Over the past weeks, I have been working on and improving upon my practical response to my essay. I have been illustrating faction flags, writing information about the 'World of Solios', as well as creating a survey for primary data.
Faction Flags:
Ashenmar Empire
When creating this flag - I researched and used various different modern day flags, as well as navy insignias and coat of arms. I wanted to make this flag look more modern to highlight how technologically advanced this faction is compared to the others that make their homes in Solios.
The blue colours represent the ocean. The white in the center represents unity across all the territories within the Empire. The gold represents the city of Ashener at the center of the island continent, and the grey represents the coal, oil and gunpowder used to develop their industries. The anchor is designed to highlight their naval origins and culture, and the cross-rifles and star are meant to highlight their military.
Warriors of Rend
For this flag, I decided to simplify the design to two basic colours and imagery. The flag depicts a dragon-like creature being impaled by a sword. By using a simplified design, I wanted to get the information across that this faction's culture is quite simple - they respect strength and battle across all else. The red represents the blood of Rend - a colossal lizard creature in which the Warriors draw their strength from. The black represents the ground and mountains that they make their homes in. The dragon's head represents the colossus Rend, who the warriors slew thousands of years ago. The sword represents the will to fight and slay their foes through strength and power.
The Chosen
The Chosen are a highly religious faction, and so I wanted to restrict myself to basic shapes, such as the crucifix in Christianity and the Star of David in Judaism. The emblem on the flag depicts one of their temples in the center, which represents how all of the Chosen are centered by their faith, and all are meant to be as equally close to their god, Esylio. The warm white represents unity and the power of the sun. The triangle of pale orange represents the light of the sun that shines down upon them. The deeper orange and the blue represent the sunrise in the east.
World of Solios
Survey / Survey Results
Blue
Yellow
Green
What went well:
- Primary data via the survey.
- Well designed and thought out faction flags.
- Plentiful information about the world.
What to improve:
- Make more flag designs.
- Go into more detail about the world.
- Think of more questions for primary data.
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