Re: Conlang Flag Design

Adrian Morgan (aka Flesh-eating Dragon) wrote:

> David Peterson wrote:
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>>Wow, that's cool!   And your explanation makes it even better.
>>Even though it's a rough sketch, one can get the idea, and I
>>think it's great!
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> I'm glad you like it :-) It was the simplest design I could think of
> (and flags ought to be simple) that captures the spirit of conlanging.
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>>But yeah, something in the middle...  Something circular, symmetrical...
>>Well, unless someone came up with a crest/coat of arms.  Then that
>>would have to go in the center.  What do stars symbolize on flags?  We
>>could have a big four pointed star in the midle.  Provided it symbolized
>>something appropriate.
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> Coat of arms: Why? Most countries have a coat of arms and most of them
> don't appear on the flag. Germany is the only exception that I don't
> have to look up.
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> As I said, I would have experimented with a Celtic knot using the
> tongues if my skill had been up to it (although without experimenting,
> I have no answer to questions such as "where in the knot do you
> invert the colours?"). Conlangs can be as intricate and detailed as
> any knot. Of course, then again stars are brilliant, and ... :-)
Well, in heraldry, if something is "countercharged" (opposite colors
from the field it sits on, as in purpure and argent on a field of argent
and purpure), the colors of the charge switch on the same line as the
colors of the field. So in this case they'd switch along a diagonal line.