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There's No Crying in Flag Design
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CGP Grey discusses flag design principles and grades flags, following the Minnesota state flag redesign. It argues for simple, distinctive flags.
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Linked whenever flag redesigns come up, and credited as hugely influential on how people think about flag design.
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From the Hacker News discussion
An article about flag design but no mention of CGP Grey? This one video has had more influance on flag design than any written editorial. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗On a related topic, here [1] is a video of CGP Grey grading US flags. My flag Wyoming gets an F in the S tier. But I am happy he wants to retire here. [Spoiler] Utah is one of 4 states that gets the highest grade. [1] - [VIDEO] [video][19 mins]
Read original comment ↗Obligatory link to CGP Grey's grading of the quality of all U.S. state flags: [VIDEO] Also, a more recent video about Minnesota's new flag: [LINK]
Read original comment ↗It is a useful concept, and letting the whispers of the vexillophiles[0] into your head will lead you to see that most flags are well, pretty bad. CGP Grey has a lot of opinions[1] about this. [0] [LINK] [1] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗That thing is supposed to be a logo? I'm reminded of CGP Gray's videos about flags. [LINK] Like this one [VIDEO] About US state flags
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