There's No Crying in Flag Design
CGP GreyRecommended by 1 HN commenter across 1 month, 2023–2026
commentary · general · evergreen · 2023–2026 on HN
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.
Up next
3 mo on HNThe US-Canada Border Is 5,500 Miles of Pure Nonsense
CGP Grey
Recommended 3× on HN · 2016–2020
4 mo on HNSmoothLifeL
Tim Hutton
Recommended 4× on HN · 2012–2022
1 mo on HNHydrogen vs. Gasoline Leak and Ignition Test- which is safer?
Hydrogen Societies
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2026
8 mo on HNBrown; color is weird
Technology Connections
Recommended 8× on HN · 2020–2026
6 mo on HNStephen Fry Kinetic Typography - Language
Built By Matt
Recommended 4× on HN · 2012–2025
6 mo on HNFarewellEtaoinShrdlu
Drinks and Dice
Recommended 6× on HN · 2017–2026
5 mo on HNHow I Designed a Free Music Font for 5 Million Musicians (MuseScore 3.6)
Tantacrul
Recommended 5× on HN · 2021–2024
4 mo on HNMouse Cursor History (and why I made my own)
Posy
Recommended 4× on HN · 2022–2026
4 mo on HNUppestcase and Lowestcase Letters [advances in derp learning]
suckerpinch
Recommended 5× on HN · 2021–2026
5 mo on HNComputer Color is Broken
minutephysics
Recommended 4× on HN · 2015–2026
4 mo on HNCharacters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle - Computerphile
Computerphile
Recommended 4× on HN · 2014–2025
5 mo on HNPlain Text - Dylan Beattie - NDC Copenhagen 2022
NDC Conferences
Recommended 5× on HN · 2022–2025
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]