When you’re thinking about pirates (who doesn’t think about pirates?), odds are that you immediately think of a black flag with a skull and crossbones, also known as a Jolly Roger. While the Jolly Roger as we know it had a period of popularity with pirates, it was far from the only flag that they flew. Early … More Pirate flags: the Jolly Roger and beyond
The French Tricolore is one of the most well known flags around the world. While it may seem like a simple and even unoriginal design today, the Tricolore was revolutionary at the time of its creation and served as the inspiration for many other flags. The history of the Tricolore starts in the first days … More The French Tricolore: A template for independence
A special thanks to Rich Campbell for suggesting this post. To get a better sense of the history of the Pakistani flag, we should begin with the colonization of the Indian subcontinent by the British East-India Company (BEIC). While the organization had a presence in the area since 1612, the BEIC didn’t establish a firm foothold in the … More Pakistan
Flags are, quite literally, a world standard. Your country, state/providence, county, city, school, company you work for, religion, and social clubs all most likely have flags. And that’s just scratching the surface! So how did flags become so prominent? The direct ancestors of flags all fit into a broad category called vexilliods, which is anything that is flag-like. … More A brief history of flags and why we use them
This is a fun post for me to celebrate the launch of this website. It doesn’t have many flag facts (I’ll save them for individual state flag posts) but it will give you an insight to my opinions of flag design. My father is a graphic designer and I have done a fair amount of professional graphic … More State flags ranked
This post was originally going to be solely about the flag of Equador. However, it is almost impossible to examine the flag of Ecuador without also looking at the flags of Colombia (right) and Venezuela (center). As we will find out, they all look very similar for a reason. Present day Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela … More Equador, Venezuela, and Colombia: A love of primary colors
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