Flags vs. logos, slack designs, Oceania proposal, a snail congress, and more.
Vexilloid Tabloids 86, 87, & 88
Author: SDM
Ethnography * Technology * Design
Vexilloid Tabloid #85
Flags vs. logos, slack designs, Oceania proposal, a snail congress, and more.
Vexilloid Tabloid #84
Flag proportions, a letter to Dear Abby, God's name on flags, home sewn flags, photography from Oregon's fires, flags from a 2000 time capsule, and more.
Vexilloid Tabloid #83
Mississippi's flag comes down, Tending veterans' grave flags, The many uses of flag patches, Flags at the end of the Alaska Highway, Lima ≠ Quarantine, and more.
Vexilloid Tabloid #82
Flags in the Time of COVID-19, design conversation with John Cartledge, flags in the style of another, women's suffrage flags, "Rogue States", and much more.
Flags in the time of Covid
Flag use has long played a prominent role in times of crisis, and the Covid-19 pandemic is no exception. Here are some ways that flags are in the news and social media.
Vexilloid Tabloid #81
Flags that try to represent each one instead of everyone, re-imagining the Canadian national arms, Cincinnati neighborhood flags, quarantine and Covid-19 flags, the International Personal Flag Registry, and much more.
Alfred Znamierowski 1940–2019
Roman Klimeš pays tribute to the internationally famous vexillologist Alfred Znamierowski (1940-2019).
Vexilloid Tabloid #80
Issue 80 features an obituary for Alfred Znamierowski, a detailed rating of the design of Portland's flag by a Russian vexillologist, and a new flag quiz by Bard and Benjamin Cosman, and many other vexi-notes.
Cincinnati Neighborhood Flags
The innovative CinciFlags project has concluded with an official flag for each of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is an impressive accomplishment, with generally high-quality and meaningful designs with consistent style.
Portland Flag Association 