NAVA's Good Flag, Bad Flag: nava.org/digital-library/design/GFBF_English.pdf A discussion of flag aesthetics that contains a good critique of Good Flag, Bad Flag: nava.org/digital-library/raven/Raven_v15_2008_p043-080.pdf

@edthoreum7625

5 жыл бұрын

do we have a earth flag just in case extraterrestrials ever show up? What about your favorite coins? Don't answer, just make the videos, I am aware you dont like much of the comments section? thanks!

@user-ek1ws6og2h

5 жыл бұрын

yes but my race see in ultra vilot and eyes are much sharper than human so kind of

1:25 "Simple enough that a child can draw it from memory" Children in Turkmenistan: 🤬✏

@FirstnameLastname-vf9rp

2 жыл бұрын

children in Swaziland: 🤬😭

@japona9899

2 жыл бұрын

Children in Libira in the 20th century 🤬😭😫

@osiand9328

2 жыл бұрын

Children in St Pierre and Miguelon 🇵🇲: 😵

@tresforbe

Жыл бұрын

@@osiand9328 children in virginia ☠️🦴🦴☠️

@syrup-

11 ай бұрын

@@osiand9328 No, no, no! They use the french flag now!

5:15 I totally agree. The Welsh flag is complex but a child can still replicate it fairly easily to a point where it is instantly recognisable.

@pizzacuthd7559

3 жыл бұрын

I actually really liked the Welsh flag in kindergarden, it was one of the only ones I could memorize back then

i always thought i was weird bc i liked flags a little bit more than everybody else

@oworcestershire7331

5 жыл бұрын

wel now you know

@oworcestershire7331

5 жыл бұрын

you aren't special

@oworcestershire7331

5 жыл бұрын

and never will be

@oworcestershire7331

5 жыл бұрын

;)

@jbdbibbaerman8071

4 жыл бұрын

@@oworcestershire7331 Oof

As a Marylander, I am very proud of our flag. As an American, I am ashamed of most of the state flags. But, Arizona! I've lived there too and they are very proud of their flag.

@fav2834

2 ай бұрын

fr!

@yardstick-thief

2 ай бұрын

As an Ohio person. I love my weirdly shaped flag

Yesssss! MD is one of the states most obsessed with its own flag and I would say it’s for good reason. You can find literally any type of clothing with the flag on it.

I'm a big fan of the style of this video. The way it's displayed like a power point presentation is great and as a flag fan myself I find myself returning to this video every now and then. Even though this isn't a vexillology channel. I hope you make more flag videos for whatever reason. Cheers.

Kosovo's flag is an intersting case, I suppose, because while I think that the design is pretty ordinary, the shape of Kosovo - a massively disputed territory - is of such importance to the nation that whacking it on the flag and saying, "These are our borders, and that's important," is a very bold political statement. I would hope that the Kosovo flag will evolve to something a bit better once its political future is somewhat more secured.

I would like to argue. I think that the Mexican flag looks great. Maybe because I grew up in the Southern US and grew up with a lot of Mexicans and Mexican influence. I just really like there flag though.

@antonioaguirre3989

3 жыл бұрын

As a mexican I'm biased of course but I really hate flat design, I like me some complex flags that have alot going on.

@MP-cv6if

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I also like the mexican flag. It looks great. _Unlike a few other flags)

@fatedsculpture2596

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I like the symbolism of the Eagle on the cactus eating the snake on the flag and I've seen art of it on murals at Mexican restaurants and street art in areas that have a big Hispanic population. I think it is really good symbolism for a flag.

@Delivery_Boy_Roy

11 ай бұрын

@@fatedsculpture2596it’s also the legend of how the Aztec found Tenochtitlan.

@wolfetteplays8894

10 ай бұрын

I think it’s alright, but it looks too similar to Italy imo

Im from the US but i really believe the UK has the best flag in the world. It just looks so badass.

@carlo2302

4 жыл бұрын

my favorite flag is norway. i even based my own flag on it.

@AnderEvermore

3 жыл бұрын

You used to see the Union Flag and you would run if you weren't British.

@Tolo64

3 жыл бұрын

George Washington would like to have a word with you

@chadam917

3 жыл бұрын

The UK's flag is several flags layered on top of one another. Which is pretty neat in my opinion

@wolfetteplays8894

10 ай бұрын

I hate to say it, but Third Reich and Slovak Republic are my faves

this video got me into vexillology very cool and thanks a lot!

