Betsy Ross is perhaps the best-known flagmaker in US history. But one of the 138 people who submitted designs for a new ...

The five principles of good flag design are "keep it simple," "use meaningful symbolism," "use 2-3 basic colors," have "no lettering or seals," and "be distinctive or be related," according to NAVA.

In an article posted on Friday — and in an accompanying quiz that delves into flag trivia — Mr. Smith and Ms. Almukhtar examined the aesthetic principles that govern good flag design, as well ...

This follows the basic principles of good flag design, Martucci said: It's simple, it’s distinctive, it uses meaningful symbolism, it has no more than three colors, and it doesn’t have any writing or ...

Friday, October 20th from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the CU Art MuseumCome create your very own flag in this workshop led by Steven Frost, artist and assistant professor of Media Studies! Learn about flag ...

Of course, not all great flags follow precisely the principles of flag design laid out in GFBF. Maryland, mentioned earlier by Kaye, is not a simple design, but it is distinct.

The five principles of good flag design are "keep it simple," "use meaningful symbolism," "use 2-3 basic colors," "no lettering or seals," and "be distinctive or be related, according to NAVA.

Wyat Hamilton and Adam Fleischer, both rising juniors at N.C. State studying civil engineering, say the current flag falls short of effective flag design principles promoted in vexillology, or the ...

Council suggests the new design should meet five principles: simplicity, meaningful symbolism, two or three basic colors, no lettering or seals, and distinctiveness.