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Flag Design Guides

How to plan, draw and print a flag, from the basic rules to exact proportions. Written to go with the free flag maker.

  1. How to design a flag: 5 rules for good flag design

    How to design a flag that works: the five flag design rules from NAVA's Good Flag, Bad Flag, real examples of each, and how to apply them step by step.

  2. How to make a flag for a fictional country

    How to make a fictional country flag for a novel, game or map: start from the nation's story, pick colors and symbols, build a believable set of flags.

  3. Flag ratios: proportions of world flags and pixel sizes

    Flag ratios explained: what 2:3, 3:5, 1:2 and 10:19 mean, the official proportions of well-known national flags, and pixel sizes for each common ratio.

  4. Parts of a flag: hoist, fly, canton and more (with diagram)

    The parts of a flag explained with a simple diagram: hoist, fly, field, canton, charge, fimbriation, obverse and reverse, with real flag examples of each.

  5. Flag colors meaning: what red, white, blue, green and more stand for

    What flag colors mean: common associations for red, white, blue, green, yellow and black, with official meanings from real countries and what they leave out.

  6. Flag design ideas: 12 layouts with real examples

    Flag design ideas to start from: tricolors, Nordic crosses, saltires, cantons, hoist triangles, diagonals and more, each with a real flag example and tips.

  7. Custom flag printing: how to get your design printed as a 3x5 flag

    Custom flag printing made simple: standard sizes like 3x5 ft, the pixel size and file type printers want, single vs double sided, and adding your own picture.