There's No Crying in Flag Design
CGP Grey1 HN recommender · recommended in 1 month, 2023-2026
20.6M views · 3 years ago · commentary · evergreen
CGP Grey discusses flag design principles and grades flags, following the Minnesota state flag redesign. It argues for simple, distinctive flags.
Linked whenever flag redesigns come up, and credited as hugely influential on how people think about flag design.
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5 comments from Hacker News
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. ▶ this video
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] ▶ this video
That thing is supposed to be a logo? I'm reminded of CGP Gray's videos about flags. link Like this one ▶ this video About US state flags
Obligatory link to CGP Grey's grading of the quality of all U.S. state flags: ▶ this video Also, a more recent video about Minnesota's new flag: link
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] - ▶ this video [video][19 mins]