Flags

Catscratch · Post by **Catscratch** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:05 pm

Since the old flag thread is gone, I'm starting a new one. Post your conlang/conworld flags!

My Satchian flag...

Toko · Post by **Toko** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:09 pm

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Apollyna · Post by **Apollyna** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:14 pm

Oh, I've designed a normal and war flag, too. :'D Gotta find it lying around somehwere and make it all pretty and digitized... Sweet idea ~

Torco · Post by **Torco** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:21 pm

I like the green white purple better too

Miiil · Post by **Miiil** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:44 pm

Heres my flag

Blue for the oceans, green for the fertile land and yellow for gold(prosperity)

Aszev · Post by **Aszev** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:47 pm

Unbidden · Post by **Unbidden** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:50 pm

Here's a basic Isharian flag from the classic period:

The bottom triangle shows that whoever flies this flag is loyal to the guiding council of the central province. Green rings for the forests that conceal and provide for the Isharians who live within the caverns (three being the number of natural entrances uncovered by the ancestors).

The top triangle would denote host -> sphere -> circle (in an army formation, it might display all three identifiers or only the host insignia).

It could also denote clan or cult affiliations and in the case of drafted tribal members their clan markers as well. In the case of human mercenaries (or more likely allies or tributaries) there’d be a separate marker to denote that fact as well.
(The top triangle is blank because I haven’t devised the markers yet)

Christopher Schröder · Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:53 pm

Illyria (now-defunct concountry) —

Three others that were designed in collabouration with a friend —

nils · Post by **nils** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:06 am

Cool flags, keep 'em coming. I don't have any new flags yet but maybe I should make some...

Viktor77 · Post by **Viktor77** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:23 am

Azev, I'm SOOOOO jealous. Who made it for you and what did it cost?

Flag of Falgwia:

Flag of Falgwian SSR:

Jacqui · Post by **Jacqui** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:31 am

Flag of Orgasia:

The hand in the corner is an orthodox church symbol (I have absolutely no i dea what it actually means but I've seen it a lot, TBH) and it has four Gothic symbols around the fingers.. ÏJCJ. This is a reminder of the country's gothic history. The letters are the emporer's initials.

Um.... yeah.

The white stripes are a symbol of peace within success. Teaching people to win quietly and keep thoughts to yourself.

WeepingElf · Post by **WeepingElf** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:27 am

The flag of the Commonwealth of the Elves:

alice · Post by **alice** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:00 pm

Slightly out of date linguistically, but certainly current vexilloligically:

Mecislau · Post by **Mecislau** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:29 pm

Jacqui wrote:The hand in the corner is an orthodox church symbol (I have absolutely no i dea what it actually means but I've seen it a lot, TBH) and it has four Gothic symbols around the fingers.. ÏJCJ. This is a reminder of the country's gothic history. The letters are the emporer's initials.

The sign of the cross that a priest would use when giving a blessing?

Avorentión · Post by **Avorentión** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:01 pm

The flag of the Avorenta language:

The black wolf in the middle is the Karavilkâs, the mythic animal of the language's speakers, it symbolizes togetherness and force.

Soap · Post by **Soap** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:13 pm

Aszev's flag is likely the flag of some real world country or state. It wouldnt necessarily have to be specially made for him.

Cedh · Post by **Cedh** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:37 pm

Soap wrote:Aszev's flag is likely the flag of some real world country or state. It wouldnt necessarily have to be specially made for him.

Extremadura, a province of Spain. The flag is upside down, but well...

Astraios · Post by **Astraios** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:44 pm

The flag of Sogur:

The purple symbolises the immaterial spirit world, while the red symbolises fire and its status as a link between this life and the next. The pale circle in the middle represents the physical world. The stripes, from centre to edge, show that one's physical body (central circle) is to be burnt in fire (centre red stripe) to free one's souls from the physical world into the spirit world (centre purple stripes), then one's souls are burnt up in a spiritual 'fire' (outer red stripes) to carry them into the waiting Void (outer purple stripes). Although this sounds quite morbid to us, it is comforting to the Sogurians to be reminded that their souls will be sucked into the Void after they die.

Dewrad · Post by **Dewrad** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:56 pm

This is required reading for all those creating their own flags. Seriously, guys: some of these are just plain hideous.

Viktor77 · Post by **Viktor77** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:37 pm

Dewrad wrote:This is required reading for all those creating their own flags. Seriously, guys: some of these are just plain hideous.

Seconded.

Unbidden · Post by **Unbidden** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:02 pm

Dewrad wrote:This is required reading for all those creating their own flags. Seriously, guys: some of these are just plain hideous.

Yet, it seems to be a very naturalistic thing to have a "bad" flag.

The only thing I wonder about is whether these concountries have invented screen printing for all the intricate details and graphics...

maıráí · Post by **maıráí** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:45 pm

Dewrad wrote:things

Well, then everyone should submit some crests or whatnot.

Toko · Post by **Toko** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:46 pm

Unbidden wrote:
Dewrad wrote:This is required reading for all those creating their own flags. Seriously, guys: some of these are just plain hideous.
Yet, it seems to be a very naturalistic thing to have a "bad" flag.

The only thing I wonder about is whether these concountries have invented screen printing for all the intricate details and graphics...

But of course (well at least the Hunzai).

Never thought there was anything particularly "bad" about my flag... it's distinguishable, symbolic, and simple, all basic shapes (triangles, rectangles, a circle and a simple star).

Unbidden · Post by **Unbidden** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:17 pm

Zereskaoate wrote:Never thought there was anything particularly "bad" about my flag... it's distinguishable, symbolic, and simple, all basic shapes (triangles, rectangles, a circle and a simple star).

I think your flag is nice and also, going by the article, it's a "good" flag.

The Isharian flag might have problems though. I never considered what it would look like if there wasn't a dramatic breeze.
I guess the signallers will just have to start waving them about.

Christopher Schröder · Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:41 pm

Zereskaoate wrote:
Unbidden wrote:
Dewrad wrote:This is required reading for all those creating their own flags. Seriously, guys: some of these are just plain hideous.
Yet, it seems to be a very naturalistic thing to have a "bad" flag.

The only thing I wonder about is whether these concountries have invented screen printing for all the intricate details and graphics...
But of course (well at least the Hunzai).

Never thought there was anything particularly "bad" about my flag... it's distinguishable, symbolic, and simple, all basic shapes (triangles, rectangles, a circle and a simple star).

It also does not wantonly break the rule of tincture, as I am fond of doing.