Project04: Flags

Description

Re-Design Two Flags

The city of Pleasant Hill (or the city you live in)

a State flag of your choosing

Follow Roman Mars' (and the North American Vexillogical Association-nava.org) rules for good flag design.

Here's a .pdf of the "Good Flag, Bad Flag" he mentions.

LINK

The Five Basic Principles of Flag Design

Keep It Simple. A flag should be so simple that a child could draw it from memory...
Use Meaningful Symbolism. The flag's images, color, or patterns should relate to what it symbolizes...
Use 2-3 Basic Colors. Limit the number of colors on the flat to three, which contrast well and come from the standard color set (see below)...
No Lettering or Seals. Never use writing of any kind or an organization's seal...
Be Distinctive or Be Related. Avoid duplicating other flags, but use similarities to show connections...

Limit colors on flags to the following:

Black
White
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow (or Gold)
Orange

Color symbolism is deeply based in local culture. Here's a link to sort of the "standard" color interpretations/meanings according to AllStarFlags.com, which is very much based in "western" white culture. But you might also think in terms of African, Asian, Hispanic, Arabic, Celtic, Rastafarian, LBGT, or other cultures for the right design. Here's a decent breakdown of some of the broader interpretations of color symbolism.

Specs

For the two redesigns create 6 thumbnails 1 1/2 by 1 inches and one color comp in Adobe Illustrator or a hand-rendered version at 4 x 6inches. 12 thumbnails and 2 comps total.
Use this Illustrator template if you like: assignment04_template.ait
Write a document explaining the symbolism of every design decision you made (why red, why 6 pointed stars, etc.)
Scan'm, put'm in a folder lastnamefirstinitial_project04, zip'm and post ,em to the Upload page

Timeline

Start:

Due: Beginning of - Last class. No late submissions accepted.

Note that this is a project, not an exercise. As such, it will be subject to grading, with a reduction for in grade for turning in late.