The Vexilloid Tabloid is the newsletter of the Portland Flag Association.
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Sphragistics and Sigillography
Those interested in the history of vexillology have a nice online resource in the form of issues of NAVA News dating back to the 1960s. (NAVA is the North American Vexillological Association, founded 1967.) In the December 1969 issue, a membership questionnaire appears (along with a listing of the names, affiliations, and addresses of all 80… Continue reading Sphragistics and Sigillography
Instagram #flagpix
On Instagram, we are re-posting interesting flag-related images found there. Follow us at @portlandflag, and if you have posted an image you would like us to consider for re-posting, tag it with #flagpix! Here are some examples:
Doughnut Flags & Flag Doughnuts
Our latest newsletter, Vexilloid Tabloid #57, featured this high-calorie image: This got us thinking about the intersection of doughnuts and flags. Enjoy, but consume in moderation.
New Zealand’s Flag Referendum and Theories of Voting
by Erik Herron, PhD Eberly Family Professor of Political Science West Virginia University (from Vexilloid Tabloid #57) Introduction The disciplines of vexillology and psephology (the scientific study of elections) have many commonalities: both focus on how design and representation intersect. New Zealand’s 2015–16 Flag Referendums caused these two worlds to collide. This article assesses the… Continue reading New Zealand’s Flag Referendum and Theories of Voting
What’s that Flag? (From VexTab #3)
The Vexilloid Tabloid is the newsletter of the Portland Flag Association.
Vexilloid Tabloid #57
The April edition of our newsletter is out early, featuring an insightful article political science professor and psephologist Erik Herron on last year's referendum in New Zealand. (That vote determined the design that Kiwis are deciding this month whether to adopt as their new national flag.) Contents for Vexilloid Tabloid #57: Introduction: Psephology and NZ; Mississippi (Ted Kaye) How… Continue reading Vexilloid Tabloid #57
That Australian Flag Bathing Box
At Brighton Beach not far from downtown Melbourne, Australia is a famous row of colorfully painted "bathing boxes" (19th century huts built as shelters and changing rooms for beach goers). Box Number Two, painted to resemble the Australian flag, is a popular photographic subject. Very popular. Consider this selection of postings found on Instagram. Is there… Continue reading That Australian Flag Bathing Box
PFA Meeting Update
Our March meeting takes place tonight in Lake Oswego, Oregon -- anyone is welcome! See the Next Meeting page for details. We publish "minutes" as the Flutterings column in our newsletter, The Vexilloid Tabloid. Here are the Flutterings from our last meeting as reported in VexTab 56 (with many photos at the end). In our… Continue reading PFA Meeting Update
South Bend, Indiana Has a Great New Flag
As we reported last October, in honor of the city's sesquicentennial, the SB150 Committee hosted a public contest at the beginning of a carefully designed process to design a new city flag for South Bend, Indiana. After selecting three finalists, gathering public feedback, and creating a composite design, the city's elected officials today revealed the final result:… Continue reading South Bend, Indiana Has a Great New Flag
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