Re: Conlang Flag Design

Roger Mills scripsit:

> Yes.  My first thought was that the colors ought to be those of the
> Lithuanian flag, whatever they are...but never mind :-).
Red, green, and yellow.  The flag is unheraldic because the red and
green border.  See http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/lt.html .

BTW, the rules of heraldry (most notably "no metal on metal or color
on color", where "metal" means "white or yellow" and "color" means
"red, green, blue, black, or purple") aren't just arbitrary: they have
everything to do with visibility at a distance, which was even more
critical for armor than for flags.

> > I also dislike the golden faces. People in flags are generally not a good
> > idea. When I look at your faces, I get the impression of some sightless
> > idols from an ancient, long-forgotten temple that are spewing out some
> > kind of indeterminate tape. I don't get any immediate impression of
> > language.
>
> Sorry to say, I agree.  The "faces" and "tongues" are a bit cartoonish, and
> look rather like sperms....  In any case, if purple is used, then their
> black tongues won't show up, will they?
I agree entirely.

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