Warning: this post will contain both responses to flag designs and will contain some political content. Apologies.
*Quick point so it doesn't become lost in this post* The pixilated logo, from what a rep told me, can be touched up and made much more presentable by the artists who work on it. I think she said I can just leave a note requesting them to touch up the design and make it more "natural" so that it doesn't look so computerized. Either than or I'll just run to the mall and ask them to give me a good image of the logo and save it to my flash drive.
On to the post...
Again, this is a swastika. I don't see one on any of my flags. Last I checked, the soccer flag I made is based off of this flag, created in the 1880's after the unification of Germany:
On a further note, that flag has a cousin with which it (and earlier Prussian designs) were based off of:
The "background swastika"...what are you talking about? That cross in the background has been used since the Middle Ages. There is no possible way you can "see" a background swastika. The only way is that you're trying to. And if that's the case I will happily disregard everything and carry on.
I ask again...where...is...the swastika? You can't find one in either of those flags beacuse
IT'S NOT THERE. Concering the Iron Cross, if it carries such a stigma why aren't people crying about the whole West Coast Chopper phenomenom? Quit referring to any Germanic influence as a Nazi design. If there's such a "stigma" (why Americans would have one I have no idea. We didn't lose almost an entire civilization to those madmen of the 3rd Reich...the Jews did. And the Jews I know have no problems with my designs OR my Imperial flag), why have I heard nothing about my Imperial Flag I've been waving for 8 months?
Back on topic:
About the tiger images. The site I worked on didn't have any Bengals so I had to make do with tigers. I'm sorry, I was disappointed too. The best they had were pawprints, and that was too vague. It is a site that is used by professionals and amateurs, so expect some wildly varying degrees of designs. Now, I could use ISU logos and Bengal heads but the background in the gif images can't be "painted over" as to be consistent with the image; basically I'd have a REALLY ugly looking square with a Bengal sticking out, unless I conformed to that color in the overall flag design, and I found that really limiting. So I had to make do with my lack of technological knowledge and my overabundance of creativity.
PS: You guys used Cincinatti Bengal merchandise for those old Bengal cookouts my freshman year. I still have the apron and you guys encouraged me to use it as a cape. Not sure how you can criticize me for using "random tiger images not consistent with ISU" when you wanted me to don an NFL team's logo for ISU games.
You say it looks awful. The soccer team thinks it's awesome. I am giving it to them after the last home match next season, which will also be my final year. The same goes for football and volleyball, and the rugby flag will be given to the team as well. Thus they have a reason why they are the way they are. They are to be unique, vibrant and special flags in regards to the teams they were made for, instead of some generic ISU flag you can make in several minutes. They aren't just support flags I'll be using. They are gifts I will be giving them when my last home game comes up in each sport next season, as a way of saying thanks for all the precious memories and years of pride they have given me.
Concerning the brand...what do you mean? If you mean by fonts, you do realize ISU uses a lot of them, right? If by brand you mean a family-friendly, toned down flag, I ask, why? No sense in holding back. Except the football flag, all my flags are influenced by monarchies because they have the best taste. If I could get a coat-of-arms generator site to work my way, I'd use it in conjunction. If by brand you mean using strictly ISU logos and such, I say that's really boring.
Another thing, and I know I'm being hypocritical here because of my usage of other flags, and by extension I think it will clear a lot of things up about why I don't randomly fly American flags despite everyone wanting me to:
I'm not using an American design. It's a good looking flag for sure, and I'll commission it to be made for you and mail it up to you for you to use however you'd like. (send me your address to my email). But I won't wave an ISU'd out American flag. Nor will I randomly wave an American flag unless it's a national holiday. I can't stand what this country has done to its own flag and instead of holding it as a sacred symbol to be respected, we've marketed the living hell out of it. We put it on tshirts, bikinis, credit cards, used it as a mere prop in every advertisement conceivable, allowed it to be abused by Tea Party activists and used as a symbol of anti-corporate greed by the liberals.
I will never forget the day I saw a dude drive down Yellowstone with flag stickers on his pickup toss an American flag outside his car and onto the highway. I almost got hit by some cars rescuing that flag and to this day it sits on my desk in my room, in relatively good condition. *Gets off of soapbox*
finally, after searching for several months, found a site that I can commission to create customized flags. If the rugby one comes in April 1st looking super awesome and durable, I'm placing an order for the football and soccer flags.
I like to think it smacks of rebel awesomeness and the Fatigues of The U in 1986.
