Last November we wrote about the Flag for All Mississippians Coalition (NewMSFlag.org) and contentious efforts underway in the Magnolia State to change the current state flag, the only state flag to include the Confederate battle flag. Here is an update. The NewMSFlag people are currently collecting signatures to qualify The Flag for All Mississippians Act as Initiative… Continue reading Mississippi Flag Initiatives
by Ted Kaye, Vexilloid Tabloid #56 The mere-exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. In social psychology, this effect is sometimes called the “familiarity principle”. I recently learned of this term, and the concept which it describes. It puts… Continue reading The Mere-Exposure Effect
Alas, no, not a flag for Dungeons & Dragons: rather, a flag for the twin Scottish villages of Denny (pop. 8000) and Dunipace (pop. 2500). The River Carron -- which might be the "River Itys" described in Ptolemy's Geography in the 2nd century -- separates the two. Deadline for submissions is February 17, 2016. For instructions and details, download the… Continue reading Have an Idea for a D&D Flag?
Tim Kerr sent us his essay regarding New Zealand's flag change referendums, Seeking an Emblem: Observations on the Tradition of the New Zealand Ensign. Though we are not endorsing it nor verifying its accuracy, it is interesting and timely so we are republishing it here for general vexillological discussion. About the author Tim Kerr has written articles… Continue reading New Zealand Seeking an Emblem
The US is not known for the overall design quality of its state flags, with many being uninspired, easily confusable "seal on a bedsheet" designs. Yet changing a state flag in order to improve its basic design is a very difficult task, so difficult there is only one good example: Colorado. This is not to say that… Continue reading US State Flag Devolution
Mark van Der Hyde at LowellFlag has come up with a very nice one-page worksheet for people to use when creating proposals for a new flag for the city: Another example is Heather Hopp-Bruce's "DIY Canvas" published by The Boston Globe as part of its efforts to encourage its readers to come up with new designs for Boston's flag: At… Continue reading Great Worksheets for Making Great Flags
Back in March we featured some amazing flag transformation videos that had been recently posted on the YouTube channel Vexillographer. Since then, Vexillographer (a young man named Peter, based in the US) has posted a number of other flag-related videos, has been featured on New Zealand radio talking about that country's flag change -- and has plans for 2016 for continuing… Continue reading The Vexillographer on Fiji
This vexillology blog and the vexillology podcast The Vexillogicast are exhibiting some synchronicity this week, with both of us happening to choose the topic of the flag change process in Fiji. Listen to their Changing Fiji's Flag episode (runs about 11 minutes) for an entertaining overview, and check out the episode's links page for more information. (And see our last post… Continue reading The Vexillogicast on Fiji
UPDATE: Fiji has cancelled its plans to change its flag. The newfijiflag.com website hasn't yet been updated, but according to the following media release from late last year, the process to choose a new flag for Fiji is once again moving forward and will be completed this year by the 7th of September. Note that design submissions… Continue reading Fiji Still Looking for New Flag Designs
There are 14 Phoenixes and 5 Phenixes in the United States, but only one of these has a flag: to nobody's surprise, it's Phoenix, Arizona. And again, to nobody's surprise, the flag of Phoenix, Arizona has a phoenix on it. It's in the form of a highly stylized logo that won the Great Phoenix Bird Design Competition of 1987. More… Continue reading Phoenix Flags
Portland Flag Association 