flags representing any territory or group or organization of any kind are welcome here
i'll begin with a set of truly hideous ones that should be quite familiar to many of us
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 28, 2018, 01:28:52 AM(https://i.imgur.com/8QSZU0S.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/fmx8dJt.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/vW1BjBl.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/3dAuzNd.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Tampa%2C_Florida.svg/956px-Flag_of_Tampa%2C_Florida.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg/1000px-Flag_of_Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/City_of_Asheville_North_Carolina_Flag.jpg)
The first flag is the former flag of Provo, Utah. They upgraded to the second, still not good flag recently.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Provo%2C_Utah_%281985%E2%80%932015%29.svg/374px-Flag_of_Provo%2C_Utah_%281985%E2%80%932015%29.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/Flag_of_Provo%2C_Utah_%282015%29.png)
(https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/1qvgjx/picture72030512/alternates/FREE_1140/pocatello%20flag)
(https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OPqgfE_Y-qGnCU2DPT9Dhy4jfNM=/0x0:1200x799/1200x800/filters:focal(504x306:696x498)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/55254991/ajut5didalky.0.jpg)
and now for some excellent flags:
(https://i.imgur.com/dTRL3iI.png)
god bless the northern territories
(https://i.imgur.com/e9bQV7G.png)
god bless tennessee
wrench;
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 01:53:56 AM(https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/1qvgjx/picture72030512/alternates/FREE_1140/pocatello%20flag)
Wow. psyduck;
Alternatively, Portland might have my favorite city flag.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Portland%2C_Oregon.svg/1200px-Flag_of_Portland%2C_Oregon.svg.png)
Liberia's county flags are all famously bad. Here's an example that speaks for all of them, honestly.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_Lofa_County.svg/1100px-Flag_of_Lofa_County.svg.png)
And this is my favorite flag of all time
(https://fotw.info/images/k/ke-nya.gif)
uglies:
- almost any flag containing the union jack
looking at you, ausfailia
(https://i.imgur.com/fk4UGty.png)
and
especially you, """british""" """columbia"""
(https://i.imgur.com/rT8NaMx.png)
ugly;
the one and only exception to the rule: hawaii of all places manages to make the canton union jack look pretty good
(https://i.imgur.com/GR1lWIM.png)
Australia should honestly adopt the Northern Territory flag as its national flag.
How about flags that break obvious design philosophies and still manage to look good?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/1200px-Flag_of_California.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/900px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png)
Turkmenistan's is still hilariously complex though.
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 01:53:18 AMThe first flag is the former flag of Provo, Utah. They upgraded to the second, still not good flag recently.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Provo%2C_Utah_%281985%E2%80%932015%29.svg/374px-Flag_of_Provo%2C_Utah_%281985%E2%80%932015%29.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/Flag_of_Provo%2C_Utah_%282015%29.png)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hsT_1WeaahE/VO9M7BHJpkI/AAAAAAAAAeU/haxppDnaSx4/s1600/Centrum.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/1200px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png)
Virginia has a pretty fucking metal flag. Some badass lady with her titty out standing on a tyrant that she fuckin' slayed, hell yeah that's what Virginia is all about (sike Virginia is about appliachian hicks and wild horses)
Any state flag with a dark blue background is automatically docked points
True it would be much more metal with a blood red background
The north wouldn't have even bothered with the Civil War if ol Virginny had a blood red flag back in the 1800s
Nepal's flag is cool
Though it does go against the idea that a good flag should be easy to reproduce
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 01:51:13 AM(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Tampa%2C_Florida.svg/956px-Flag_of_Tampa%2C_Florida.svg.png)
I lived in Tampa for 18 years and I've never seen that flag in my life confuseddood;
schools and government facilities always have the US flag and the Florida flag, but not that.
Quote from: bluaki on August 28, 2018, 03:28:48 PMQuote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 01:51:13 AM(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Tampa%2C_Florida.svg/956px-Flag_of_Tampa%2C_Florida.svg.png)
I lived in Tampa for 18 years and I've never seen that flag in my life confuseddood;
schools and government facilities always have the US flag and the Florida flag, but not that.
Because it's bad
Quote from: C.Mongler on August 28, 2018, 06:32:51 AM(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/1200px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png)
Virginia has a pretty fucking metal flag. Some badass lady with her titty out standing on a tyrant that she fuckin' slayed, hell yeah that's what Virginia is all about (sike Virginia is about appliachian hicks and wild horses)
This is also a bad flag
Quote from: Samus Aran on August 28, 2018, 03:12:59 PMNepal's flag is cool
Though it does go against the idea that a good flag should be easy to reproduce
Nepal has instructions on how to geometrically construct its flag built into its constitution (which rules)
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 02:10:16 AMHow about flags that break obvious design philosophies and still manage to look good?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/1200px-Flag_of_California.svg.png)
god damn that California flag is so good, it's a fucking BEAR!!!