@10:30 wel thats true, even the Dutch flag has an official version using kobalt blue and a cheapo version using regular blue which is somewhat lighter

Great video. I'm also a big fan of flags and my favorite one is maybe the Iranian. As you said in the video, the script works very well on it and it's partly because of how simple it is. It's just written the takbir (allah akbar) 11 times on top and 11 times on the bottom and the 2 11's represent the date of the 22 Bahman (11th month in the Persian calendar) which is the starting date of the Islamic Republic in Iran (It was in 1979). So the text is simple to read, has an interesting meaning and is visually very nice with this broderie-looking effect

An exception for rule 4 is Yukon. It has the coat of arms on it and it looks pretty nice.

My 3 favorite flags in no particular order: Seychelles 🇸🇨 Estonia 🇪🇪 UK 🇬🇧

@alvarohernani6645

3 жыл бұрын

Spain 🇪🇸 UK 🇬🇧 Finland 🇫🇮

@alvarohernani6645

3 жыл бұрын

@@thekuygerian yes, it may be bias, but it is a beautiful flag. More if you take into account the fact that it has writing and a cote of arms

@insanity-plee4235

2 жыл бұрын

I love the Estonian flag

@monika.alt197

2 жыл бұрын

Jamaica 🇯🇲 Iceland 🇮🇸 India 🇮🇳

@kim_cemos7099

Жыл бұрын

Sychelles flag have really good design.

In being distinctive: no chad? No monaco/indonesia?

I think a great flag (That follows 4.5/5 rules) is the Phoenix Arizona Flag. It's very recognizable, no clashing colors, not a tri color

I love the ensigns

Loved the video! Maybe you could expand and continue to analyze more flags? I'd love to see that! Maybe go continent by continent in a series of videos?

I enjoyed your video! Thank you so much! But there is something to protect austraian flag. The whole 3/4 is filled with stars (except union jack) and that is quite good. It is still simple. So Canada had to change the flag obviously, but australian is still not bad )

The flag of Hawaii breaks the flag in the corner rule, and looks spectacular!

@fishboymanshark

5 жыл бұрын

No it does not

@its7aco

5 жыл бұрын

Hawaiian flag is gross

Awesome video. I'd be more interested in these types of videos from you!

What do you think about the semiotics of flags?

Great video. Very informative and I love to see more. I've actually designed a couple of flags myself and I think they're pretty good. You know a website where people post theirs for display and feedback?

love the maryland flag

@crashcoursefan4922

4 жыл бұрын

I hate it!

@mindofmoss474

4 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing!!

My "house flag" yachting burgee. The blue represents the letter "L" of my last name.

@Face-BankMan

6 ай бұрын

-take the L- that's cool

Very good video. Although I agree with the general rule of no seals and code of arms I think the Spanish flag is an exception that pulls it off well.

The Alabama state flag is a perfect example of a good flag.

Look at the new Minnesota State Flag. It follows Vexillology very well.

I think that a good example of an exeption of the lettering rule is the state flag of calarado with its c

@theemeraldblock3191

4 жыл бұрын

“Calarado” Oof

@bruhz_089

3 жыл бұрын

And Ohio

"Maryland, absolutely gorgeous flag" You just got a new subscriber. And I mean the philosophy is cool too I guess.

My two favourite world flags: Panama and Kenya.

I these principes limits us in designing a good flag

11:43 idk maybe of the state’s copper mining industry? (NO HATE)

All politics aside, the Confederate Battle flag, in its original square form, is a very striking flag.

Well I love the Merchant Flag of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The flag of the Late Ottoman Empire also looks good

So...you like California’s flag despite having a very realistic bear but don’t like Mexico’s because it has a realistic eagle?

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Welcome to fun with flags

The colors on the AZ state flag all represent different aspects of Arizona's economy. The star is a copper color because Arizona is known for copper mining (or at least it used to be).

4:10 Did they make that in powerpoint or mspaint?

@user-ek1ws6og2h

5 жыл бұрын

dont judje mspaint people with skills can make good things in there this is my flag with a android alternative cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/532655017249734656/532982160722755585/PicsArt_01-10-05.57.33.jpg

i only use strait lines on my flags

My favorite video ever

My favourite game is Flaggle, it's awesome

Great video.

I wouldn't qualify the Maryland flag as "gorgeous". Neither would Brady.

@baconbitz7937

4 жыл бұрын

What in the name of Old Bay did you say?

