At a first glance, you might think the writer forgot today was Tuesday, not Thursday. Or maybe he just doesn’t know what makes a flag good anymore. My answer to those theories: WRONG. Sure, this flag is bad, with writing and a seal and even the state’s full name on it, but it’s not what’s on the front, it’s what’s on the back… That’s right, … Continue reading Good Flag: Oregon, USA
This flag is only two adjectives that begin with B: Bland and Boring. My main beef with this flag is that it’s just mainly maroon, and not many other colors. Now, if you do a little more digging on this blog, you’ll find that I actually applauded a flag that had a mainly one color design, but this is a different matter. The main color … Continue reading Bad Flag: Georgia (the country, 1991-2004)
This is the worst subdivisional Canadian flag in my opinion. First up we have four random trees. I don’t know who planted them there or their importance, but what I DO know is that it looks like an illustration from an old children’s book. Next we have this weird lion thing at the top. This flag raises some questions about lions, but my main one … Continue reading Bad Flag: Prince Edward Island, Canada
No doubt about it, this flag is one of the best in the Union. I can certainly tell that some other flags can learn from this one. First up, we have the radiant orange star, with all the yellow-and-red points extending from it. That does make it look like Arizona has a bright future! Then, there’s the blue ground on the bottom half of the … Continue reading Good Flag: Arizona
Okay, for this flag, there’s good news and bad news. BAD NEWS This flag is horrible. There is the United States flag in the upper right hand corner, and it makes this flag look kinda like the Liberian County flags (and all vexillologists know how that turned out). The words ‘New Mexico’ are shrinking. It has the state seal on it, which is bad enough, … Continue reading Bad Flag: New Mexico, USA (1915)
No doubt about it, this flag is awesome. Even Tierra del Fuego’s name is awesome, as it means ‘Land of Fire’ in English. In case you’re confused about what the white thing in the middle is, that is an albatross (NOT A SEAGULL!) and it has a very simple design by being a polygon. Putting the Southern Cross on the flag is just common sense … Continue reading Good Flag: Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
…Seriously? No, but really. This was the flag of the northern African country Libya under rule of Muammar Gaddafi from 1977 until his overthrow in 2011. In that amount of time, Libya had the distinction of being the only country with a monochromatic flag. I can see why Mr. Gaddafi chose green, because Libya is an Islam country, but he could’ve put the star and … Continue reading Bad Flag: Libya (1977-2011)
This flag seems like one of the flags that people know SO MUCH about in one state of the country, but not in the other 49. As an Iowan, I will not only give this flag a good rating, but I will show you what it means (because, after all, this flag flies everywhere in The Moines). BLUE BACKGROUND: The Des Moines River WHITE THINGS: … Continue reading Good Flag: Des Moines, Iowa
So this territory is a place not many people know, and I will give you a short history about the place. In the 16th century, the many islands of this archipelago were discovered by a few European explorers; the Spanish, Dutch, and French. Nowadays it is one of the handful of French territories, located in the Southern Indian Ocean. Anyways, the flag is actually kinda … Continue reading Bad Flag: French Southern And Antarctic Lands
Okay, so this may be my first (and hopefully, my only) controversial post. Many people (even the flag designer) do not like this flag because: A) it looks like some random university team, or B) it looks like the Arby’s logo. But personally, I think this flag is nice! And, it obeys every rule in flag designing: Keep It Simple. It is simple, with its … Continue reading Good Flag: Calgary, Canada
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