And I find this one from one of my favorite counties ever: San Luis Obispo (central CA coast)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51GvOhKg%2BiL._SX463_.jpg)
It's bad right?
Quote from: reeper on August 28, 2018, 09:43:30 PMAnd I find this one from one of my favorite counties ever: San Luis Obispo (central CA coast)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51GvOhKg%2BiL._SX463_.jpg)
It's bad right?
and it's so close to being good which makes it even worse
have some more good world flags:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Seychelles.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Seychelles.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/990px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/800px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/1500px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png)
(https://flagpedia.net/data/flags/ultra/ao.png)
and special shout-out to Mozambique for having an AK-47 on its flag:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png)
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 09:52:06 PMhave some more good world flags:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Seychelles.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Seychelles.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/990px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/800px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/1500px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png)
(https://flagpedia.net/data/flags/ultra/ao.png)
and special shout-out to Mozambique for having an AK-47 on its flag:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png)
are great, A+ , they have those nice bold solid colors with great contrast,
Books guns and hoes, some of my favorite things
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 09:46:23 PMQuote from: reeper on August 28, 2018, 09:43:30 PMAnd I find this one from one of my favorite counties ever: San Luis Obispo (central CA coast)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51GvOhKg%2BiL._SX463_.jpg)
It's bad right?
and it's so close to being good which makes it even worse
was wondering why, that description you said nails it. Like just don't use so many damn curves. Yeah I get it's the San Luis Obispo mission and all the mission bells are cool but does it have to look like a side of a taco bell cup?
mozambique's flag is legitimately fuckin awesome, even if it used different symbols it'd still be great because the color contrast and placement is just that good
Quote from: Samus Aran on August 28, 2018, 10:38:19 PMmozambique's flag is legitimately fuckin awesome, even if it used different symbols it'd still be great because the color contrast and placement is just that good
also gun
also gun
Quote from: reeper on August 28, 2018, 09:43:30 PMAnd I find this one from one of my favorite counties ever: San Luis Obispo (central CA coast)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51GvOhKg%2BiL._SX463_.jpg)
It's bad right?
(https://i.imgur.com/XwjVIJq.png)
Quote from: reeper on August 28, 2018, 09:43:30 PMAnd I find this one from one of my favorite counties ever: San Luis Obispo (central CA coast)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51GvOhKg%2BiL._SX463_.jpg)
It's bad right?
It's like if whoever designs the Olympic logos redid taco bell
i've always like DC's flag, it's simple, clean, and still iconic
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg/800px-Flag_of_the_District_of_Columbia.svg.png)
Chicagos flag is good too
We definitely already had this thread with like all these flags posted within the last couple years but I still like flags
Oh I guess the old thread I was thinking about was inside a chat thread so nm
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 01:53:56 AM(https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/1qvgjx/picture72030512/alternates/FREE_1140/pocatello%20flag)
got rid of it :(
http://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/east-idaho-city-ditches-worst-flag-north-america
(http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/idaho/files/styles/medium/public/201709/pocatello-flag.jpg)
Quote from: YPrrrr on August 29, 2018, 07:25:44 AMOh I guess the old thread I was thinking about was inside a chat thread so nmQuote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 01:53:56 AM(https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/1qvgjx/picture72030512/alternates/FREE_1140/pocatello%20flag)
got rid of it :(
http://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/east-idaho-city-ditches-worst-flag-north-america
(http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/idaho/files/styles/medium/public/201709/pocatello-flag.jpg)
how do you know if the new one is copyrighted
Quote from: reeper on August 29, 2018, 07:53:14 AMQuote from: YPrrrr on August 29, 2018, 07:25:44 AMOh I guess the old thread I was thinking about was inside a chat thread so nmQuote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 01:53:56 AM(https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/1qvgjx/picture72030512/alternates/FREE_1140/pocatello%20flag)
got rid of it :(
http://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/east-idaho-city-ditches-worst-flag-north-america
(http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/idaho/files/styles/medium/public/201709/pocatello-flag.jpg)
o you know if the new one is copyrighted
They probably fly a little copyright flag right below it
Good:
Québec
France
Portugal
Italy
Israel
Shit:
China
Taiwan
KSA
Azerbaijan (hideous color combo IMO)
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 02:07:55 AMAustralia should honestly adopt the Northern Territory flag as its national flag.
srsly
nu-zealand's flag is similarly terrible, and they're absolutely
nuts for having rejected this amazingly good looking and unique design in their recent flag referendum
(https://i.imgur.com/0z3wDJb.png)
All their referendum flags were bad imo
r u kidding
that fern design is a 10/10, especially compared to their current awful flag
They tried too hard to make the fern a thing and they lost me
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 30, 2018, 07:13:59 PMQuote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 02:07:55 AMAustralia should honestly adopt the Northern Territory flag as its national flag.
