Transparency in a flag? In web it will be just a blue dot on any background (including blue). It also restricts the number of materials it can be made of.
this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2026
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Plastic?
I suppose that's realistic.
Interesting. Certainly makes for some good pictures, but it works pretty badly in electronic representation.
Why not go with the "pale blue dot in a black void"? The symbolism is pretty good, though I guess most people wouldn't want to use a flag that is mostly black because of the violent connotations.
Japan looks at the whole-world flag...
We already tried that. You guys didn't like it.