For his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications project at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm, Sweden, Oskar Pernefeldt has produced a very slick set of marketing materials for an "official proposal" for "the International Flag of Planet Earth". On May 18th, Jacob Kastrenakes posted on The Verge a writeup entitled, with needless belligerency, This is the flag we'll plant… Continue reading The International Flag of Planet Earth
Month: May 2015
Redesigning Union Jack-based Flags
In the past few years the British Union Jack and flags that incorporate it have been matters of public interest and debate. Fiji and New Zealand, and, to a lesser extent, Australia and the UK are or have been reconsidering the suitability of their existing flags. Only Tuvalu appears resolute in keeping the Union Jack on its flag. Taking these… Continue reading Redesigning Union Jack-based Flags
Ted Kaye Joins Flag Redesign Committee for Fiji
On February 3rd Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama declared that Fiji would be changing its flag. Today, he announced the 13 members of a National Flag Committee tasked with recommending a shortlist of new flags for the South Pacific nation. Committee members include a variety of prominent Fijians: Shaenaz Voss: senior manager Fiji Airways, former executive officer of… Continue reading Ted Kaye Joins Flag Redesign Committee for Fiji
What’s that Flag? (From VexTab #44)
Mars (and Kaye) Bring Vexillology To TED
This March design celebrity and charismatic podcaster Roman Mars gave the first ever TED talk on vexillology (the scholarly study of flags and their design), entitled Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed. This marked a milestone in visibility for vexillology. Mars calls his design podcast 99% Invisible, and "99% Invisible" is actually not a bad characterization of vexillology.… Continue reading Mars (and Kaye) Bring Vexillology To TED
The Flag of HDYNATION
Flosstradamus is a highly vexilliferous Trap music duo from Chicago with followers who deem themselves HDYNATION (Hoodie Nation, after the DJs' 2011 decision to rebrand their look by wearing black hoodies and sweatpants). The HDYNATION flag is a black-and-white version of the US flag with the stars replaced by a "general warning" sign comprising an exclamation point within a triangle.… Continue reading The Flag of HDYNATION
This Thursday: Meeting with Alexander Baretich
Dr. John Shilke will host the next meeting of the Portland Flag Association at 7 PM, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the Mary's Woods retirement community in Lake Oswego. For directions, please see the Next Meeting page. We are pleased to have as guest speaker local flag maker Alexander Baretich, bioregionalist and designer of the Cascadian flag.… Continue reading This Thursday: Meeting with Alexander Baretich
John Agard: Flag
Agard's Flag is (as far as we know) a rare example of a poem exploring the nature of flags, a somber and nuanced look, far from the patriotic outbursts that tend to characterize flag poetry. Flag What's that fluttering in a breeze? It's just a piece of cloth that brings a nation to its knees.… Continue reading John Agard: Flag
The Flag of Gresham, Oregon
Flag Proportions 2:3 Adopted 24 July 1984 Design The flag is white and has the city seal in the center, with flowering lilac branches at each side. The seal contains two concentric circles with an image of Mt. Hood in the center, reflected in a lake. Curved within the top part of the ring is the… Continue reading The Flag of Gresham, Oregon
A May Flag
... Cape May County, New Jersey, that is. Here's what the county's web site says: In 1955, a contest was held by the high schools of Cape May County to design an official county flag. The entries were submitted to the Board of Chosen Freeholders and the County Librarian and the top three winning designs… Continue reading A May Flag
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