Nevrome, 1 year ago I think judging a flag’s clutteredness depends on the visual feeling rather than the amount of stuff found in it. For example, the flag of my Canadian Province, New-Brunswick, doesn’t feel cluttered to me as opposed to the flag of the Seychelles. It does fit in your second bullet point though. I tend to agree with you that simpler designs look great but many complex flags’ designs also do the job.
I think judging a flag’s clutteredness depends on the visual feeling rather than the amount of stuff found in it.
For example, the flag of my Canadian Province, New-Brunswick, doesn’t feel cluttered to me as opposed to the flag of the Seychelles. It does fit in your second bullet point though.
I tend to agree with you that simpler designs look great but many complex flags’ designs also do the job.