designed many improvements to an original design by Andrew Rogers. <span style="font-size:85%;">(more info at <a href="http://www.andrewrogers.net/">andrewrogers.net</a>)</span></div><div></div><div>Blue and yellow are the state colors of Oregon. The stylized bird in the canton area of the flag is a meadowlark, the state bird of Oregon. It is not only in the place of honor, the canton, but the direction it is flying in represents Oregon's geographic position in the United States.</div><div></div><div>Many other versions of the flag can be found at <a href="http://www.andrewrogers.net/">andrewrogers.net</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-65023123614655082482007-08-03T15:52:00.001-06:002007-08-03T15:57:30.776-06:00Maine<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RrOjtj8SAaI/AAAAAAAAAME/HUox2AVGAo4/s1600-h/Maine.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094595606623682978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RrOjtj8SAaI/AAAAAAAAAME/HUox2AVGAo4/s200/Maine.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This Maine flag design is, in my opinion, the perfect symbol for the state of Maine. The pine tree in the center of the flag was inspired by the pine free shading the dead elk on the Maine state flag. The five-pointed star is a symbol of the United States, and when it is on a blue background, it looks similar to the stars in the canton of the United States flag. The blue and green were inspired by Maine's current flag.</div><div> </div><div>Maine's current flag is one of the worst flags in the world. Not only is it ugly, but there are two people that somehow represent the state on there, and the one furthest away from the hoist looks bored out of his mind. The design shown above is just perfect.</div><div> </div><div>The flag's original design was discovered <a href="http://www.geocities.com/my_flags/states.html?20073">here</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-64351432053270379662007-08-03T15:32:00.000-06:002007-08-03T15:36:49.892-06:00Boston, Massachusetts<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RrOe9z8SAZI/AAAAAAAAAL8/sSwHA93rwbY/s1600-h/Boston.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094590388238418322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RrOe9z8SAZI/AAAAAAAAAL8/sSwHA93rwbY/s200/Boston.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The current flag of Boston, Massachusetts, has the city's seal in the center of a field of blue, which makes it look extremely similar to many United States state flags, especially Minnesota's and South Dakota's.</div><div> </div><div>This Boston flag design has blue, green, and red, the state colors of Massachusetts, along with another Massachusetts state symbol, a pine tree. The white was added not only to separate the blue, green, and red, but to also represent the United States and Massachusetts, as the background of the Massachusetts state flag is white.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-90748571450981287732007-08-03T12:24:00.000-06:002007-08-03T12:39:52.177-06:00Anaheim, California<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RrNzEj8SAYI/AAAAAAAAAL0/qms-o5G-llg/s1600-h/Anaheim.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094542125690913154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RrNzEj8SAYI/AAAAAAAAAL0/qms-o5G-llg/s200/Anaheim.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The current flag of Anaheim, California, has the state seal, which has lots of lettering on it. Is it already a bad flag.</div><div></div><div>This Anaheim flag design uses symbols of the United States, California, and Orange County. The blue, white, and red symbolize the United States. The yellow sun symbol was made using two five-pointed stars, also symbols of the United States. The red stripe at the bottom of the flag and the white background are taken from the flag of California. The orange circle with the yellow sun representation represents Orange County, which Anaheim is located in. A similar symbol can be found on the flag of Orange County.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-61905008707588242532007-08-03T12:00:00.000-06:002007-08-03T12:05:52.800-06:00Newham, England<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RrNtcD8SAXI/AAAAAAAAALs/g9CPnTLV5r4/s1600-h/Newham.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094535932348072306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RrNtcD8SAXI/AAAAAAAAALs/g9CPnTLV5r4/s200/Newham.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This flag design for Newham, London, England, was designed to replace Newham's current flag, which looks like a logo, and it has gradients and lettering. I used the curved stripe from their current flag, which represent the river Thames, but made it simpler and stretched it across the entire flag. Since Newham is part of London, I used the sword from London's flag andchanged it white. The red and white represent England and the United Kingdom.