I dunno, I do like the flags (also it was a suggestion from James and I like the solid blockness of them). Both of the flags are instantly recognisable as the flags of our two nations, but both have changed since the Revolutionary war, and I like that, that sense of nation and the zeigeist that the flags capture. I toyed with the idea of using military ensigns, or the Naval Jack instead of the Union flag, but again, I like the idea that the Revolutionary war was about more than just two military forces, it was about that sense of nation.
Don, you're like the kind of client I hate - forget reaching for an iconic graphic solution, why not spend 20 hours researching and illustrating historical military units? Thanks.
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To be honest, I am continually aware of flippin' Jackson R with this kind of thing:
http://www.kingswildproject.com/images/kwbackhero2.jpg he has got historical Americana on lockdown.
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I don't want to use curlicues or the kind of woodtype ornaments I usually like, simply because I don't want this to look like a 'me-too' deck. (Since my Fedora 52 went down so badly! ;-P ) I was thinking of looking at architectural reference, Lukeout's chair suggestion is good, but it would have to be done in a non-JR way.
I'll have more of a ponder tomorrow I reckon, thanks for everyone's input.