Flags

[Torco]

The only concountry I have developed, the First Sehlian Empire, doesn't use flags at all. It does use, however, oval-shaped emblems: they're displayed on people's shields, on city walls, painted on people's bodies, or quilted into clothing. They are familiar with the concept of a flag, but find them impractical. When they have to have a flag-like thing, say, for displaying the emblem on a square piece of cloth, they do it against a white or gray background, so that it doesn't distract from the emblem.



This is the imperial emblem, the only legal one within imperial territories, which eventually turned into the whole civilized world. [not as big as it sounds, sort of the size of Australia]

At any rate, that; not a flag, but similar. Yellow signifies hope and happiness, red means dignity (from the willingness to shed blood) and black is the color of the imperial family, which brings both together, the metaphor being something like the empire makes the gallantry of warriors result in a better world. The idea of progress is completely absent from their culture, but not the idea of greater or public good.

[nils]

Okay, these are more doodles than final designs, but I figured since we have a new Flags thread and I need flags or emblems for my science fiction universe, I'd throw something together. Think of these as seals or emblems for a large, human, interstellar nation. Very much a WIP.

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@Nils
That pentagonal seal is win!

[Nortaneous]

I like the one above the fist thing. The first one has way too many stars.

[Aszev]

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...

There is to my knowledge no real world flag that is black-white-green with 1:2 proportions like mine is. (apparantly the former state of Bhopal used a similar one but I'm not sure about its proportions) Anyway the flag in that particular picture is photoshopped, but I do have an identical real flag, I just don't have a flagpole to hang it from.

[Toko]

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...

There is to my knowledge no real world flag that is black-white-green with 1:2 proportions like mine is. (apparantly the former state of Bhopal used a similar one but I'm not sure about its proportions) Anyway the flag in that particular picture is photoshopped, but I do have an identical real flag, I just don't have a flagpole to hang it from.

Ack we've been had!

Just kidding , good job on the pic . One of these days I really ought to look for some company that makes custom flags and get myself a real himachizai (instead of printing out cheap 8x11 paper ones )

[Catscratch]

Ooooh, I like this one.

[Dewrad]

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.

It's "naturalistic" to own slaves, but that doesn't make it a good idea.

[Unbidden]

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.

It's "naturalistic" to own slaves, but that doesn't make it a good idea.

My point is, sure, it might be good to have flags that are logical and obey the laws of heraldry. But, clearly a lot of nations (and states etc) on Earth have spat in the face of logic. As handy as the guide is I don't think many zbbers will be rushing to change their flags.

Every country needs quirks, even concontries, what's the harm in putting in a few imperfections. Especially if they're artistic choices?

If someone would rather be logical and design "better" flags well now they have the guide you posted to help them out....

[sasasha]

@Nils
That pentagonal seal is win!

Seconded. It's gorgeous.

[nils]

@Nils
That pentagonal seal is win!

Seconded. It's gorgeous.

Hmm, thanks - interesting. It probably works well for one of those tiny interstellar nations... I'll use it

[the duke of nuke]

Some from the world of Meduzís:

Meduzís. The seven-pointed star was originally a stylised amaranth flower, and is the symbol of the Vizhosõ religion.


Ushenshe.


Mardosayo. The flag represents the country's three rivers, the Raisu, the Fisefu, and the Shibi.


Radrakut.


Zaramar. The two roses symbolise the two islands that make up the country.


Tsanomai. The Lion of Nakai (Nakai-o Nanem) is an ancient emblem of the monarchy; the gold field represents the country, as the name Tsanomai derives from Old Tsanomese "great golden land".


Tsarprîmait. The roundels represent pearls (tai), an allusion to the capital city Taispar.

[Qwynegold]

I like the green white purple better too

Me too.

Heres my flag

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

No offense intended, but are you by any chance color blind?

Nice emblem. What is it?

The flag of Sogur:

I like this one a lot, but the shades of color are a little "off".

Spiral galaxy?

This ones really good. Haven't I seen it before?

Fascistic spiral galaxy?

Radrakut.


Zaramar. The two roses symbolise the two islands that make up the country.

These two are really nice.

[nils]

No offense intended, but are you by any chance color blind?

It could also be that the colors on his screen are just "off". My LCD tv and my LCD screen are both wildly different with some colors, as is my work LCD screen.

Spiral galaxy?

Yeah.

