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What’s that Flag? (From VexTab #8)
The Vexilloid Tabloid is the newsletter of the Portland Flag Association.
84 Designs Proposed for Portland, Maine
BDN Maine published an update today on the flag design contest currently underway for a new flag for Portland, Maine. It includes 84 (!) proposed designs from "around 40 designers". Judges will now select finalists from this list to be voted on by the public. Here they are in a handy table. (See the article… Continue reading 84 Designs Proposed for Portland, Maine
Ted Kaye Headed to Milwaukee
A quick update from Ted: As you know, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is engaged in city flag redesign. http://www.milwaukeeflag.com/ I will be heading there in two weeks to help guide the 5-person jury selecting the finalists. The organizer, graphic designer Steve Kodis, has created very active social channels: http://www.facebook.com/Greatertogether http://www.twitter.com/TogetherMKE http://www.facebook.com/milwaukeeflag http://www.twitter.com/MilwaukeeFlag I’m sure I will have… Continue reading Ted Kaye Headed to Milwaukee
Happy Birthday, Hong Kong Flag
We were reminded by our friends at VIBE that today marks the birthday of the flag of Hong Kong, adopted 4 April 1990 by the Seventh National People's Congress in Beijing. More than just a city flag, of course, it is officially the "regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China"… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Hong Kong Flag
What’s that Flag? (From VexTab #6)
The Vexilloid Tabloid is the newsletter of the Portland Flag Association.
Canada Rejoins the Club
In a surprise announcement today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced revisions to the Canadian flag "to bring it more in line with international standards": It has come to my attention that due to our garish and outdated 1960s-era maple leaf flag, many Canadians and would-be Canadians are not sufficiently appreciative of our glorious colonial past and continuing subjecthood to… Continue reading Canada Rejoins the Club
Videos from ICV26
Kazutaka Nishiura has kindly uploaded to YouTube a number of videos of talks and ceremonies from last year's 26th International Congress of Vexillology in Sydney, Australia. You can access the playlist here, or view them below. Opening ceremony Edward B. (Ted) Kaye, Fiji's New Flag: A Work in Progress Nozomi Kariyasu, The History of Japanese Service… Continue reading Videos from ICV26
City Flags and Funerals
As a sad addendum to our piece on the Toronto city flag (in VexTab #47), here is an image of the flag covering the casket of former mayor Rob Ford as he lies in repose in City Hall. Traditions vary from city to city, and the use of the city flag as a casket flag… Continue reading City Flags and Funerals
What’s that Flag? (From VexTab #5)
The Vexilloid Tabloid is the newsletter of the Portland Flag Association.
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