Interesting 99% article. A good guide for flag designers is to follow the rules of heraldic design: no 'metal' (gold/yellow or silver/white) on a metal or colo

Interesting 99% article. A good guide for flag designers is to follow the rules of heraldic design: no 'metal' (gold/yellow or silver/white) on a metal or colour on a colour; don't get crazy with the charges (i.e. prefer one distinct, large shape over a bunch of small different ones) and so forth. The rules which applied in the Middle Ages to help distinguish shields still apply to flags today, since both flags & shields are viewed at a distance, often in motion. And IMHO flags based on heraldric often look better than stuff just thrown together.