Greetings all.

I am a member of a military organization that will be celebrating it's 50th Anniversary in a few years. Actually, we trace our history well beyond that date but the anniversary represents the date when 3 bodies were amalgamated into who we are today.

Anyway, my thoughts is that in commemoration of this milestone I wanted to propose to the Brass that we adopt an official tartan. We have a colour we are currently associated with and my thought was to incorporate this as the main colour of a tartan made up with the colours historically associated with our preceding bodies.

I've seen a couple of online "tartan design" web applications but they all seem a bit basic. Now, before a collective gasp goes up...yes, I understand that these are not that great but I'm wondering if someone can point me in a direction of one that is at least good enough for planning purposes at this stage of my undertaking.

Additionally, I'm looking for any good reference material that can help me work through this design process. Do's, don'ts, pitfalls to watch out for, terms that are used.... That kinda stuff.

I have plenty of time for this undertaking and I'm just at the start of my project but I thought I would consult with those who know more first off so that I can at least get on the right track.

Any assistance, guidance and words of wisdom would be appreciated.

Thanks

Randy