>> I might make myself a scarf or blanket with the ace flag colours, though that is probably a later project. My cousin has a blanket with a diamond and stripe design that is incidentally in ace flag colours and I love it so much. (Apparently they have a rainbow of blankets in the same style.) <<
Good idea. :D
>> I don't know much about heraldry, but I'm going assume that you usually want something more unique than just stripes? <<
That's one aspect. If you have any batch of things that are too similar, they're hard to tell apart. If they're all just stripes, you have to memorize the colors, which is hard.
The best designs are both simple and distinctive. One to three colors plus one emblem usually works well. Bonus if your emblem is also unique.
Another key heraldic rule is that you don't put a color on a color or a metal (white/silver or yellow/gold) on a metal. This improves clarity. Some pride flags are fairly legible even with similar colors together, like the lesbian flag, but they're still less recognizable from a distance than things like the genderqueer flag.
If you look at the history of heraldry and flags, you will see people playing around with these concepts. The most effective ones tend to become more common, and the less effective ones get abandoned or actually ruled out. So there are a few gold/silver examples, but they're old, and people don't make new ones that way. Occasionally people will add something new and distinctive, like the black-and-white cow "fur" in African heraldry. Studying this history gives an excellent background in design if you want to make awareness symbols, logos, speculative flags, etc. I consumed all the heraldic and flag resources in local libraries growing up.
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dancing_serpent
Re: Cuddles!
Date: 2021-06-10 12:11 am (UTC)Good idea. :D
>> I don't know much about heraldry, but I'm going assume that you usually want something more unique than just stripes? <<
That's one aspect. If you have any batch of things that are too similar, they're hard to tell apart. If they're all just stripes, you have to memorize the colors, which is hard.
The best designs are both simple and distinctive. One to three colors plus one emblem usually works well. Bonus if your emblem is also unique.
Another key heraldic rule is that you don't put a color on a color or a metal (white/silver or yellow/gold) on a metal. This improves clarity. Some pride flags are fairly legible even with similar colors together, like the lesbian flag, but they're still less recognizable from a distance than things like the genderqueer flag.
If you look at the history of heraldry and flags, you will see people playing around with these concepts. The most effective ones tend to become more common, and the less effective ones get abandoned or actually ruled out. So there are a few gold/silver examples, but they're old, and people don't make new ones that way. Occasionally people will add something new and distinctive, like the black-and-white cow "fur" in African heraldry. Studying this history gives an excellent background in design if you want to make awareness symbols, logos, speculative flags, etc. I consumed all the heraldic and flag resources in local libraries growing up.