NAVA Digital Library – Flag Design Resources

"Good" Flag, "Bad" Flag

Available:  online (links below); in print
NAVA's classic guide, "Good" Flag, "Bad" Flag (GFBF) was updated and expanded in 2020.  This simple, straight-forward guide was first introduced in 2001, published in hard-copy in 2006, and is now available in multiple languages.

• "Good" Flag, "Bad" Flag (English)
• Bon Drapeau, Mauvais Drapeau (French)
• Banderas Lindas, Banderas Feas (Spanish)
• Gute Flaggen, Schlechte Flaggen (German)
• Bandeiras Bonitas, Bandeiras Feias (Portuguese)
• Buona Bandiera, Brutta Bandiera (Italian)
• Dobra Ali Slaba Zastava (Slovenian)
• Хороший флаг, Плохой флаг (Russian)

The Guiding Principles of Flag Design

The Joint Commission on Vexillolographic Principles of NAVA and The Flag Institute (United Kingdom) produced the The Guiding Principles of Flag Design in 2014.

Flag Surveys

NAVA members conducted two flag surveys. Below are summaries of the survey results and links to the final published reports in Raven: A Journal of Vexillology.

• 2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey: Summary, Final Report
• 2004 American City Flags Survey: Summary, Final Report

Case Studies in Flag Design

• A Flag for New Milford
• Kansas City Star Report
• Mesa, Arizona Flag Report
• Redesigning the Oregon State Flag
• Utah Flag Report