Workshop Vexillology - A Place for Flags

[TJASTA]

Here is my current desk flag collection. I am planning to add a couple more one of these days.
For the normies that don't know: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States.

 

[Mozzie_Squad]

I’ve seen this one pop up a few times this weekend




On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[caloschwaby]

I’ve seen this one pop up a few times this weekend

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What does the Red circle and white dots mean?

 

[magpienato]

What does the Red circle and white dots mean?

I saw that on r/vexillology, it's just a sun in the style of aboriginal dot painting. Personally, don't really like it. It's not really much of an improvement on our current flag, which is pretty hard to do.

 

[Craegus]

I saw that on r/vexillology, it's just a sun in the style of aboriginal dot painting. Personally, don't really like it. It's not really much of an improvement on our current flag, which is pretty hard to do.

And there is one of the major problems with this design. Aboriginal art is supposed to be a representation of a story, not just something thrown together.

That is one reason why I am 100% against having Aboriginal designs on the flag.

 

[Norm Landrover]

Speaking of American flags:

Known about it since it was first published - great resource!

 

[Norm Landrover]

From the failed BF Olympics: The Republic of Dobromesto (Република Доброместо)

 

[fancyscum]

Known about it since it was first published!

weird flex, but ok

 

[caloschwaby]

From the failed BF Olympics: The Republic of Dobromesto (Република Доброместо)

Those are your vocals, right?

 

[Norm Landrover]

weird flex, but ok

Not trying to flex, just acknowledging the importance of it.

Those are your vocals, right?

Nope, political campaign from an election year in a country from the region. The term Macedonia in relation to Dobromesto would refer to the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in this anthem.

 

[Fizzler]

From the failed BF Olympics: The Republic of Dobromesto (Република Доброместо)

Good place?

 

[Norm Landrover]

That's correct. Junior year of high school (that was ten years ago this coming June already ) in a sport marketing class, we finished early because the class were half seniors who graduated a month ahead of us, the six of us left played a game of risk with a giant wall map in the room the class was held. I used the Balkan peninsula as my stronghold under the "Dobromesto" banner and won the game after the four weeks finished. I even made currency in one of my graphic design classes. It was all about depoliticizing the tensions already existent within the region.

 

[TJASTA]

I got some new desk flags today (India, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka). I was a bit disappointed with the India flag, it seems to be made from a different material compared to the others. The others seem to be fine.

 

[akkaps]

 

[caloschwaby]

What a brilliant channel Numberphile is.

 

[GremioPower]

Vexillology

Thought this area of graphic design needed it's own space for designing and discussion. Feel free to post anything flag related into this thread, whether it be a design you have created for an existing, historical or even fictional country/entity. Could be news about a flag change, anything really

Flags are a huge passion of mine, and probably what got me into caring about footy jumpers in the first place. After all, what is a guernsey other than a banner that has been turned into a wearable cloth

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Was this posted here already? Regardless, it is always worthy watching:


Note: in Brazil, even though we are not as good as the Europeans (specially the Brits), we are not as bad at flag designs as the Americans.

Here, our state flags:

They were all adopted after the Republican coup of 1889. During the empire, the then Provinces had other flags.

 

[caloschwaby]

Was this posted here already? Regardless, it is always worthy watching:


Note: in Brazil, even though we are not as good as the Europeans (specially the Brits), we are not as bad at flag designs as the Americans.

Here, our state flags:

Didn't realise we had a Brazillian on our board Welcome!

 

[GremioPower]

Didn't realise we had a Brazillian on our board Welcome!

I am usually around the Port board. I rarely adventure myself elsewhere. But, hey, it is off-season! (And currently things aren't good at Port... )

 

[caloschwaby]

I am usually arour the Port board. I rarely adventure myself elsewhere. But, hey, it is off-season!

It's a long off-season for all of us

 

[magpienato]

Was this posted here already? Regardless, it is always worthy watching:


Note: in Brazil, even though we are not as good as the Europeans (specially the Brits), we are not as bad at flag designs as the Americans.

Here, our state flags:

They were all adopted after the Republican coup of 1889. During the empire, the then Provinces had other flags.

