Flag expert. (flag nerd.)
- A person who studies the history, symbolism, and design of flags.
- The expert journalists call when flags make headlines. See: Michael Green.
Most just call him
a "flag nerd."
or a "vexillologist," if you want to be fancy about it.
Michael Green is a published vexillologist, the Technical Editor of The Complete Guide to Flags of the World, 4th Edition, and a two-time TEDx speaker. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Reader's Digest, PBS documentaries, and Encyclopædia Britannica.
He started Flags For Good out of his spare bedroom with two goals: to only make flags he believed in and donate a portion of each to relevant causes. Since then, Flags For Good has donated over $400,000 to world-changing organizations, hired some amazing people, opened a flagship store & HQ, and now serves as the Official Flag Supplier to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"Flags are the simplest form of design, but somehow they evoke the deepest emotions within us."
— Michael Green, TEDxTAMU
Flags draw crowds and spark conversation.
Flags make the news
more than you'd think.
State flag redesigns, Supreme Court controversies, neighborhood flag feuds. When journalists need someone who knows the history, the principles, and the politics, they reach out.
Need a flag expert
on camera?
TV segments, documentaries, podcasts. Michael explains the history and politics of almost any flag in plain language, on deadline. He has done it for PBS, Britannica, and local news stations across the country.
- SAG-AFTRA member, cleared for professional productions
- Available via Zoom or in-person in Indianapolis
- Broadcast studio and green screen access locally
- Typically available within 24 hours
Watch the work.
Booking a flag expert for your show?
Clear, quotable, and genuinely fun on the history and politics of flags. Remote or in studio, usually booked the same week.
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Responses usually come in the same day. Remote-ready with broadcast audio, and he travels for the right conversation.
Flags tell global stories,
and Michael has visited over 75 countries
learning and collecting along the way.
Vexillology isn't a desk job. The best flag research happens in the field, on poles, in markets, at protests, and at celebrations.
In print & on record.
Technical Editor · 4th Edition
Fox Chapel Publishing
Flag design consulting.
Cities and organizations across the country are rethinking their flags. Michael has judged redesign efforts through his work with NAVA and knows where most processes go wrong. Good public input doesn't automatically produce good design. Bridging that gap takes someone who understands both vexillological principles and how communities make decisions.
He has lectured at Duke University and Texas A&M's Mays Business School on the overlap between flag design and civic identity. He brings that same framework to consulting work.
5 Principles of
Good Flag Design.
From the North American Vexillological Association's 'Good Flag, Bad Flag,' the framework every good flag is built on.
Frequently asked.
Let's talk flags.
Producing a segment, planning a speaking engagement, or thinking about redesigning your city's flag? Responses usually come in the same day.