Vexillology Blog
The North American Vexillological Association sums up good design in five principles. Keep it simple enough for a child to draw, use meaningful...
The Pan-African Colors and Their OriginGreen, yellow and red entered African vexillology through Ethiopia, one of the few states never colonized, whose banners carried the three colors in...
The Pan-Arab Colors of the 1916 RevoltBlack, white, green and red come from the flag of the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule in 1916, attributed to the Hashemite sharif Hussein. Black...
The Nordic Cross and the Legend of the DannebrogEvery Nordic flag carries an off center cross reaching the edges of the field, a pattern that begins with the Dannebrog of Denmark. Legend says the...
How the Tricolor Conquered the WorldThe French flag of 1794 stacked revolution blue and red around royal white in vertical bands, and the idea spread with the armies and ideals of the...
The Oldest Flags Still in UseThe Dannebrog of Denmark is widely credited as the oldest national flag in continuous use, with a legend dating it to 1219. The red and white bands...