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OfflinePatlal
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Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!)
    #21834185 - 06/20/15 09:46 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Vexillology is the "scientific study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general".[1] The word is a synthesis of the Latin word vexillum ("flag") and the Greek suffix -logia ("study").

Flags. We love them flags. It's one of the things every nations have in common no matter politics, religion, race, demographic, system etc. We all have flags. Country. State, Province, Municipality, County, Sports team, Religious movements, Social movements it etc etc... Name it, there's a flag for it.

The thing I want to address is the question of design. How do you make a flag look awesome? How do you convey the message that you are from this country, because of these reasons and that symbol unites our people?

Here is the official guideline:

1. Keep it simple. It should be so simple that a child can draw it from memory
2. Use meaningful symbolism (The flag’s images, colors, or patterns should relate to what it symbolizes…)
3. Use two to three colors from the standard color set
4. No lettering or seals, never use writing of any kind. If you have to writing anything on your flag, your symbolism has failed
5. Be Distinctive or Be Related. Avoid duplicating other flags, but use similarities to show connections

So the purpose of this thread is to point out how absolutely shitty most of our state/province/municipal flags are. The national flags are generally good though.

There are some cities out there with a used piece of toilet paper as a flag... very few are good. Even less are great, but they are out there!

Example of good flags:

Sweden:




City of Amsterdam (A bad ass flag)





Texas (Absolutely flawless)




These were all easy, memorable and meaningful.


Now here's the other shit we've been hoisting up our flagpoles



San Francisco



Absolutely horrible. Lettering, weird bird, odd pattern, it's all wrong.



Lethbridge... (Basically it a printer fuck up)






Milwaulkee... ( Ihave to hide this monstrosity, but I posted a large pic just so you can see how horrible of a flag it is.)






These things are everywhere. Representing thousands. Insulting all of them.

Here's a new San Francisco design. Please tell me which you prefer.






(Thread inspired entirely by a TED talk)


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Patlal]
    #21834240 - 06/20/15 09:58 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Sigils man


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Sham87]
    #21834252 - 06/20/15 10:00 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

:threadmonitor:

Plus, here is a picture of my favorite flag.
The Cascadian Independent Party Flag.


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Patlal]
    #21834433 - 06/20/15 10:40 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

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Patlal said:
City of Amsterdam (A bad ass flag)








the 3 Xs in the amsterdam flag are symbolic of their drunken behavior and their
thriving porn and prostitution industry


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21834707 - 06/20/15 11:47 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

What are you doing here Pris?  Did someone flag this post?


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: starfire_xes]
    #21836085 - 06/21/15 09:57 AM (8 years, 7 months ago)

I thought this would get more replies :sad:


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Patlal] * 2
    #21836194 - 06/21/15 10:19 AM (8 years, 7 months ago)



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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21836401 - 06/21/15 10:46 AM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Quote:

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Patlal said:
City of Amsterdam (A bad ass flag)








the 3 Xs in the amsterdam flag are symbolic of their drunken behavior and their
thriving porn and prostitution industry




damn straight


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Patlal]
    #21836722 - 06/21/15 12:20 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

I thought vexillology would be the study of what annoys me.


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #21836745 - 06/21/15 12:26 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Quote:

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Quote:

Patlal said:
City of Amsterdam (A bad ass flag)








the 3 Xs in the amsterdam flag are symbolic of their drunken behavior and their
thriving porn and prostitution industry



They have installed dildoes throughout the city with the xxx logo on it.


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: Patlal]
    #21836760 - 06/21/15 12:29 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Quote:

Patlal said:
Flags. We love them flags. It's one of the things every nations have in common no matter politics, religion, race, demographic, system etc. We all have flags. Country. State, Province, Municipality, County, Sports team, Religious movements, Social movements it etc etc... Name it, there's a flag for it.




Actually no other country on Earth loves their flags more than the USA.

In Spain the only time I ever saw Spanish flags being adorned like in America was when their team's in the process of playing against other nations in soccer.


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: D.M.T]
    #21836761 - 06/21/15 12:30 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Spaniards have nothing to be proud of.


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21836763 - 06/21/15 12:30 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Maybe some of their food.


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: D.M.T]
    #21836769 - 06/21/15 12:32 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

The Ohio state flag (the burgee) is the best flag in the United States. Admire the unique shape :smirk:



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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: zappaisgod] * 1
    #21836787 - 06/21/15 12:36 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

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Spaniards have nothing to be proud of.



That's a load of crap. They have no history or economy to be proud of you mean. In 2015, Madrid is 10x nicer than New York City. Their food is great, their lifestyle is healthy, and their women are beautiful.


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: D.M.T]
    #21836815 - 06/21/15 12:42 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

In 2015 it is a welfare state and no, it pales in comparison to NYC.  That's like saying Memphis is better than NYC


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: D.M.T]
    #21836832 - 06/21/15 12:44 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Quote:

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The Ohio state flag (the burgee) is the best flag in the United States. Admire the unique shape :smirk:






JAPANESE COLLABORATORS!!!!

NUKE OHIO


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21836834 - 06/21/15 12:45 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

When was the last time you were in Madrid? It's a pretty wealthy and productive city. The people there are way happier than New Yorkers.

You couldn't walk the streets at night in Memphis like you could in Madrid. They have something like 2 murders a month at maximum. The worst thing are purse snatchers.. and that's easy to avoid.


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Re: Vexillology.................. (The fuck is that you ask? Click and see!) [Re: D.M.T]
    #21836838 - 06/21/15 12:46 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)

Spain is not doing well at all at the moment.

We all go there on holidays because it's dirtcheap cause of the recession

But yeah they're happy people

and the food :drooling:

I wish I could just sit in a tub of paella


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