{"id":608,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/vexillographic\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:23","slug":"vexillographic","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/vexillographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Vexillographic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**Vexillographic** is the adjectival form relating to vexillography, the design of flags. A vexillographic decision concerns the choice of colours, charges, proportions and symbolism that constitute a flag&#8217;s design. Vexillographic practice draws on heraldry, graphic design and the cultural meanings of colour and symbol, and is increasingly informed by principles such as those set out by NAVA&#8217;s &#8216;Good Flag, Bad Flag&#8217; guide.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: The vexillographic choice to use only two colours and a single charge made the flag of Canada (1965) instantly recognisable at any distance.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [vexillology](\/glossary\/vexillology\/), [vexilloid](\/glossary\/vexilloid\/), [geometric-construction](\/glossary\/geometric-construction\/), [construction-sheet](\/glossary\/construction-sheet\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-608","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}