🌆 FLAG DESIGN CONCEPT
🌆 FLAG DESIGN CONCEPT
Name: The Rising Intersection
Design Elements
1. Color Palette
Crimson Red (#D72638): Power, visibility, East Asian heritage. A nod to traditional Chinese symbolism, but in a sharper, modern tone.
Ink Black (#1A1A1A): Urban grit. Shoreditch streets. A foundation for creativity.
Neon Gold (#FFD400): Futurism, light, creative energy. Represents hope, innovation, and late-night markets.
2. Symbol
At the center: a spiral intersection — representing Shoreditch as the meeting point of identities, disciplines, and communities.
The spiral is formed by four brushstroke arcs, each painted in one of the main colors, forming a modern reinterpretation of a compass rose.
North: 🖌️ Art
East: 🍜 Food
South: 🌱 Urban regeneration
West: 🎭 Culture & performance
This reflects East meeting West, tradition meeting future, and diaspora meeting city.
3. Background
A diagonal split:
Top-left (Red): Rising energy from the East.
Bottom-right (Black): The foundation of East London’s industrial and artistic past.
Over this, three horizontal golden lines streak across like motion blur — evoking lantern light trails, rail lines, and digital culture. A nod to both physical and cultural movement.
4. Typography
Bottom right corner (in small modern type):
"EASTEND CHINATOWN"
Subtext (smaller):
"创意聚场 · Creativity Lives Here"
🎨 Color Palette (3 colors only)
Element
Color
HEX
Meaning
Color A
Crimson Red
#D72638
Cultural legacy, energy
Color B
Gold Yellow
#FFD400
Light, hope, creative power
🌀 Central Emblem
A circular spiral made of three brushstroke segments forming a dynamic taijitu-style mark.
Each segment in one of the three colors above (e.g., Red, Yellow, Black), shaped like flowing arcs.
Soft brush texture to keep a handcrafted feel.
Design inspiration:
Abstract brush calligraphy
East Asian ink painting strokes
Symbolic motion (creativity in flux)
🔤 Typography
Main Text:
“EASTEND CHINATOWN”
Font: Montserrat, Inter, or Noto Sans Bold
Color: Charcoal Black (#1A1A1A)
All caps or Title Case