Q&A for How to Design a Flag

Then you'd still use these steps. If you want to make a 'just-for-fun' flag though, then just won't need to be as accurate or careful, unless you want to, of course.

Consider doing a triangle in blue on one half and triangle in white on the other half. Place a stem of the coffee plant in the middle facing one way diagonally, then form a cross over this with a stem of a tea plant facing the other way. Keep the stems pictorially basic and easy to reproduce, if possible.

Choose colors according to your flag's design. Don't just use dark colors -- be creative and add colors according to the features of the place you are making the flag for.

You can use Photoshop or an online flag designer so you can save it digitally and print it as well.

For wealth and prosperity, you should use green and yellow. Green represents luck and fertility, and yellow represents shining wealth and valor, all of which are what you would need to have wealth and power.

You can use Photoshop, Paint.net, or a similar program. But remember, your flag should be very simple, you don't need to have excellent drawing skills.

First you need to determine what your flag is representing. Then, you can choose colors and symbols that help to communicate this message.

Consider using some simple colors and symbols that represent your town. You want to come up with positive symbols that will unite people together.

You may want to look into an article on how to bead.

I would suggest starting with paper so you can easily alter the design of your flag as needed. Once you've finalized the design, you could make your flag using fabric.

Red or dark blue are commonly used to represent unity. However, if you can, add some stars too.

Yes, but remember to keep it quite simple because then it will stand out more and be more effective and visible.

Any local craft store should have fabric for you to use. Make sure it’s not too thin so the flag doesn’t get ripped.

Generally, a good flag is distinct, has 2-3 colors that contrast well, is symbolic, and is simple. The above guidelines can help you make a good-looking flag. Most flags are rectangular, but feel free to use some different shapes that are symbolic of what your flag represents. If you are new to designing flags, these are good guidelines. However, you may break some of these rules, and make a flag that is yours. Remember, your flag should look like what you want it to look like.

Generally, this isn't a good idea, since flags that have other flags on them can be complex, and hard to draw. However, one way to add another flag is, adding the UK flag in the canton (top-left). This shows a territory or former territory of the UK.

Take a look at communist and mountainous China's flag, with a red background, a large gold star and four smaller ones. For example, if you make something similar, five golden-coloured five-pointed stars might be the gold mines, a larger, seven-pointed yellow star might symbolise the communist party, and a background would symbolise freedom. Good colours that do not make it look like China's flag would be green, brown or white. You should also move the stars around. Get creative!

Perhaps you could take elements of one flag and some from another, then put it together in a nice way. For example, the UN flag has a globe and 2 branches surrounding it, and the EU flag has stars in a circle. You could replace the branches of the UN flag with the stars from the EU flag. You would have taken elements from both flags, and put them together.