</div><div> </div><div>The bad part is, when it is not on a flagpole, it reminds me of a cola logo.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-47930200395414932662007-07-20T09:57:00.000-06:002007-07-20T10:01:27.731-06:00Taichung, Taiwan<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RqDbi-BP5gI/AAAAAAAAALk/ZTBCjOMw6UU/s1600-h/Taichung.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089308972738930178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RqDbi-BP5gI/AAAAAAAAALk/ZTBCjOMw6UU/s200/Taichung.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The current flag of Taichung has a golden yellow background with three Chinese characters that say "Taichung City" in the center of the flag. Since the characters are symmetrical, I decided to place them in a column instead of a row, so the words can be seen from both sides. I kept the red lettering and golden background, and added the blue and white canton from the flag of Taiwan.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-81262995054862492092007-07-20T09:35:00.001-06:002007-07-20T09:42:54.351-06:00Kraków, Poland<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RqDWXuBP5fI/AAAAAAAAALc/fcVUee1Lx_8/s1600-h/Krak%C3%B3w.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089303281907262962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RqDWXuBP5fI/AAAAAAAAALc/fcVUee1Lx_8/s200/Krak%C3%B3w.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I designed this flag for the city of Kraków in Poland because their current flag looks exactly identical to the civil flag of San Marino. I looked at the Kraków coat of arms, and I thought that it was simple enough to be placed on a flag. I kept the background blue and white, which are the colors of the city, and added the city's coat of arms in the corner of the flag. I decided not to place the coat of arms in the center of the flag, since it would look like the flag of San Marino.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-30240294226044956842007-07-04T07:38:00.000-06:002007-07-04T07:45:09.352-06:00Anguilla<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/Roui7ILaylI/AAAAAAAAALU/-NtB2VSM4Uo/s1600-h/Anguilla.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083335741109094994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/Roui7ILaylI/AAAAAAAAALU/-NtB2VSM4Uo/s200/Anguilla.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This flag was designed for Anguilla, which is a British territory in the Caribbean Islands. Their current flag shows the British Blue Ensign with the Anguillan coat of arms at the end of the flag. I designed this flag so it would be recognized among many other flags with something at the end of the British Blue Ensign, such as Australia, <a href="http://flagdesigner.blogspot.com/2007/05/new-zealand.html">New Zealand</a>, <a href="http://flagdesigner.blogspot.com/2007/06/fiji.html">Fiji</a>, and <a href="http://flagdesigner.blogspot.com/2007/06/tuvalu.html">Tuvalu</a>. I think the coat of arms would do great as a flag, since it is simple and symbolic. I tried it, and the flag design turned out to be amazing!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-61723659798034874832007-06-27T12:41:00.000-06:002007-08-06T07:39:19.357-06:00Israel<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RoLlBYLayjI/AAAAAAAAALE/igjUXn7h4pk/s1600-h/Israel.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080875141460314674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RoLlBYLayjI/AAAAAAAAALE/igjUXn7h4pk/s200/Israel.GIF" border="0" /></a>I designed this flag for the nation of Israel not because I thought their flag was bad (it's an awesome flag!), but because there are some political issues concerning the flag of Israel, and many people want to remove the blue stripes on the flag. This design shows the Israel "Star of David" in a triangle on the hoist of a blue background, which is similar to one of their historical flags. Israel has many flags with blue background, and this was inspired by many of those designs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-34405285295426619122007-06-26T07:59:00.001-06:002008-06-19T19:12:58.483-06:00Fiji<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RoEb73Kz_II/AAAAAAAAAK0/CSmyiCtxRHw/s1600-h/Fiji.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080372569886162050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_QnBCKK7b6oc/RoEb73Kz_II/AAAAAAAAAK0/CSmyiCtxRHw/s200/Fiji.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I designed this Fiji flag design with keeping in mind that it is now an independent nation and no longer needs the Union Jack on its flag. I used the great-looking coat of arms in a triangular pile design with two shades of blue, to represent the ocean. The two dark blue triangles represent the two major islands of Fiji, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0