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This is by aesthetics. Leave current politics out of it.

A flag is an outward symbol of a place and its people, or a movement, or a peace of history. The history of flags goes back thousands of years.

Unfortunately, a lot of them are shit. Here are a few.

Irribarren, Venezuela

Abaco Independence Movement

Alo Island, Wallis and Futuna

Brown County, Nebraska

This one is not bad, but I'm obligated to post it:

Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

 

[dorkkaos]

OMG BROWN COUNTY, NEBRASKA HAHAHAHA. Looks like it was made in microsoft paint hahahahahah

 

[Anoregon]

OMG BROWN COUNTY, NEBRASKA HAHAHAHA. Looks like it was made in microsoft paint hahahahahah

For real, that shit is amazingly horrendous.

 

[nhlducks35]

Flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

 

[L33T]

The Abaco Independence Movement flag looks like it was only made using microsoft paint's spray and fill tool, lol.

 

[PeskyToaster]

That Nebraska one looks like it was just the homepage of their 90s website.

 

[thecosmicfly]

Complete garbage.

 

[GeordieMark]

Well, that flag sold me on Brown County.

 

[Palette Swap]

The Abaco Independence Movement flag looks like it was only made using microsoft paint's spray and fill tool, lol.

That hideous 200p flag. Can't wait for DF flag analysis.

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

Complete garbage.

For real, I've always thought it looks jumbled up and uninspired.

 

[MrHoot]

The Yaroslav one is amazing tho.

it's a standing bear with a polearm

You're not gonna fuck with that

 

[Mesousa]

Just lazy.

 

[AndyD]

That bear with a halberd one is great. Miles above the Nebraska one.

 

[Shin Kojima]

I find anything that's just red, white and blue exceedingly boring. My own flag included.

 

[hobozero]

Worst... or best?

A flag that didn't even have to use its AK

 

[StoneFox]

I laugh at any US state flag that has the state name on it, like, just make a recognizable and unique flag like New Mexico or Arizona.

Anyway, here's Sicily's flag. Never liked it lol

 

[Musician]

Just lazy.

It's lying in wait for when shit gets real. Then this happens.

 

[Poyunch]

I laugh at any US state flag that has the state name on it, like, just make a recognizable and unique flag like New Mexico or Arizona.

Anyway, here's Sicily's flag. Never liked it lol

Something about Sicily's flag always gave me kinky vibes.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

The Yaroslav one is amazing tho.

it's a standing bear with a polearm

You're not gonna fuck with that

.

 

[painey]

Maryland, USA

 

[FortuneFaded]

The Yaroslav one is amazing tho.

it's a standing bear with a polearm

You're not gonna fuck with that

Once you're able to chain him to a post you're golden:

Flag of Warwickshire, UK.

 

[alatif113]

Simple does not equal lazy. Flags are suppose to simple symbols that are iconic and recognizable. You're seeing these things at what would correlate to the size of a stamp up close.

Best badass flag: Amsterdam

Worst: has a picture of a flag ON THE FLAG

Also here's a great Ted Talk on the subject: https://youtu.be/pnv5iKB2hl4

 

[MikeyB]

British Columbia. Way too busy.

 

[Heartfyre]

Something about Sicily's flag always gave me kinky vibes.

I'm not judging, but...you do know that's Medusa, right?

The literal death-stare was always a turn-off for me, but different strokes for different folks...

 

[shinobi602]

Brown County, Nebraska

 

[umop_3pisdn]

(USA flag)

Complete garbage.

Good example for a more widely known flag.

 

[gutter_trash]

you guys including bad municipal flags? you have a treasure troves of awful municipal flags

 

[chadskin]

Paging Sheldon Cooper.

 

[Moff]

Möriken
and no, it's not actually in Africa

 

[Zamorro]

The flag of the island Niue:

It's basically the flag of the UK in a sea of urine.

And this is one of their official coins:

I mean, really? Niue pls.

 

[Az]

'murica

Complete garbage.

You, shut your mouth.

*waves AR

 

[Fox318]

 

[jstripes]

Let's put two complementary colours next to each other. That won't hurt the eyes at all.

 

[Jacob]

I'm not sure anything can top Brown County, Nebraska. You get all sorts of weird/dumb flags at the sub-national level. The "blue bedsheet" model of US state flag design is sooo bad. The flag of Kansas is just one example of this; there are dozens that look almost exactly like it.

Maryland, USA

This isn't a best flags thread.

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

Stands for everything wrong with America (steroids, corporate greed and herpes)

 

[Parch]

I remember in grade 3 we had a contest to create a school flag. I'm thinking some of these places had a similar kiddie competition.

 

[PK Strawstorm]

Maryland, USA

This is my favorite flag. True I grew up in Maryland and am probably brainwashed, but I think it looks great.

I'm undecided on the uniforms it has inspired...

 

[MrCunningham]

British Columbia. Way too busy.

It's just one flag smooshed on top of another.

 

[tim.mbp]

https://badflags.wordpress.com/

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

You're shitting me with the Nebreska one right?!

 

[darkness_s]

Also here's a great Ted Talk on the subject: https://youtu.be/pnv5iKB2hl4

Also 99% Invisible is a really good podcast by the guy that made that Ted Talk, and he's talked about flag design there too.

 

[gutter_trash]

Let's put two complementary colours next to each other. That won't hurt the eyes at all.

it saddens me that Portugal ditched their historic White+Blue colors for the ugly Republican Red+Green

Blue on White has been Portugal's colors since its foundation.

The Red and Green is borrowing from the late 19th and early 20th Century Republican Party (Portugal's) colors

IMO, Portugal should revert back to White n Blue (without the crown)


I want this:

 

[StoneFox]

you guys including bad municipal flags? you have a treasure troves of awful municipal flags

Unless they are Japanese municipal flags, in which case they are awesome and remind me of Wipeout.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_municipal_flags

their prefecture flags are great as well
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_flags#Prefectural_flags

 

[Recidivus Crimen]

I had to google if that Brown County flag was real. Thought OP was joking with that one.

 

[turtle553]

The world's flags given letter grades:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/philosophy/Staff/JoshParsons/flags/intro.html

Failing Grades:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/philosophy/Staff/JoshParsons/flags/ratings-d.html

Worst Flag:
Northern Mariana Islands

 

[Squalor]

Fucking. Dead.

 

[Damaniel]

Brown County, Nebraska

Probably the only flag in the world that uses Comic Sans.

 

[kabel]

Brown County, Nebraska

Is this real?

 

[ElTorro]

Brown County, Nebraska

Is this MS Paint?

 

[Ozigizo]

The flag of the island Niue:


It's basically the flag of the UK in a sea of urine.

And this is one of their official coins:


I mean, really? Niue pls.

Holy shit, they really do have a bunch of pokemon coins. What the hell, lol.