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A Flag for Pluto

August 10, 2015August 7, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

by Scott Mainwaring, Vexilloid Tabloid #53 On 13 July the New Horizons probe sent an image of Pluto dominated by Tombaugh Regio, a large feature informally called “the heart”. Inspired, I created a flag for Pluto: its astrological symbol in orange-brown (its overall color), in a white heart, on black (for space). I chose the… Continue reading A Flag for Pluto

Flags of the Rose Festival Fleet

August 9, 2015August 7, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

by Scott Mainwaring, Vexilloid Tabloid #53 Every June, Portland’s Rose Festival welcomes “the fleet” from the US and Canada. Moored along the Willamette river, the ships display a colorful range of flags to see—ensigns, jacks, signal flags, and courtesy flags.

Flutterings (from VexTab #53)

August 8, 2015November 14, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

from Vexilloid Tabloid #53 Note: "Flutterings" — notes from the editor on our last meeting — is a regular feature in The Vexilloid Tabloid. July Flutterings You Need to Know In our July meeting, hosted by Ted Kaye, 16 PFA members enjoyed a lively 3+-hour evening of flags and other wide-ranging topics. As the host, Ted led the… Continue reading Flutterings (from VexTab #53)

The Confederate Flag Flap

August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

by Ted Kaye, Vexilloid Tabloid #53 In June, the flag world witnessed a huge shift in attitudes toward the Confederate Battle Flag. Following the race-based shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, public opinion moved swiftly toward removing the flag from public displays and from merchant shelves. “Few emblems in American history have provoked stronger passions than… Continue reading The Confederate Flag Flap

Vexilloid Tabloid #53

July 30, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

The fifty-third edition of our club newsletter, The Vexilloid Tabloid, is here, featuring: The Confederate Flag Flap (Ted Kaye) Flags of the Rose Festival Fleet (Scott Mainwaring) A Flag for Pluto (Scott Mainwaring) The Cascadian Nautical Flag (Alexander Baretich) And, as always: notes from our last meeting, flags in the news, the Portland flag miscellany,… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #53

Flag Pinwheels

July 26, 2015July 27, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

What flag designs make good pinwheels? Let's consider... South Korea: The Taegukgi lends itself extremely well. ... China: Does not seem to be common, but here is an example. ... Hong Kong: The design is practically already a pinwheel. But has anyone made it into one? ... Israel. ... Palestine. We couldn't find flag-based pinwheels, but we did… Continue reading Flag Pinwheels

The Vexillogicast

July 23, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

For the past three months Philadelphia-based vexillologist and redditor Simon Joseph, aka SimonTheCannibal, has been hosting weekly podcast about flags titled The Vexillogicast. Topics have been wide-ranging, as you can see from the episode list: 000: Pilot 001: Five Early American Flags 002: German Flags 003: Flags of the United Kingdom and beyond. 004: An interview… Continue reading The Vexillogicast

Helly Luv: Revolution

July 19, 2015July 18, 2015 SDM1 Comment

Kurdish performer Helly Luv (Helan Abdulla) shot the music video for her single Revolution in a village near Erbil, Iraq, during fighting between ISIS and the Kurdish peshmerga. (During the shoot she fired upon ISIS militants herself.) The video is an oxymoron: a pacifist plea to "Stop the Violence" that glorifies the anti-ISIS Kurdish armed forces. It… Continue reading Helly Luv: Revolution

Documenting the Redesign of the New Zealand Flag

July 18, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

If you're interested in the goings on in New Zealand as they select a new flag, you should be reading Dan Newman & Co.'s fantastic blog FLAGDESIGN.NZ: Documenting the Redesign of the New Zealand Flag. And if you are interested in flag design, you should be interested in New Zealand's process, as it provides great… Continue reading Documenting the Redesign of the New Zealand Flag