The new challenge is up!
Flag Challenge #64: Shiver Me Timbers!
The skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger is an instantly recognizable symbol; it calls to mind scenes of cutlass-wielding buccaneers buckling swash on the salt-scoured decks of their sailing ships. However, the centuries have not been kind to this icon of piracy. It has been modified, parodied, and been generally overused. It's played out.
Your challenge is to create a different Jolly Roger, a flag that a ship can fly to identify itself as a pirate vessel. The pirates in question do not necessarily have to be Caribbean buccaneers of the 17th-18th century; as examples, ancient trireme-based pirates, Chinese pirates, Barbary pirates, and even space pirates are okay, so long as they have a distinct "pirate culture" surrounding them. And no internet pirate jokes.
Of course, all real-world designs are off-limits (such as these ones). Be wild, be creative, and don't catch scurvy!
CHALLENGE ENDS: Monday, February 13th, 10PM EST
POLL CLOSES: Monday, February 20th
i think you might want to remove the space one though...as if you go for those any symbol can be concerned with piracy (liek so many scifi shows have done) and really...its gonna be hard to not be generic or silly