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I made it in literally three seconds when I needed a flag (any flag would do) for some project when I first created the Talloes a couple of years ago. It's so simple that I'm shocked--shocked!--that it's not already in use by some actually-existing entity (as far as I can find). But despite all this, I've gotten kind of attached to it as a symbol of my concountry.
Colonel Cathcart wrote:The Talloese flag is stunningly uncreative:
I made it in literally three seconds when I needed a flag (any flag would do) for some project when I first created the Talloes a couple of years ago. It's so simple that I'm shocked--shocked!--that it's not already in use by some actually-existing entity (as far as I can find). But despite all this, I've gotten kind of attached to it as a symbol of my concountry.
edit to clarify: yes in that historically Christianity has been the dominant religion and most of the population belongs to the Protestant church, but no in that church membership is largely nominal nowadays and the populace on the whole is not renowned for being particularly devout (church attendance low and falling, people more likely to describe themselves as "spiritual" than "religious," "no religion" the fastest-growing affiliation, etc.)
"There was a particular car I soon came to think of as distinctly St. Louis-ish: a gigantic white S.U.V. with a W. bumper sticker on it for George W. Bush."
Do you suggest any specific shades of gold/orange/yellow?
You can show me a picture that has that color, and I can analyze the color and use it in the flag.
Velkas wrote:Do you suggest any specific shades of gold/orange/yellow?
You can show me a picture that has that color, and I can analyze the color and use it in the flag.
Here are some good orange colors, listed by user rating.
It is strange how color choice can alter the impression a flag gives. That current orange or a saffron make me think Asia. A brighter orange makes me think Africa. Too bright of a yellow makes me want fries with that.
The Talloese flag looks great but had me slightly confused. The green struck me as muslim but there is the cross that screams crusading knightly order to me. In my head I had two possible backstories. IIRC green used to be a symbol of truth, that combined with the cross makes me think of a motto “Truth and Faith". The other idea relates to how some ransomed crusaders changed their heraldic shield as part of their release. I could see a hosplitar (or some other order) changing the color of the cross as one of those terms.
I used to have a black-white-blue tricolore for my concountry since the age of 9-10, but I got a bit bored by it, so I tried to get something new.
I just can't get rid of the colors, even if I don't like them much anymore. The triskele is also used in their coat of arms and is the symbol of their religion, but I could hardly find a triskele in the internet that looks like the one I immagine for them, so I used that one.
The olive tree plays a big role in their religion, too, so I picked the triskele and the olive branch as a kind of symbols for their culture and stuff.
The offset stripe looks quite odd - is that intentional? On the other hand, the colour scheme works well, although the green looks a little greyish (over-saturated?).
XinuX wrote:I learned this language, but then I sneezed and now am in prison for high treason. 0/10 would not speak again.
Fanu wrote:I used to have a black-white-blue tricolore for my concountry since the age of 9-10, but I got a bit bored by it, so I tried to get something new.
I just can't get rid of the colors, even if I don't like them much anymore. The triskele is also used in their coat of arms and is the symbol of their religion, but I could hardly find a triskele in the internet that looks like the one I immagine for them, so I used that one.
The olive tree plays a big role in their religion, too, so I picked the triskele and the olive branch as a kind of symbols for their culture and stuff.
How does that look?
(I think I sort of prefer the original... Maybe...)
It is strange how color choice can alter the impression a flag gives. That current orange or a saffron make me think Asia. A brighter orange makes me think Africa. Too bright of a yellow makes me want fries with that.
Velkas wrote:I changed the saturation of the goldish color.
How does that look?
(I think I sort of prefer the original... Maybe...)
It is strange how color choice can alter the impression a flag gives. That current orange or a saffron make me think Asia. A brighter orange makes me think Africa. Too bright of a yellow makes me want fries with that.
Hmm... Interesting. I see what you mean.
Better, but yeah, it's too much like McDonald's now. :/
Prmysl wrote:The Talloese flag looks great but had me slightly confused. The green struck me as muslim but there is the cross that screams crusading knightly order to me. In my head I had two possible backstories. IIRC green used to be a symbol of truth, that combined with the cross makes me think of a motto “Truth and Faith". The other idea relates to how some ransomed crusaders changed their heraldic shield as part of their release. I could see a hosplitar (or some other order) changing the color of the cross as one of those terms.
Huh, didn't think of that. The hoist cross is because it's a Nordic country, and I just picked green because that's my favourite colour.
thedukeofnuke wrote:The offset stripe looks quite odd - is that intentional? On the other hand, the colour scheme works well, although the green looks a little greyish (over-saturated?).
It's the best I got. The olive branches come from the flag of Cyprus.
Daquarious P. McFizzle wrote:Is it some imperial version of the Isle of Man?
My flag and the flag of the Isle of Man have nothing in common, apart from the triskele, which is also different from the one from the one I used. So no, no imperial version of the Isle of Man.
Would somebody mind taking a look at the flag of Kiarretirirru? I like the design but I have no taste in colors. Ensigns in this part of my conworld (the Lisateku) are normally round; when they are converted to a rectangular form the corners are usually white as in this image, but any color is acceptable.
Calakei gasu ga Ľikala, yau ciṙiwalau gasu ga Ľizeṙe ľi. - Hataučai Ihirašahai Tewa
thedukeofnuke wrote:The offset stripe looks quite odd - is that intentional? On the other hand, the colour scheme works well, although the green looks a little greyish (over-saturated?).
It's the best I got. The olive branches come from the flag of Cyprus.
Daquarious P. McFizzle wrote:Is it some imperial version of the Isle of Man?
My flag and the flag of the Isle of Man have nothing in common, apart from the triskele, which is also different from the one from the one I used. So no, no imperial version of the Isle of Man.
... apart from the most important symbolic element. If you think others can tell that they're different, you're sadly mistaken...
Colonel Cathcart wrote:The Talloese flag is stunningly uncreative:
I made it in literally three seconds when I needed a flag (any flag would do) for some project when I first created the Talloes a couple of years ago. It's so simple that I'm shocked--shocked!--that it's not already in use by some actually-existing entity (as far as I can find). But despite all this, I've gotten kind of attached to it as a symbol of my concountry.
Had a quick check through wikipedia and apparently a green cross on a white background was one of the proposals for the flag of Greenland put forth in 1991 with the white representing the ice and snow, the green representing the name "Greenland" and the cross indicating links to Nordic countries.
You can tell the same lie a thousand times,
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
Just one time.
