Lennard Ramone

Hi everyone, Ever since I saw the first Olympic Games of my life, the 1984 winter games in Sarajevo, I’ve been fascinated by national anthems and flags. What must it be like to stand there on the podium, with the world watching as your national anthem is played, especially for you, and your national flag is raised to the rafters?  Well, I’ll never know because I was never good at any sports that feature in the Olympics. My forte is with more leisurely sports like pool, shuffleboard and darts. So, I’ll get to the national anthems at some point because it’s a lot more work, but let’s start with flags.  There are 4 basic rules for creating a kick ass flag: ⁃ Use 2 or 3 clearly identifiable colors ⁃ Make it simple. A child should be able to draw it from memory. ⁃ No writing or seals or other clutter  ⁃ Be distinctive or related. So let’s start with a few examples of good flags. All these examples follow the main rules for making good flags. One of the most popular designs f