Symbols of the Ziu

[Danihel Txechescu]

Thank you all for the feedback! Here is the full set using just the central tower.

If I may approach the College, I have a comment regarding this design.

It is absolutely marvelous to see something new, fresh and definitive for the Ziu, but I believe the isolated symbol (middle of the building) is very difficult to understand without looking at the image of the entire building first. I mean, just looking at that alone... what is it?

Also, is it supposed to be funny with the eyes and the mouth? Not that it was put there intentionally, but I feel it demerits the seriousness of the house of law that it should represent.

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

Also, is it supposed to be funny with the eyes and the mouth? Not that it was put there intentionally, but I feel it demerits the seriousness of the house of law that it should represent.

Thank you for your comments! No, it's not meant to be a face or to be funny, that's how the windows at the front of the building look.



-OAF

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

That's a pretty good and valuable point from someone who hadn't already seen the source image. We don't want this whole thing to be opaque and silly looking to people who don't already know its meaning.

I wonder if the fact that the building facade is within a frame is what makes it hard to parse. Would it be better without the decorative frame, possibly?

-NRH

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

Or perhaps focusing on the top half of the facade which is the most unique part of it, and would keep it from looking like a face... I can also do a couple of details on the towers on either side as well.

-OAF

[King Txec]

Or perhaps focusing on the top half of the facade which is the most unique part of it, and would keep it from looking like a face... I can also do a couple of details on the towers on either side as well.

-OAF

I like this version as well.

-REH

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

I've done a little embellishment. Submitted for your review.

-OAF

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

I've done a little embellishment. Submitted for your review.

-OAF

This is lovely, Carlus!

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

I've done a little embellishment. Submitted for your review.

-OAF

This is lovely, Carlus!

Thank you!

I thought the bottom looked a little strange so here is a version cropped.

-OAF

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

I like that a lot. A stylized representation of the top of the Merrill building... That seems very suitable.

It's basically a square in proportions, so I think any containers or borders around it should be rounded squares. They should preferably also be simple, since the emblem itself is quite visually complex already. We can't just differentiate with red and green, since the most common form of color blindness prevents people from being able to distinguish those easily. Maybe each house of the Ziu gets a different style of border? Like the Cosa gets a single line border, while the Senats gets a triple line?

-NRH

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

I like that a lot. A stylized representation of the top of the Merrill building... That seems very suitable.

It's basically a square in proportions, so I think any containers or borders around it should be rounded squares. They should preferably also be simple, since the emblem itself is quite visually complex already. We can't just differentiate with red and green, since the most common form of color blindness prevents people from being able to distinguish those easily. Maybe each house of the Ziu gets a different style of border? Like the Cosa gets a single line border, while the Senats gets a triple line?

-NRH

Something kind of like this?

-OAF

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

That is superlative! I would submit this right now for emblems for the houses! Great work!

-NRH

[Mic’haglh Autófil, SMC EiP]

I like the idea of differentiating the borders based on house, since that avoids some of the color problem. However, I kept the seals circular, in part because in my opinion a circle works better in the center of a flag.

I've chosen to separate the national colors between the houses for three reasons: one, as a flag design, this gives us more space without having to feel like we cannot straddle a division of the field. Two, the red in the Bicoloreu represents the Talossan people and their tenacity -- thus, as the more directly elected "popular" house, it is fitting that the Cosă uses this red. Three, green being the upper stripe and red the lower stripe is analogous to upper and lower houses.

The Senäts' more ornamental border includes eight red jewels to represent the eight provinces of the nation.

- TLF

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

I like the idea of differentiating the borders based on house, since that avoids some of the color problem. However, I kept the seals circular, in part because in my opinion a circle works better in the center of a flag.

I've chosen to separate the national colors between the houses for three reasons: one, as a flag design, this gives us more space without having to feel like we cannot straddle a division of the field. Two, the red in the Bicoloreu represents the Talossan people and their tenacity -- thus, as the more directly elected "popular" house, it is fitting that the Cosă uses this red. Three, green being the upper stripe and red the lower stripe is analogous to upper and lower houses.

The Senäts' more ornamental border includes eight red jewels to represent the eight provinces of the nation.

- TLF

These are beautiful Long Fellow!

- OAF

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

I like the idea of differentiating the borders based on house, since that avoids some of the color problem. However, I kept the seals circular, in part because in my opinion a circle works better in the center of a flag.

I've chosen to separate the national colors between the houses for three reasons: one, as a flag design, this gives us more space without having to feel like we cannot straddle a division of the field. Two, the red in the Bicoloreu represents the Talossan people and their tenacity -- thus, as the more directly elected "popular" house, it is fitting that the Cosă uses this red. Three, green being the upper stripe and red the lower stripe is analogous to upper and lower houses.

The Senäts' more ornamental border includes eight red jewels to represent the eight provinces of the nation.

- TLF

Excellent work

[Mic’haglh Autófil, SMC EiP]

These are beautiful Long Fellow!

- OAF

Excellent work

Thank you both!

- TLF