Flags for the masses

is the focus for John M. Scalzi's weekend writing assignment #43: Congratulations, you've become your own soverign state! Design a flag for the United States of You, using no more than three colors and one symbol (the symbol can be of any color). Explain your design choices. Don't worry about actually making the flag -- you can just tell us about it.  Extra credit: make a picture of the flag. Because, let's face it, that's time-intensive.

Ahem, well as egocentric as this is, I have chosen a huge semicircle as the shape of my flag.  It would resemble a "D", doncha think?  grin

The background of the flag would be yellow.  It would symbolize wisdom and intellectual energy.  Bright yellow makes me think of happy, sun-filled warm days.

Slightly in from the yellow border on the verticle flat backbone would be a slash of deep blue, almost indigo.  This would symbolize higher knowledge and introspection.  The slash would be heavier, denser, wider at the top and becoming sparser as it descended (similar to a laden paint-brush stroke, the end of which allows the yellow background to show through, until we see stark yellow with no blue hue at all).

Bowed from the top, almost but not quite meeting the start of the blue slash, would be a lush, vibrant green symbolizing fertile life, growth, and well-being.  This is a lovely color, associated with the heart chakra.  It, too, would fade a bit as it descended in an arch.  The fullness of the rounded frontal portion of the colorful "D" figure within the "D" shaped fabric also shows flexibility and health.

In the center, perhaps a rich red silhouette of a dog's head, would be appropriate.  The color symbolizes action which would balance out the other, loftier thought-oriented chosen hues.  The dog is often associated with noble character and loyalty, serving and protecting those for whom it cares.

Yes, I think that sounds busy, but visualizing it...well, I think that it might be quite nicely representative of the United States of You.  I think we could do with some meditative thought behind our loyal actions, aimed at the well-being of our country.