Like how the philippines seems ordinary visually but has this weird card game attack mode when you are at war.

20:25 Yeah-- I noticed that they snuck the Polish flag into the American. Very sneaky, Kościuszko.

I’ve never understood all the hate the Australian flag gets. To me it’s distinctive (it’s clearly not the uk flag), it’s related to its history (with the union jack, probably the most beautiful flag there is), the union jack integrates into the blue background, which gives it a sort of remote, marine vibe and, the stars also deepen this vibe for me, with the constellation indicating the country’s location and the big star giving it a nice balance. The Australian flag is the only union jack canton flag that is truly a beautiful design and I die on this hill (as for having another country’s flag in your national flag, I would like to remind everyone that all the star and crescent flags have the symbol of the Ottoman Empire on them, despite there being some great crescent flags out there like Algeria)

@kraniumguy

Жыл бұрын

I agree; the Australia flag is beautiful, distinctive, and pleasing to look at, and the symbolism is meaningful and strong. Much better than the New Zealand flag, which in complete contrast is borderline hard to look at.

no chicago flag? :-(

What are your thoughts on the brazilian flag?

@KaneB

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's pretty good; it's not among my favourites, but it's among the better national flags. It's also an excellent illustration of the limitations of the five principles of Good Flag, Bad Flag. If you were to apply these principles to Brazil's flag, you'd certainly remove the stars and the lettering, and maybe change the white stripe to yellow or green so as not to exceed three colours. But that would be a pretty generic flag. The stars and lettering in particular give the flag its own unique character.

Kane "there's no such thing as science but flag design principles supercede subjectivity" Baker

(I got a flag for you to study, the Correct-sentence-structure-communication-parse-syntax-grammar-performance Title 4 grammar flag, 1 x 1.9.)

I think California’s flag would be so much better if they got rid of the text. I get that it’s meaningful, but I think the Bear is so much cooler

I actually like the Louisiana State flag. Out of all the USA state flags, it is one of the more memorable ones for me. Visually I think it's well balanced too. Plus, it's a pelican feeding her babies her blood. Pretty hardcore.

i'm from australia and i agree we have horrible meaning and horrible uniqueness but heres my idea of how to change it so normal ratio orange diaganl stipe in middle in corner purple stripe other corner blue and next to orange is green and the southern cross in the middle. the orange means the land and desert green means the plants and forest the purple means the unique people and animals the blue means we are surounded by water and the southern cross is we are in the south

Guam’s flag looks like a souvenir t-shirt. Iran’s flag looks good with the subtle script.

I don't agree with every point you make, but I think it's great there's an attempt to make guidelines for making flags; a good starting point for designers

@kevinvu5432

5 жыл бұрын

Darion Kormos agreed. I personally do enjoy Navajo flag for example. But I think it really depends on what the flag is used for.

@fishboymanshark

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevinvu5432 geez, you're kidding, right? It'd be cool as a drawing but it just doesn't qualify as a flag not only in my mind, but in most vexillolographs and historical meaning of a flag as well

@kevinvu5432

5 жыл бұрын

yakie nimkka it's probably because certain flags have different purposes. It's not a bad flag for what they're aiming for.

@fishboymanshark

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevinvu5432 that's if we even can call it a flag, and sure, you could say there's no rules to flags, but were do we draw the line, can i call my 97 yr old grandma a flag? If you get what im sayin

@kevinvu5432

5 жыл бұрын

yakie nimkka I get what you're saying. You are just refusing to make a decent discussion out of this. I have my points about it. But if were going to misconstrue what I'm saying then I rather just leave before it even starts. Navajo flag isnt that bad. If you want to know, go ahead and ask. If you dont? Then dont.

Thank God Dallas's got changed. Love the city but hate the old flag

The Pennsylvania flag does the seal on a bedsheet very well.

Looks like Diemen really have their ducks in a row.

amsterdam's flag looks like the tomanian flag from The great dictator

Wy don't they just call it corner instead of canton, it means the same thing

I love the Maryland flag

@Hertog_von_Berkshire

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely the best of the US state flags.

little harsh on australia. The union jack in the canton holds quite alot of historical relevance and symbolism.

Down with NAVA!

tricolour from the netherlands

@Face-BankMan

6 ай бұрын

"Mary Land"

Is no one gonna tell him that Australia and Canada didn't choose to make this their flag? The british made it after they colonised these places?

