This book is to blame.
> Introduced in 2001 and published in print in 2006, "Good" Flag, "Bad" Flag has been translated into ten languages. "Good" Flag, "Bad" Flag, compiled by Ted Kaye from the expert wisdom of over 20 vexillologists/vexillographers, has become a classic resource for those wishing to design or re-design a flag. The booklet lays out five basic principles for good flag design, and then shows examples of flags that follow them and flags that disregard them, all illustrated in color.