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
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The Vexillographer on Fiji
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
The Vexillogicast 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
Fiji Still Looking for New Flag Designs
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
Phoenix Flags
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
Flags for the New (and Old) Year
Here's a design challenge for all you vexillographers out there: Design a flag that represents 2016. Or, if you think you can only properly represent a year once it is over, how about 2015? To get your creative juices going, here are two examples that represent the year as a number, using its prime factorization.… Continue reading Flags for the New (and Old) Year
Our Most Popular Posts of 2015
Here are our 20 most-viewed* blog posts of the year. #20 - Andy Warhol and the American Flag (226 views) #19 - Fargo -- A Flag for the Flagless? (247 views) #18 - Heart Flags (257 views) #17 - American Flag Refreshed for 2015 (303 views) #16 - The Flag of HDYNATION (307 views) #15 -… Continue reading Our Most Popular Posts of 2015
St Nicholas’ Three Gold Coins
The non-profit St. Nicholas Center (stnicholascenter.org) hosts material "to educate people of faith, and the wider public, about the true St. Nicholas, and why he is important in today's world". Of interest to vexillologists is their page and database St. Nicholas in Civic Heraldry, which lists coats of arms of dozens of "cities, villages, towns, districts, churches, and… Continue reading St Nicholas’ Three Gold Coins
Flags in The Force Awakens
Flags make a couple of brief appearances in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. One is in this scene that draws upon the Nuremberg rally imagery from Lene Riefenstahl's infamous Nazi propaganda film, 1935's Triumph of the Will: The flag in the background belongs to the First Order, featuring its emblem of 16 bars radially arranged within… Continue reading Flags in The Force Awakens
More Star Wars Fan Flags
Scott Kelly isn't the only Star Wars fan who has been hard at work designing flags. This month's flag design contest in Reddit's /r/vexillology community had this prompt: It is a period of flag design. Aspiring vexillographers, illustrating from around the world, have won victories throughout the year. During this month, your task is to… Continue reading More Star Wars Fan Flags
Portland Flag Association 