This ones really good. Haven't I seen it before?

Could be. I had it sitting around and wasn't sure if I had posted it in the old flags thread.

Fascistic spiral galaxy?

Fascist "we couldn't draw the milky way if our secret police depended on it" spiral galaxy

[Christopher Schröder]

Nice emblem. What is it?

The friend with whom I collabourated made that symbol, but I think she called it a flourdeliz (fleur de lis in Breton, or something of the sort) — I just supplied the layout and palette for that one.

[vampireshark]

Flags!


The Kingdom of Tèlemor


The Ilian People's Republic

[Dewrad]

Flags!


The Kingdom of Tèlemor


The Ilian People's Republic

Oh come on. That's just Thailand with blue swapped out for green (or Boyacá with the colours reversed) and some kind of mirrored Bosnia. D- for effort. Do try harder.

[Dewrad]

Every country needs quirks, even concontries, what's the harm in putting in a few imperfections. Especially if they're artistic choices?

If someone would rather be logical and design "better" flags well now they have the guide you posted to help them out....

The point isn't that following the guide produces more logical or more heraldically correct flags, but flags which just plain look better. Seriously, it helps you avoid some of the ugliness that we've seen in this thread. Beauty in the eye of the beholder and everyone is a special snowflake etc etc, but some shit is just plain ugly, no matter which way you look at it. Would you like me to give examples, or would that offend your "everyone is special" principles too much?

[Unbidden]

Every country needs quirks, even concontries, what's the harm in putting in a few imperfections. Especially if they're artistic choices?

If someone would rather be logical and design "better" flags well now they have the guide you posted to help them out....

The point isn't that following the guide produces more logical or more heraldically correct flags, but flags which just plain look better. Seriously, it helps you avoid some of the ugliness that we've seen in this thread. Beauty in the eye of the beholder and everyone is a special snowflake etc etc, but some shit is just plain ugly, no matter which way you look at it. Would you like me to give examples, or would that offend your "everyone is special" principles too much?

Yeah, some shit is ugly, like for example your complaining.
If someone here has designed a flag clearly beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Why should they give a dam about your personal tastes?

[Dewrad]

Every country needs quirks, even concontries, what's the harm in putting in a few imperfections. Especially if they're artistic choices?

If someone would rather be logical and design "better" flags well now they have the guide you posted to help them out....

The point isn't that following the guide produces more logical or more heraldically correct flags, but flags which just plain look better. Seriously, it helps you avoid some of the ugliness that we've seen in this thread. Beauty in the eye of the beholder and everyone is a special snowflake etc etc, but some shit is just plain ugly, no matter which way you look at it. Would you like me to give examples, or would that offend your "everyone is special" principles too much?

Yeah, some shit is ugly, like for example your complaining.
If someone here has designed a flag clearly beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Why should they give a dam about your personal tastes?

Look, look at the snowflakes! Aren't they all unique and special in their own way! ^__^

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[Catscratch]

Oh sky cake...

[finlay]

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stop it

[vampireshark]

Oh come on. That's just Thailand with blue swapped out for green (or Boyacá with the colours reversed) and some kind of mirrored Bosnia. D- for effort. Do try harder.

No, no it's not. Having a similar pattern does not make the flag identical to others. Look at the varying tricolors presented. In fact, there are about... four other differences from the Thai flag.

And the Ilian Flag was partly inspired by the Bosnian, but comes from their own history. It's not a mirrored Bosnia... I should know, because I love that flag.

Anyways, maybe this will be to your loathing more, sir.


Épemale Republic

[the duke of nuke]

These two are really nice.

Thanks. I was worried that on the Zaramaran flag the roses would be a bit overpowering, and it's good to know that at least some people don't think so. As for the flag of Radrakut, I chose it partly because it looks like a chainsaw (Sanguine a bend raguly Argent).

@nils: I do like that fist-and-galaxy design. It looks very revolutionary.

@Milloniaire: I agree with Qwynegold that the colours look a bit "off", perhaps faded; maybe you could increase the saturation and decrease the luminosity.

@Dewrad: Come on, you're being a bit harsh on the man. Yes, the guide you've posted is a very good one, and yes, some flags can be very ugly indeed; but people can make ugly flags if they want to. It's certainly good to offer advice on how to improve a flag according the the opinions of yourself and the people of NAVA, but you can't force people to follow it.