Alas, no, not a flag for Dungeons & Dragons: rather, a flag for the twin Scottish villages of Denny (pop. 8000) and Dunipace (pop. 2500). The River Carron -- which might be the "River Itys" described in Ptolemy's Geography in the 2nd century -- separates the two. Deadline for submissions is February 17, 2016. For instructions and details, download the… Continue reading Have an Idea for a D&D Flag?
The Vexilloid Tabloid is the newsletter of the Portland Flag Association.
Tim Kerr sent us his essay regarding New Zealand's flag change referendums, Seeking an Emblem: Observations on the Tradition of the New Zealand Ensign. Though we are not endorsing it nor verifying its accuracy, it is interesting and timely so we are republishing it here for general vexillological discussion. About the author Tim Kerr has written articles… Continue reading New Zealand Seeking an Emblem
The Vexilloid Tabloid is the newsletter of the Portland Flag Association.
The US is not known for the overall design quality of its state flags, with many being uninspired, easily confusable "seal on a bedsheet" designs. Yet changing a state flag in order to improve its basic design is a very difficult task, so difficult there is only one good example: Colorado. This is not to say that… Continue reading US State Flag Devolution
Mark van Der Hyde at LowellFlag has come up with a very nice one-page worksheet for people to use when creating proposals for a new flag for the city: Another example is Heather Hopp-Bruce's "DIY Canvas" published by The Boston Globe as part of its efforts to encourage its readers to come up with new designs for Boston's flag: At… Continue reading Great Worksheets for Making Great Flags
Our latest newsletter, The Vexilloid Tabloid #56, is our longest ever! It features: The Mere-Exposure Effect (Ted Kaye) Flags for the Year 2016 (David Koski and Scott Mainwaring) Counterchanged Flags (David Koski) Flag for Cascadia by Night (Random Pendragon) Swastikas in Japan (Alexander Baretich) There Is No Flag Large Enough... (Scott Mainwaring) Taíno Heritage in Puerto Rican Flags (Carlos Alberto… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #56
Back in March we featured some amazing flag transformation videos that had been recently posted on the YouTube channel Vexillographer. Since then, Vexillographer (a young man named Peter, based in the US) has posted a number of other flag-related videos, has been featured on New Zealand radio talking about that country's flag change -- and has plans for 2016 for continuing… Continue reading The Vexillographer on Fiji
This vexillology blog and the vexillology podcast The Vexillogicast are exhibiting some synchronicity this week, with both of us happening to choose the topic of the flag change process in Fiji. Listen to their Changing Fiji's Flag episode (runs about 11 minutes) for an entertaining overview, and check out the episode's links page for more information. (And see our last post… Continue reading The Vexillogicast on Fiji
UPDATE: Fiji has cancelled its plans to change its flag. The newfijiflag.com website hasn't yet been updated, but according to the following media release from late last year, the process to choose a new flag for Fiji is once again moving forward and will be completed this year by the 7th of September. Note that design submissions… Continue reading Fiji Still Looking for New Flag Designs
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