This is a place for discussing flags and coats-of-arms. Doesn't matter if you want to do it scholarly or casually; doesn't matter if you're discussing flags of real countries or heraldry of Westeros, or if you're making OC of your own, this is a place for that.
To get started, you should probably acquaint yourself with the vocabulary used in vexillology and heraldry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_vexillology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achievement_%28heraldry%29
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Illustrated_atlas_of_French_and_English_heraldic_terms (very resourceful; Wikimedia has a lot of .svg that you can use for creating OC)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Blasons/Meubles
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Blasons/Pièces
http://www.heraldica.org/topics/glossary/atlas.htm
Taken from the /flags/ sticky:
>>how do you make those custom flags?
>Well, any image software would do. But this is one of the best tools to get started in flag-making:
https://www.mediafire.com/?34a4xosvd40ncnd
Have fun.
Sorb Coat of Arms & Flag of Assyria -> Ashur
Just dropping off some vectors I did for an anon on >>>/christian/
They were done for my own practice I'm a newb when it comes to vectors
You are free to do as you wish with the SVGs.
Sorb Coat: https://d.maxfile.ro/gznjrekutq.svg
Sorb Coat Altered: https://d.maxfile.ro/ohjxnpqhtt.svg
The 2 files below (as well as the third and forth image) are used on the flag of Assyria (5th image)
The Assyrian symbol of god Ashur:
Making History Mod Flags
I'm beginning a mod for Making History: The Calm & The Storm and needed to make new flags. I have to do about 50 in total from what I am planning and need new ideas. I can change the colours of each flag if I need to, but I don't want every flag looking the same. There are 4 types of government in the game: Fascism, Authoritarian, Democratic, and Communist.
Fantasy Flags Thread - thread moved from /flags/
09/21/14 (Sun) 07:08:39 No.9
As the name says.
OC flags
Make shit, post shit, rate shit. Doesn't need to have meaning. If you want, give your interpretation of a posted flag's meaning.
8 pointed star
>red for strength
>white for truth
>black because it looks good with the other colors
Shitty IRL Flags - thread moved from /flags/
01/06/15 (Tue) 02:55:16 No.135
ITT: really bad flags that are totally legit, be it a country, city, organisation, etc.
I'll start with the newly established Eurasian Union (January 1st, 2015) and its shitty fucking flag. It's like they wanted to have their own EU flag and took blue and yellow, but they decided to give them that unique, Russian twist and made it look like shit. Also, see that Star Trek-esque design.
Nazbol - thread moved from /flags/
03/05/15 (Thu) 07:08:04 No.203
NAZBOL FLAGS thread go
(I'm also huge fan of commie and nazi flags, but they have their threads already)
Etruscan flag
I'm trying to design a flag with an Etruscan feel, and I'm in dire need of suggestions
Pic related, is my first half-assed attempt.
Socialist simple flags
I just started a project to make simple socialist flags. The common factor between the flags is, a simple use of the country/place olours flag and a main red element. i have decided to get rid of any other simbol apart from the colours itself to make it even more simple.
In the cases of Ireland and Canada, I decided to keep the simbols for recognizement purposes. For example, Peru has the same color scheme as Canada and the Harp is a universally recognized symbol of the Island.
Thoughts? Feel free to contribute.
Game of Thongs
Hello /vex/ ! :^)
/tg/ told me to show you these, I'm pretty proud of them :3
What do you think ? :DDDD
thread moved from /flags/
03/05/15 (Thu) 00:36:29 No.168
just got that flag program from the neverlands (they will never win a world cup)
Could someone please help me lowkey fash the Cascadian flag up? I'd prefer to use regional imagery, but given a somewhat stern and fash appearance.
New Zealand Flag Debate
NZ wants to give people the decision to change flags;
https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging-with-government/the-nz-flag-your-chance-to-decide/
there's a lot of flags submitted, some decent, some terrible, some are meme material.
gallery with submitted designs: https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging-with-government/the-nz-flag-your-chance-to-decide/gallery/
You should include this in the sticky.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Blasons/Meubles
Pic unrelated.
Video-games heraldry and vexillology
Anything which interests you in video-games heraldry and vexillology?
Like Paradox games+Kaissereich, Arma or Freeciv, I liked Flags from there.
Here posted: Chernarus, Takistan, ChDKZ and Sahrani from ArmA II, popular game on certain German imageboard.
I'll also create distinct thread for FreeCiv (and possibly for Paradoxgame, if someone will want to post Flags in their format), as I'm interested in their flags too and how to do/replace them. I find some of their choices for fantastic heraldry/vexillology >>53 stupid.
Custom Flag
What do you think of my flags /vex/? What could be improved?
The Blue and Red one was my original flag that I had made for a made up nation of mine. It id the first draft and most of the mistakes have been fixed, like the 45° bars not being 45°.
The Yellow and Blue flag was a quick draft of a new nation. I originally had a dark red as the field, but used a complementary colour instead. I liked the emblem on the hoist area the most, but was wondering if it should be in the middle.
Monarchist Flags
I did this today, I was bored.
This is the first flag I ever do, so criticism would be nice
BEST FLAG OF ALL FUCKING TIME COMING THROUGH
Ancient Greek "heraldry"
Classical heraldry starts around 1100 when shield designs became tied to noble lineages. But the practice of decorating your shield to make it recognisable is much older. Roman military units used distinctive shield markings. And Ancient Greek hoplites are depicted (both in contemporary and historic pictures) as having symbols painted on their shields.
