Vexillology

North American Vexillological Association
(NAVA)
 

5 rules

1. Keep it simple

So Simple
a kid can do it

2. Use meaningful symbolism

Meaning:

• Star1: Fort Dearborn
• Star2: The great Chicago Fire
• Star3: The Worlds' Columbian Expo
• Star4: Century of Progress Expo

Strip: Chicago River, "Great Canal", Lake Michigan

3. Use 2 or 3 Basic Colors

4. No Lettering or Seals

5. Be Distictive

1. Simple
2. Meaningful 

3. 2 to 3 colors

4. No words
5. Be Distictive

Meaningful

Be Distinctive

Simple
Words
Colors

Simple
Words
Colors

Why Flag?

Civil Pride

Open Source

Publicly Own

Design

We can do something about it!

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