Here are our 20 most-viewed* blog posts of the year.
#20 – Andy Warhol and the American Flag (226 views)
Andy Warhol, 1983 – by Alberto Schommer
#19 – Fargo — A Flag for the Flagless? (247 views)
The most popular submission is this remarkably simple but unconventional design.
#18 – Heart Flags (257 views)
Tim Van Horn took 2010 portraits of Canadians between 10/08 and 1/10, and created this Canadian Heart Flag mosaic.
#17 – American Flag Refreshed for 2015 (303 views)
Flag of the United States of America, as of 1 April 2015.
#16 – The Flag of HDYNATION (307 views)
A Flosstradamusified Chicago flag.
#15 – Outkast’s Stankonia flag (330 views)
Cover of the album Stankonia.
#14 – Letter Society Project 25: City Flag (338)
“For Project 25, we are going to be (re)designing a city flag. It doesn’t matter which city. Just pick one and make a beautiful flag for it :)” June 2015 design challenge by @LetterSociety
#13 – US City Flag Improvement Efforts (353 views)
Current flag of Grand Rapids, Michigan
#12 – Improving Boston’s City Flag (381 views)
Flag of Boston, Massachusetts.
#10 – Historical Flags (385 views)
Pete Loeser’s website Historical Flags of Our Ancestors has grown over time into a wonderful resource for vexillologists and flag enthusiasts.
#10 – Provo Puts Its Latest Logo on a Bedsheet (385 views)
Flag of Provo as of January 6, 2015. Designed by Stephen Hales.
#9 – Designs Sought for New Milwaukee Flag (414 views)
The city flag of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, designed by former alderman Fred Steffan in 1955 based on submissions to a design contest.
#8 – The Vexillogicast (427 views)
Simon the Cannibal
#7 – Mexican-American Flags (495 views)
Mexican-American Flag, by Nacho Becerra . Tapestry with silkscreened stars and altered sarape.
#6 – SF Flag Redesigns (563 views)
Rachel Berger’s proposal symbolizes changing fortunes: “the story of [SF] has never been flat”. It can be hung with the arrow ascending, or descending, depending on the flyer’s mood.
#5 – Machine Gun Kelly: Raise the Flag (595 views)
From the music video: a black and white version of the US/EST 19XX flag, sewn together with a standard US flag.
#4 – Andy Warhol, NASA, and the Making of “Moonwalk” (1,248 views)
Detail of the original raw image, showing Armstrong reflected in Aldrin’s visor.
#3 – Hip Hop and the Confederate Flag (1,401 views)
Image on Yeezus 2013 merchandise. From “Kanye West Is Trying To Take The Confederate Flag Back ” by Sharmin Kent on thinkprogress.com.
#2 – What If There Were No Third Flag Act? (1,715 views)
Michael Orelove and his 50-star, 50-stripe US flag.
#1 – 23 Finalists for New Fiji Flag (32,833 views)
The current Fijian flag
* as of 28 December 2015, excluding the number of times a post was viewed via our homepage, portlandflag.org .
Great images. Thanks for sharing! Patrick Genna