Wow, how did you find the great game of Aussie Rules? I love the Brazil flag, very iconic.

 

[GremioPower]

Wow, how did you find the great game of Aussie Rules?

Port Adelaide has made me this very same question!

Paulo’s Power in Brazil

Love for the club never too much for this Power supporter

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

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I love the Brazil flag, very iconic.

It is mainly the Imperial flag design, as you can see below. The Republicans tried to adopt one inspired on the American flag, but it was so bad it lasted four DAYS. Here, the official historic flags of Brazil:

In my previous post, one can see that the first Republican flag was ultimately adpoted, with few changes, by three states (Goiás, Piauí, and Sergipe). The US influence can also be seen in São Paulo's and Maranhão's.

The Constitutional Regime Flag (1821-1822) was adopted by Portugal only in 1825. Brazil uses it retroactively to symbolize the period in which we lived under the First Portuguese Constitution, after the return of the Royal family from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon. Rio was the capital of the Portuguese Empire between 1808-1821.

 

[magpienato]

Been a while since the last post here so thought I'd revive it with some of my own Australia Flag concepts. Did both a green and heraldic blue variants for both designs.

Design #1 (left)

• The base of the flag is navy which owing to the idea of a country that is girt by sea.
• The wave reinforces that symbolism, with the colours representing ideals of peace/harmony (white), wealth/affluence (gold) and natural beauty (green) that resides within our nation.
• The Federation Star and Southern Cross retain their original meanings and are positioned in such a way to be familiar with the current flag.
• Flag is brought to a standardised 1:2 ratio.

Design #2 (right)

• The navy base of the flag holds the same meaning as Design #1
• The gold segment has a direct meaning of wealth/affluence and a more abstract meaning of the sand/shores that surround Australia.
• An altered 8-pointed Federation Star is featured, with an extra point being added for First Nation Peoples of Australia.
• Southern Cross positioning intended to inspire familiarity with the current flag.

 

[exile]

Been a while since the last post here so thought I'd revive it with some of my own Australia Flag concepts. Did both a green and heraldic blue variants for both designs.

Design #1 (left)

• The base of the flag is navy which owing to the idea of a country that is girt by sea.
• The wave reinforces that symbolism, with the colours representing ideals of peace/harmony (white), wealth/affluence (gold) and natural beauty (green) that resides within our nation.
• The Federation Star and Southern Cross retain their original meanings and are positioned in such a way to be familiar with the current flag.
• Flag is brought to a standardised 1:2 ratio.

Design #2 (right)

• The navy base of the flag holds the same meaning as Design #1
• The gold segment has a direct meaning of wealth/affluence and a more abstract meaning of the sand/shores that surround Australia.
• An altered 8-pointed Federation Star is featured, with an extra point being added for First Nation Peoples of Australia.
• Southern Cross positioning intended to inspire familiarity with the current flag.

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nice! bottom right & top left are my favourites.

 

[Nickimus Rex]

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Also check out the GIF. It's a Union Jack design sans Scotland, + Wales by Fraser Davidson.

Fun fact, it's not actually sans Scotland at all. The offset saltire(flag of St Andrew) is still there desigedn to represent Scotland ( if you look closely at the cross itself).

 

[TheDoctor11]

Been a while since the last post here so thought I'd revive it with some of my own Australia Flag concepts. Did both a green and heraldic blue variants for both designs.

Design #1 (left)

• The base of the flag is navy which owing to the idea of a country that is girt by sea.
• The wave reinforces that symbolism, with the colours representing ideals of peace/harmony (white), wealth/affluence (gold) and natural beauty (green) that resides within our nation.
• The Federation Star and Southern Cross retain their original meanings and are positioned in such a way to be familiar with the current flag.
• Flag is brought to a standardised 1:2 ratio.

Design #2 (right)

• The navy base of the flag holds the same meaning as Design #1
• The gold segment has a direct meaning of wealth/affluence and a more abstract meaning of the sand/shores that surround Australia.
• An altered 8-pointed Federation Star is featured, with an extra point being added for First Nation Peoples of Australia.
• Southern Cross positioning intended to inspire familiarity with the current flag.

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Another vote for bottom right, very nice work.