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Incandenza  ·  3803 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, What makes you stand out?

Wow. It's fascinating how certain things just click with people in a way that makes that want to hold on to a subject for the rest of their lives.. Do you have a least favourite? I'm curious if there's a country that just sucks at flag-creation.





NewlyLostAgain  ·  3803 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My favorite flag in the world is the flag of the Faroe Islands

I think its just gorgeous, elegant, and vibrant.

Honestly, the US is pretty bad when it comes to state/city flags. Either you get something beautiful like

Maryland

or Tennessee

Or its the opposite and you get a design abomination like

West Virginia

Or Montana

It is also argued that any flag with text on it is bad, so some of the Islamic groups and former soviet countries had text on the flag which is considered bad flag design.

insomniasexx  ·  3802 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I just want to say thank you for teaching me about an area of design I knew nothing about. This was really interesting! Cheers!

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3802 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No problem! I could talk about this stuff all day!

rjw  ·  3801 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do you have a blog?

Also, can you recommend any sources on the subject of vexilology that you have found interesting?

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3798 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I learned a lot from the reddit /r/vexillology forum. So much information in the side bar. Also, google and wiki work really well for just looking up history of flags.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3798 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Okay so you inspired me to start a vexillology blog :D http://vexillogic.blogspot.com/

nowaypablo  ·  3803 days ago  ·  link  ·  

fuckin' Nepal and their non-rectangular-ness

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3803 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I actually like their flag for how unique it is. Like Switzerland and their square flag.