Allen ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Share #1 Posted October 20, 2021 tl;dr: My county’s flag sucks, I want to change it. My counted adopted what looks like a diner’s placemat for a flag. Georgia has set precedent to be willing to change their flag, and I’m submitting a design the the county board. If we are going to have a flag it should at least look like a flag. In the world of design, flag design, is considered important enough to warrant its own word, vexillology. According to NAVA (the North American Vexillology Association) there are five rules for flag design. The Five Principles are: Keep It Simple. The flag should be so simple that a child can draw it from memory. Use Meaningful Symbolism. The flag's images, colors, or patterns should relate to what it symbolizes. Use 2 or 3 Basic Colors. Limit the number of colors on the flag to three which contrast well and come from the standard color set. No Lettering or Seals. Never use writing of any kind or an organization's seal. Be Distinctive or Be Related. Avoid duplicating other flags, but use similarities to show connections. The symbolism of my flag is as follows: red, white, and blue, Stars and Stripes, ‘cause, ‘Merica! Four stripes because Georgia was the fourth state to join the Great Experiment. Seven stars for the seven incorporated communities in Walton county. Seven points on the stars for the seven Waltonians who have served as Georgia governor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Popular Post Share #2 Posted October 20, 2021 Walton county? The flag hast to say good night John boy 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted October 20, 2021 My flag on a uniform, on a bag, monotone to highlight its color independence (unlike, say the Italian flag, you can color it anything you want it is still four stripes, seven stars), and scaled little to big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shootingstar Posted October 20, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 20, 2021 Hope there will be a better design. I don't care for our city flag design. I'm tired of perpetuating the mythology of the cowboy thing for our city. It's narrow past. Our cowboy past is long dead like last 125 years ago. Flag of Calgary - Wikipedia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted October 20, 2021 Share #6 Posted October 20, 2021 But I like our provincial flag. Yes that is the imagery of Rockies, with wheat fields...as a prairie province. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 20, 2021 1 minute ago, shootingstar said: But I like our provincial flag. Yes that is the imagery of Rockies, with wheat fields...as a prairie province. Why are there alligators swimming in that pond? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted October 20, 2021 Share #8 Posted October 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Why are there alligators swimming in that pond? I didn't quite understand those lumps of green...foothills...in dirt? But our skies are genuinely quite bright blue often year-round. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted October 20, 2021 Share #9 Posted October 20, 2021 Our provincial coat of arms...I like it too. It includes natural wildlife...except for the lion/or medieval creature..relic of British colonialism. The animal on right...is pronghorn...they are wild...they are like antelope. I haven't seen any myself yet. The flowers in grass, represent the provincial flower: wild rose. That crown on the beaver, looks loaded with jewels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Razors Edge ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Share #11 Posted October 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Longjohn said: Why are there alligators swimming in that pond? Remote control crocodiles. I couldn't tell them apart from alligators either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Share #12 Posted October 20, 2021 Collin County Flag (stlyised C) on blue field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted October 20, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 20, 2021 18 hours ago, Allen said: According to NAVA (the North American Vexillology Association) there are five rules for flag design. My county has not followed the rules for lettering or seals. They kept it simple by simply transferring the county seal to a piece of white cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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