flag design
National emblem layout
Flag design is the practice of creating flags, governed by principles of simplicity, distinctiveness, and symbolic meaning.
Good flag design favors bold shapes and limited colors visible from a distance: The city hired a designer to improve its flag design.
Vexillology, the study of flags, has codified guidelines—avoid text, use meaningful symbolism, keep it simple enough for a child to draw from memory.
- cantonSmall territorial division
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- tricolorThree-hued emblem
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- national symbolIcon representing a country
contrast · white space · proportion · saltire · stars and stripes · symmetry · emblem · simplicity · banner · standard · national pride · civic pride · motifs · color scheme · bold colors · scalability · aspect ratio · color psychology