srsly
nu-zealand's flag is similarly terrible, and they're absolutely nuts for having rejected this amazingly good looking and unique design in their recent flag referendum
(https://i.imgur.com/0z3wDJb.png)
I'm actually not a fan of this. Maybe it's that there's too much negative space against the more intricate design. Maybe there's too much black. I'm not sure.
too much black imo
I like it but it does irritate me that the flag is way more rectangular than most
Quote from: reeper on August 30, 2018, 10:05:41 PMI like it but it does irritate me that the flag is way more rectangular than most
There are other flags with that aspect ratio, they're just always improperly represented
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 30, 2018, 11:07:40 PMQuote from: reeper on August 30, 2018, 10:05:41 PMI like it but it does irritate me that the flag is way more rectangular than most
There are other flags with that aspect ratio, they're just always improperly represented
any note able ones? I don't recall any though I'm no flag expert
Quote from: reeper on August 30, 2018, 11:56:15 PMQuote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 30, 2018, 11:07:40 PMQuote from: reeper on August 30, 2018, 10:05:41 PMI like it but it does irritate me that the flag is way more rectangular than most
There are other flags with that aspect ratio, they're just always improperly represented
ote able ones? I don't recall any though I'm no flag expert
Latvia and Qatar are the first that comes to mind. I'm pretty sure there are others as well.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aspect_ratios_of_national_flags
Wikipedia has a very convenient list, as it turns out
Quote from: Samus Aran on August 30, 2018, 09:41:19 PMtoo much black imo
maybe you'll prefer the actual final contestant in that referendum
(https://i.imgur.com/aMPR7ld.png)
imo they both look great, and are unquestionably better than nz's current unattractive lazy flag
but i still think the black variant of the fern is even better looking lol, although only slightly
Quote from: reeper on August 30, 2018, 10:05:41 PMI like it but it does irritate me that the flag is way more rectangular than most
america's flag has very nearly the same 1:2 aspect ratio btw lol
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 31, 2018, 05:38:31 AMQuote from: Samus Aran on August 30, 2018, 09:41:19 PMtoo much black imo
maybe you'll prefer the actual final contestant in that referendum
(https://i.imgur.com/aMPR7ld.png)
imo they both look great, and are unquestionably better than nz's current unattractive lazy flag
but i still think the black variant of the fern is even better looking lol, although only slightly
This is much better
it reminds me of the NBA and MLB logos ngl
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 02:10:16 AMHow about flags that break obvious design philosophies and still manage to look good?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/1200px-Flag_of_California.svg.png)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg/900px-Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg.png)
Turkmenistan's is still hilariously complex though.
the design of maryland's flag is as erratic as the borders of the state itself, and yet somehow, yeah, that flag works
california's is also an enigma, it seems to break so many of the basic conventions of good vexillology and yet somehow manages to look
greati want to say that it would look even better with simplified bear and turf designs, but i'm not even sure that's true
i don't actually like turkmenistan's much though lol
belarus has a better execution on a roughly similar idea, i think
(https://i.imgur.com/tOxY9VC.png)
Quote from: Thyme on August 31, 2018, 04:27:47 PMit reminds me of the NBA and MLB logos ngl
i can see the similarity, but i don't think that's necessarily a bad thing lol
What about seals?
Until today I thought ngl meant "niggle"
And I only looked it up because I knew Thyme wouldnt say that
for shiggle my niggle
(https://i.imgur.com/rK5UKi6.png)
hong kong RUB IT
Have you seen the Japanese prefecture flags? They're (almost) all incredible
This one is pretty cool, nice reference to monty python
City of Vologda, Russia
(http://russiatrek.org/images/flag/vologda-city-flag.gif)
Quote from: reeper on August 31, 2018, 06:50:16 PMThis one is pretty cool, nice reference to monty python
City of Vologda, Russia
(http://russiatrek.org/images/flag/vologda-city-flag.gif)
Damn how have I not seen this
Quote from: Detective Spatchcock on August 28, 2018, 09:52:06 PM(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/990px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/GD6F7.jpg)
similarly, ukraine's
(https://i.imgur.com/9kLw0bu.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/mGFVRUq.jpg)
i love the way these so perfectly represent their landscapes lol
even better:
(https://i.imgur.com/gTj2qxj.jpg)
AWESOME
Burlington, VT has a good one
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_Burlington%2C_Vermont.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Burlington%2C_Vermont.svg.png)
excellent historic flags:
(https://i.imgur.com/IZCdBeJ.png)
it's so much more æsthetically pleasing than the current union jack
if i were the queen i'd be tempted to let northern ireland go just get this flag back
Absolutely
How has Nepal not been mentioned
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg)
because we're not entry-level normies