GoValpo 0 Posted August 4, 2007 State1. South Carolina(not biased, i just love the palmetto tree)2. New Mexico(simple and unique)3. Maryland(the design is just unique and famous)National1. Canada2. Jamaica3. Argentina 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinMcD 1 Posted August 4, 2007 You got New Mexico correct, I love that flag.As for national ones. Kenya, Portugal, and Swaziland are the TOP 3, with Kenya taking the gold.#1-Kenya#2-Swaziland#3-Portugal 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quantum 5 Posted August 4, 2007 US States1. New Mexico2. Texas3. ArizonaNational1 . Canada2. United States3. Argentina 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billy B 154 Posted August 4, 2007 States1. New Mexico2. Maryland3. Tennessee50. IllinoisCountries1. Barbados2. Argentina3. Canada 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewPF 96 Posted August 4, 2007 US States1. New Mexico2. Texas3. Arizona4. Maryland5. Ohio6. California7. Massachusettshell no one said do just 3 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fred T. Jane 2 Posted August 4, 2007 Seal+Hart+Penguin= winBut of course, every flag pales before the awesomeness that isSea Power > you. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sc49erfan15 2,374 Posted August 4, 2007 As your resident co-vexillologist (and mainly because I can't sleep and have to be at work at 10 AM), I hereby present to you the best, the good, the mediocre, and the worst. Flags are judged on cleanliness, recognizability, symbolism, and the ability to be viewed from far/high distances. Basically, the best flags are ones that are devoid of clutter, instantly recognizable as "hey, that's ____'s flag", and use symbolism/historical significance to portray that state/country. Ye olde generic blue flag with the name slapped on is automatically the worst.The top 5 US flags (in order):1. New Mexico2. Alaska3. South Carolina4. Arizona5. HawaiiThe good. Not bad at all, but not top 5 material (in no particular order):Alabama, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, TexasThe mediocre. No need to change, but could be better (in no particular order):Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Washington, WyomingThe worst. Get a better flag, stat! (in no particular order):Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, WisconsinThe top 3 Canadian flags are, in order, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan in a very distant third. With no disrespect to the country, the rest of the flags are quite bad.Best National Flags:Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Denmark, Dominica, France, Greece, Guyana, Iceland, India, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Macedonia, Malawi, Nepal, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Slovakia, South Africa, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgesL 15 Posted August 4, 2007 Out of all the flags out there, this is the only one I love:Ces couleurs ne coulent pas.These colours don't run!!! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phenomenal 0 Posted August 4, 2007 United Kingdomthe Union Jack looks good ANYWHERE 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidson 115 Posted August 4, 2007 United Kingdomthe Union Jack looks good ANYWHEREyes, and it has to as it adorns about a third of all flags in the world. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProvidenceRI 1 Posted August 4, 2007 MARYLANDJAMAICANo contest.Honorable mention to:ColoradoArizonaCaliforniaUKUSSwahiliCanadaSweden 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjrbaseball 232 Posted August 4, 2007 Top 3 U.S. state flags:At the other end of the scale, the vast majority of U.S. state flags are ugly. They are nothing but a blank field with a seal in the middle. Boring! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjrbaseball 232 Posted August 4, 2007 Best national flags (no particular order):------Here's a good site about flag design. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puck 17 Posted August 4, 2007 At the other end of the scale, the vast majority of U.S. state flags are ugly. They are nothing but a blank field with a seal in the middle. Boring!Doesn't that define what 2 of the 3 flags you picked are? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjrbaseball 232 Posted August 4, 2007 Doesn't that define what 2 of the 3 flags you picked are?No, Alaska and New Mexico have graphic elements on them. By a seal on a blank field I mean something like these: 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewPF 96 Posted August 4, 2007 not used anymore, but i want one of those headbands with that design 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TFoA 54 Posted August 4, 2007 Ghana.I love this flag. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GFB 2,127 Posted August 4, 2007 My personal favorites:US State:CountryMisc. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidson 115 Posted August 4, 2007 MARYLANDJAMAICANo contest.Honorable mention to:ColoradoArizonaCaliforniaUKUSSwahiliCanadaSwedenswahili is a language? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
