Star Wars – Portland Flag Association

Flags in The Force Awakens

December 22, 2015December 23, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

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

December 21, 2015December 20, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

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

Flags of the (Star Wars) Galaxy

December 20, 2015December 21, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

Earlier in the year we wished May the Fourth Be With You, and now for some reason Star Wars flags are back on our minds... London-based New Zealander Scott Kelly's labor of love -- to design a flag for the “around 300 planets named over all of the Star Wars universe, from movies to comic… Continue reading Flags of the (Star Wars) Galaxy

May the Fourth Be With You

May 4, 2015December 20, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

Happy Star Wars Day! The caption for this reads: This photograph from what is estimated to be 1944 supports the previous evidence we've presented of Imperial involvement in earth's conflicts. These soldiers atop a conquored building are securing a flag bearing a modified Imperial symbol. Rumors exist of AT-ATs and AT-STs marching all over eastern Europe during World War… Continue reading May the Fourth Be With You