Now, I know that Sparta used letter Lambda Λ (other name for Sparta was Lakedaimōn), and that Athenians used the little owl on their coins and generally as a symbol of their city. But, does anyone know of any other cities having their distinct symbols? Except for Spartans, there doesn't seem to be unity in what symbols hoplites had on their shields; were those inherited in a heraldic manner, from father to son, or were they completely arbitrary? I can't find a lot of useful info, maybe I just don't know what to look for.
Which is the worst /vex/?
thread moved from /flags/
09/22/14 (Mon) 23:48:45 No.22
Posting gender/sexuality flags
Fascist Country Flags - thread moved from /flags/
12/13/14 (Sat) 07:12:57 No.77
Croatia
thread moved from /flags/
09/21/14 (Sun) 05:31:27 No.1
We need a good start of this board.
Fantastical/Attributed vexillology and heraldry thread
In short, nations which never had chance of possessing a proper vexilllogy or heraldry, Coats of Arms attributed/proposed to some characters (like, how would a Western-style Coat of Arms of a Japanese Emperor looks like?), etc…
More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attributed_arms we call it "heraldyka fantazyjna" (fantastical/fantastic/fantasy? heraldry)
Presenting some of my favourites, Babylonia, Etruria, Romania/Roman Empire (two variants, one used OTL by reconstructionist group, but I like their Flag) and (Old)/Baltic Prussia (used by modern-day reconstructionists of this language on the terrain of Kaliningrad Oblast and around).
Also, if someone HAVE saved most of those unsourced/uncertain origin Flags deleted from Wikicommons in good resolution/svg (like those of "Turkic Empires", previous set of Mughal Empire and others) PLEASE post it here, I can't find a way to find them now.
Wikipedia used to have many good flags which are now deleted, whereas shit like combining random flag with homo flag stays, I can't comprehend this.
I redesigned the flag of a city I live nearby. I'll try to get it officialy changed but first I want to know you're thinking about it /vex/.
Pics related, the first one is the current flag.
The second one is what I made.
The third one are the Arènes de Nîmes, the symbol of the city.
Also rate my shit general thread
The Worst-Designed Thing You've Never Noticed | Roman Mars | TED Talks
A TED Talk about flag design and vexilology in the US, hope you enjoy. Also, the link to download or read online the book "Good Flag Bad Flag" which is named on the video.
http://www.ausflag.com.au/assets/images/Good-Flag-Bad-Flag.pdf
Apparently 4/int/ did a set of all world flags with the Maple Leaf.
I'll be posting link to imgur album here for further discussion.
post flags that are virtually indistinguishable ITT
I'll start with Poland, find as many flags that look the same as possible
Favourite flags. - thread moved from /flags/
09/21/14 (Sun) 05:37:11 No.
ITT: your favourite flags.
Grills with flags - thread moved from /flags/
12/14/14 (Sun) 14:09:18 No.102
Post grills with any flags. Country, political etc etc
Nordic-Mjolnir flags - thread moved from /flags/
02/15/15 (Sun) 01:10:58 No.156
Replace crosses on Nordic flags with Mjolnir? Icelandic flag for example.
Original thread >>>/asatru/3425
Communist Revolution - thread moved from /flags/
03/04/15 (Wed) 05:06:04 No.161
Your best Communist/Socialist Revolution Flags
thread moved from /flags/
12/29/14 (Mon) 11:45:43 No.121
Country Flags!
Pic Related
It's France.
Flag Specifications and Customs - thread moved from /flags/
12/18/14 (Thu) 05:45:43 No.108
This thread is about flag specification, interesting customs and flag analysis.
>1:2
Board Merger with /flags/
Does anyone know who owns >>>/flags/ or how can I contact the board owner?
I was thinking we should probably merge the boards, probably also move threads over (I'm willing to do it manually, 4free). Currently it's up for claims but I don't want to just go through the board claim system, for two reasons: 1) it would be a pretty dick move, 2) from what I heard the claims system isn't very responsive, partially because the claims get buried in hotwheels' spam.
>board about flags
>doesn't have flags
>mfw
>tfw this board is dead
Hello /vex/, I was wondering if you have the long image that contains all the flags used for 8chan. I need it for reasons
Actually, I need it because there has been some talk on /intl/ to use regional/state flags (ie first-level administrative flags) instead of country ones.
So for that, I'd need the long image (to attempt to edit, even though I have no idea how), someone who knows how to replace flags for specific ip ranges and someone who'd like to make 3200 or so state/provincial/regional flags
Related threads are:
>>>/intl/112852 and
>>>/operate/28883
>>>/operate/29713
>>>/operate/29722
The Canadian Heraldic Authority has a nice public register online with grants of arms and full blazons, along with the nicely drawn arms themselves:
http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/main.asp
Pic is the Coat-of-Arms of Canadian Heraldic Authority;
http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project-pic.asp?ProjectID=1698&ProjectElementID=5708
What is your favorite website when it comes to flags /vex/? Mine is www.crwflags.com
What is a good place to find out my surname's coat of arms? pic sort of related
Suggestions on how to improve this?
Any advice?