I feel the same way, it's a great idea but I can't get anything to cohere properly to my likingDespite the good challenge I'm stumped for ideas on this one 😞
Don't forget to post this in the challenges/winners threadOkay, let us try this one.
FLAG CHALLENGE #258: Three into One
Similar to the Union Jack of the United Kingdom, make a flag combining three nations into a personal union. The unions should be pre-20th century and should make some sort of logical sense (basically no random flag mashups like Kingdom of Bavaria, Brazil, and Qajar Iran). Elements from each union member should be readily apparent in the submitted flag. Examples of the originating flags can be linked in the descrptive text, but do not need to be submitted, just the flag you have created.
Submissions Open: Now
Submissions Close: Monday, November 15th, 15:00 GMT
Please remember to review the RULES, especially concerning flag size. For an image in a single-flag entry, the shortest side must be 600 pixels or less, and the longest side must be 1200 pixels or less.
Don't forget to put it in the challenge thread, this looks fun!FLAG CHALLENGE #259: Forget Columbus
The year is 1425 and the first ship of Zeng He's massive expedition has made landfall in the OTL's Puget Sound, USA. The settlements that follow establish the Chinese as the "Discoverers of the Americas". The Confucian teachings instilled in these early explorers lead them to value cooperation with the native tribes as opposed to conquest. This cooperation leads to the rapid modernization of America's natives. Among these modern ideas were forging, mining and construction techniques, weaponry, military tactics, farming practices, and medical advancements (viral inoculation being key). Because of this massive divergence in timelines, the late 15th century European explorers encountered exponentially different native cultures across the Americas than those of the OTL.
The task is to create a flag from this NEW New World. It can be a nation, a tribe, a city-state, a kingdom, or... whatever from 1500-Present. Allow your imagination to run wild with the possibilities of two continents where none of the OTL boundaries or governments ever existed.
Submissions Open: Now
Submissions Close: Monday, November 29th, 15:00 GMT
Please remember to review the RULES, especially concerning flag size. For an image in a single-flag entry, the shortest side must be 600 pixels or less, and the longest side must be 1200 pixels or less.
Posted. Thanks for the reminder!Don't forget to put it in the challenge thread, this looks fun!
Deadline for submission has been extended to December 6th, 15:00 GMT.FLAG CHALLENGE #259: Forget Columbus
The year is 1425 and the first ship of Zeng He's massive expedition has made landfall in the OTL's Puget Sound, USA. The settlements that follow establish the Chinese as the "Discoverers of the Americas". The Confucian teachings instilled in these early explorers lead them to value cooperation with the native tribes as opposed to conquest. This cooperation leads to the rapid modernization of America's natives. Among these modern ideas were forging, mining and construction techniques, weaponry, military tactics, farming practices, and medical advancements (viral inoculation being key). Because of this massive divergence in timelines, the late 15th century European explorers encountered exponentially different native cultures across the Americas than those of the OTL.
The task is to create a flag from this NEW New World. It can be a nation, a tribe, a city-state, a kingdom, or... whatever from 1500-Present. Allow your imagination to run wild with the possibilities of two continents where none of the OTL boundaries or governments ever existed.
Submissions Open: Now
Submissions Close: Monday, November 29th, 15:00 GMT
Please remember to review the RULES, especially concerning flag size. For an image in a single-flag entry, the shortest side must be 600 pixels or less, and the longest side must be 1200 pixels or less.