Issue 31 of our newsletter The Vexilloid Tabloid is here, thanks to interim editor Ted Kaye. The new issue features: A Flag for All Mankind in the 21st Century (David W. Ferriday) Japanese Battle Standards (Patrick Genna) Remembering John Hood Book Review: New Wave - Facts about Flags (Ted Kaye) The Seal of the State of… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #31
Author: SDM
Ethnography * Technology * Design
We’re in Italian
Roberto Breschi, who runs the site "Bandieri Passato e Presente", has kindly included us in his list of vexillological associations and their flags. Check it out: http://www.rbvex.it/interpag/societa6.html
Vexilloid Tabloid #30
At long last, a new edition of The Vexilloid Tabloid is here! Ted Kaye is serving as interim editor. The new issue features: Obituary: John Hood 1934-2011 In John Hood's Footsteps (Ted Kaye) United Nations Flag Project (Michael Orelove) Honoring the Designer of the "new" Oregon State Flag Old Glory Afghan (Michael Orelove) and as always… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #30
John Hood 1934-2011
Everyone who drove on S.E. 39th Avenue opposite Laurelhurst Park knew the Flag House. Portlanders enjoyed the changing daily display of three flags—all flown for some special reason—by John Hood. There, with his long-time companion Vivian Jackson, he built a collection of over 600 full-size flags and enthusiastically shared them with passersby based on a… Continue reading John Hood 1934-2011
Notes on the September 2011 meeting
We had another lively discussion, this time in the somewhat hard to find Tupelo Alley "Eco-Lounge". We had decent attendance, though we particularly missed John Hood, who was unable to attend due to health issues. Here are a few highlights, each with an illustration! Scott Mainwaring and Ted Kaye gave a brief report on their… Continue reading Notes on the September 2011 meeting
Rainbow flag foolishness in Antelope Valley (Cal.)
Apparently the organizers of the Antelope Valley Fair in the California desert inadvertently chose to festoon their venue with LGBT rainbow flags. A local blog documents the official and community reaction: ordinary-gentlemen.com/burtlikko/2011/08/19/that-flag-means-what-now/ Underscores the need for more widespread flag education, this does.
Half the Oregon flag on a stamp
There was a ceremony in Salem today to announce a new USPS stamp featuring the Oregon state flag. (Actually, only one side of the state flag -- the obverse -- leaving what some would argue is the better side hidden.) See: Elida S. Perez, "Oregon state flag is featured in latest Forever stamp", Salem Statesman… Continue reading Half the Oregon flag on a stamp
Ted Kaye on South Sudan’s New Flag
Our very own Ted Kaye is on the 7/13/11 episode of Ian Chillag and Mike Danforth's podcast How To Do Everything, discussing the new flag of South Sudan and principles of good flag design: http://howtodoeverything.org/post/7577540667/we-tell-you-how-to-design-a-flag-make-perfect
Bastille Day and the Drapeau Francaise
By Patrick Genna In 1991, I took my first trip to Paris. Before leaving, I had memorized 25 key French phrases. But once there I rarely used any of them as I was too intimidated to ask: “ou est le toilette?” Say something in French and you get a reply with comments that you can’t… Continue reading Bastille Day and the Drapeau Francaise
Happy Flag Day!
PFA member Ken Dale took this striking image from the Oregon City Bridge on September 11, 2004. It seems an appropriate image for Flag Day (June 14th). According to former West Lynn major Alice Norris: The photo is from our annual 9/11 ceremony, a silent remembrance of the September 11 attacks. The City of West… Continue reading Happy Flag Day!
Portland Flag Association 