For Bastille Day

This seems like it is, unhappily, a very insulting gesture only I am not too entirely sure why. Aside from taking liberties with sensitive cultural symbols, that is. But just see how wrong it looks to suggest perhaps to either party that they might consider the elements of the other in themselves. I adore their comparison, two extraordinarily secular countries. And whereas both have banned wearing the hijab in schools, the Turkish restrictions apply more extensively. They are a delightful pair.

Design Notes
The blue is Pantone Reflex Blue, here supposed to be the blue of the French tricolor. Only happily it is also the blue of the European flag. And incidentally, the Turkish flag with the European blue and yellow is surprisingly tacky looking. Which kinda puts into perspective how naff the European flag actually is.

It fills me with sadness that I have never found a completely satisfactory fleur-de-lis. It's a relatively simple symbol but surprisingly impossible to proportion well. And with the potential choices in the band and leaf designs... That said, the one I stole for this looks pretty good.

The original Turkish flag is here. The Fleur-de-lis comes from this Québécois flag.