@Hertog_von_Berkshire

2 жыл бұрын

The point is about design not attribution.

@epicly6062

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hertog_von_Berkshire This was like half a year ago lol

@OldChannelRezto

2 жыл бұрын

Both the Australian and Canadian flags you are referring to were adopted after independence. The British did not make either.

For me? its the Ensign flags of the British Empire

The way he pronounced Maryland 💀

dope

You confused me there at the end for a moment. I just wanted to point out that the flag you are showing as "Republic of Benin" existed only for a short period during the Nigerian civil war, and is not the flag of the state that is nowadays called (Republic of) Benin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Benin_(1967) vs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin

Flags of countries symbolize who is above them . Australia belongs more or less to the UK. If the Stripes are vertical, these ones dominate the horizontal . See Belgium and Germany ... Pure colors without any sign are at the Top. Black is UCC Right and so on. Signs in Flags symbolize a degrading for a special mission under the used colors. Yessie Ventura would say THINK AGAIN

A map can be a strong symbol. The flag of the rep. of Cyprus shows the entire Island, while in reality they only control 2/3. The olive branch under it symbolises the peaceful reunion that will come one day. The same with the flag of Kosovo. By showing the borders of their state, they show the world, that they are a souvereign country and not a serbian province.

@greekwatchcollector722

4 жыл бұрын

Cyprus is Greek it should go with Greece no Union (Omospondia)

best flags EVER, 3:40

Fun with flags.

Found a flag I like: 🇹🇻

Vexillology: The art of completely missing the point and history of flag design. (Grin)

The Australian flag is a monstrosity, but try telling that to all those who drape themselves in it on Australia Day every year.

@ignotumperignotius630

4 жыл бұрын

It's a monstrosity iff you're an idiot

The welsh flag is sick

My flag breaks only two rules: Too many colors No meaningful symbolism

Saint Pierre and Miquelon has the best flag no 🧢

Tierra del Fuego... what the heeeeell happened to you to think that flag is acceptable. Jesus. The albatross might be acceptable if done right, but when diagonal!? Wtf. And nonsymmetrical!!?!?! How hard would it be to have a solid white diagonal line with a white square in the middle to represent the body. Edit: ok apparently everyone thinks this flag is awesome on reddit. Maybe I'm completely wrong here. I think everything else is great, but the nonsymmetrical albatross and crooked lines just don't work for me.

I ALSO LIKE FLAGS!!

Imagine having a glorified rug on your national flag.

The Mexican flag is good though...

@carlo2302

4 жыл бұрын

it is easy to draw, the only problem is that it has the coat of arms. pretty sure they did that to differentiate from italy.

@hexon6956

4 жыл бұрын

Carlo honestly wasn’t expecting an answer and I completely forgot I posted this comment.

@cardenasr.2898

3 жыл бұрын

In actuality the Mexican flag precedes the Italian flag by some decades. I agree that drawing the coat of arms is very tough since eagles are not very easy to draw. It is a powerful symbol but complex and hard to draw if you're a regular kid.

Jeff got me here

Do u know de waey?🤔

@champharos1169

5 жыл бұрын

Who u

!wave

first rule of flag club: there are no rules

I just realized UK flag is off center

i like the aussie flag

Can someone please do something about South Yorkshire's flag. It's horrible. The good people of SY deserve better.

You had me interested until you came for the Mexican flag…it works and the details in the eagle NOT the bird doesn’t hurt it when flying or limp…

i wish more flags were aesthetically pleasing, if im being honest a lot of flags are just plain ugly

hard disagree on the UK ensign flags, the Red Ensign of Canada is gorgeous and the Aussie (and kiwi though they do admittedly get mixed up) flags are distinctive and evocative.

The polish flag is the best one.

I rewatched this video and reminded why I hit the unlike button. I think your analysis on some of these was way off. The Arizona flag has a copper star for symbolic reasons (copper mining being a big industry) and the flag is really striking especially compared to other US state flag. Also, I think the 'colonial' flags featuring the UK flag in the canton get too much undeserved hate. They reflect historical and cultural links to Great Britain. I think the red ensign is a way better flag than the current maple leaf flag for instance.

@KaneB

Жыл бұрын

You realize that the dislikes (and comments) count as engagement just the same as likes, right? So thanks for helping to drive viewers to my cool video.

You should know the rules before you break them. Once you've got a grip on the basics, start getting creative.

1:40 if people can reproduce