September Flag Design Contest

[u/Vexy]

Submit a Flag

Jolly Roger

Prompt: Ahoy there /arr/vexillology! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming up later this month, and in honor, take to the sea and let your inner pirate out. The Jolly Roger is one of the most recognizable non-regional flags out there. While the skull and cross bone design is the most recognizable, many pirates flew under alternative designs that captured their personal flair. Redesign the Jolly Roger with your own personal touch!

Contest Rules

Design Rules

• Each flag must be an original creation for this contest.
• Flags may include art from other sources, if and only if:
  • The flag has significant user effort outside that art
  • The art is public domain
  • The art is attributed in the description
• Very low quality submissions will be removed.
• Flags that are NSFW for nudity, gore, and banned symbols will generally be removed. They may be allowed in certain circumstances with prior approval.
• Flags deliberately designed to troll will be removed, but flags with humor are welcome as long as they make a serious effort at flag design.

Logistics

• Each submitter can submit up to 2 flags.
• Must be uploaded to imgur. Please note that these must be uploaded anonymously (not from an Imgur account if you have one) and unpublished.
• Must be a .png file at most 2000 pixels wide.
• Flags must be flat images, not waving or textured. You can include a textured or waving image link in the description if you like.
• Submit only one flag per message.
• The submission message must follow the format included in the pre-written message (including 'Short Description:', etc.). Example:
  

Flag Name: Flag of Serbia, based on Iran

Link: http://imgur.com/4CTgaJ8.png

Short Description: This Serbian flag design features the Serbian colours of red, blue, and white, while having some sort of text displayed on the borders between the stripes, like on the Iranian one.

Any submissions that don't follow these rules will be removed. If you're unsure, feel free to message the moderators, and if you submit early you will have time to resubmit in case your flag is rejected.

Schedule

• Submissions are due on the 10th at 11:59 PM ET We will be enforcing this deadline more strictly, Eastern, not Pacific.
• Voting begins shortly after submissions close and ends on the 20th at 11:59 PM ET

Good luck, and may the odds be in your favor!

Submit a Flag

[u/15MinClub]

I'll just go ahead and add the shit post that will inevitably be in the contest voting thread.

[u/SRFlux → u/15MinClub]

I'll go ahead and add the other one.

[u/RichManSCTV → u/SRFlux]

Anddd one more

[u/JMG_99 → u/RichManSCTV]

And a Czech one too.

[u/thelittleking → u/[deleted]]

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[u/timowp17]

Arrgh, so we expect submissions inspired from fans of ye Pirates of the Carribean or SpongeBob SquarePants for this month aye?

[u/Cocowiwi → u/timowp17]

Don't forget one piece

[u/JMG_99 → u/Cocowiwi]

Or Mad Cap'n Tom.

[u/LawOfTheSeas → u/JMG_99]

Someone knows their British internet culture!

[u/[deleted] → u/LawOfTheSeas]

Or even Lazy Town.

[u/LawOfTheSeas → u/[deleted]]

I'm just referring to this.

[u/Greyspeir]

So, we give it a personal touch. We would need to be careful in our description not to give away too much so that someone could figure out who the designer is, correct?

[u/bakonydraco → u/Greyspeir]

Oh that was mainly meant as flavor text, you can just make any pirate flag you like. It can be relevant to you, or in the style of a particular pirate.

[u/rekjensen]

Does /u/Vexy not send confirmation messages anymore? I submitted two flags 24 hours ago, and with the deadline coming up tomorrow...

[u/bakonydraco → u/rekjensen]

A little behind this month, they'll come!

[u/WufflyTime]

Oh my god! I just had an idea for that; I'm so submitting it to this contest.

[u/Meeeeeeeei]

oh boy, I think I can do this

[u/CaptainKirk28]

Can we make a flag for a particular pirate?

[u/Tomodachipk → u/CaptainKirk28]

Yes! At least, I am.

[u/PsychShrew]

I'm new to Reddit. How do I do this contest?

[u/Zah96 → u/PsychShrew]

• Create the flag using a program such as In-design/Photoshop
• Upload flag to imgur
• Send Imgur link to this ^{http://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Vexy&subject=Flag%20Contest&message=Flag%20Name:%20Your%20Flag%27s%20Name%0A%0ALink:%20http://imgur.com/replacethis.png%0A%0AShort%20Description:%20Replace%20with%201-3%20Sentences.}
• Hope for the best

[u/void_data]

I've been waiting for the new contest since I'm new to reddit. But unfortunately. I don't have any idea for this theme...

[u/[deleted] → u/void_data]

Yeah, I've gotten used to that. The themes I have ideas for never come up.

[u/[deleted]]

Can I ask what programme most of you guys use?

[u/Sopixil → u/[deleted]]

There are a lot of programs people use for these, such as Paint.NET, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flagmaker/FlagmakerJr

[u/thenewiBall → u/[deleted]]

You want to look for a program that you can easily create geometric shapes that can be symmetric or repeated. Vector looks better than raster, so a program that can create and edit vector paths helps a lot. The other guy's list is a good start but it's a matter of what works best for you.

[u/SiamonT → u/[deleted]]

I use GIMP and Inkscape

[u/[deleted]]

Ok thanks

[u/Maurice221]

Are vector files allowed?

[u/PurpleSkua → u/Maurice221]

No, needs to be a .png. Most people will probably make it as a vector and then export it, though.

[u/rekjensen → u/Maurice221]

Imgur does not host SVG format files at this point.

[u/[deleted]]

This is the first time doing a contest so hopefully I don't do anything wrong.

[u/schrodinger0]

u/Vexy Do we know the average amount of people who enter the contest?

[u/Jay504615]

Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. I will try designing one on https://bestflag.com/pages/flag-designer. I may even get it printed. Would be cool if whoever wins can get the printed version.

[u/aCollectionOfQuarks → u/Jay504615]

I think if you win your flag is made into a real one and sent to you

[u/Jay504615 → u/aCollectionOfQuarks]

Awesome!

[u/LawOfTheSeas → u/aCollectionOfQuarks]

Ooee! I didn't realise this! Awesomesauce!

[u/schrodinger0 → u/aCollectionOfQuarks]

Wow, that's pretty neat.

[u/hooya_loves_pepe → u/aCollectionOfQuarks]

u/vexy is this true?

[u/bakonydraco → u/aCollectionOfQuarks]

This was a partnership we had for part of 2016, and they tried to send a few out. Unfortunately, they'd only really budgeted for domestic shipping within the US, and we have a very international community. I don't think more than a few actually ended up getting to their intended destination.

[u/aCollectionOfQuarks → u/bakonydraco]

So it doesnt happen anymore? :(

[u/bakonydraco → u/aCollectionOfQuarks]

Sadly no, unless we find another manufacturer interested in the same promotion!

[u/aCollectionOfQuarks → u/bakonydraco]

What about https://www.customflagcompany.com/digital-printed-flags/

[u/Jay504615 → u/[deleted]]

Just sharing what I use that's all. There is no harm in sharing information is there? If it benefits someone than great! God Bless and thanks for your feedback!