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Posted in Flag Facts, History, Information on May 1st, 2008
You don’t have to be a Californian to find the Bear Flag Museum fascinating. You don’t have to live in California either, you can go there now!
Created by Bill Trinkle, a long-time member of NAVA, it is a “virtual museum of all things related to the California Bear Flag.” He covers history and chronologies, [...]
Posted in History, Information on Apr 29th, 2008
Have you ever thought about designing a flag to represent yourself or your family? Many cities and counties are creating their own flags, and often sponsor contests for this very purpose.
Ted Kaye of NAVA, the North American Vexillological Association, has created a sixteen page document that can be read on the NAVA website, and can [...]
Posted in Flag Videos on Oct 19th, 2007
Produced by the advertising agency Clayborn Creative Consulting, this tongue-in-cheek flash animation illustrates the creative frustrations that come with trying to please the customer. This frustration is furthermore reinforced by the comments to the blog that provides the link. Some people still didn’t get the humor, and they are reading about it at an advertising [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Sep 14th, 2007
Our most recent NAVA newsletter included a link to an interesting poll. The Mayor of St. Louis, Francis Slay, maintains a website and blog, interacting with the public on issues of interest to the city. Last month, Mayor Slay ran a mini-poll about flags, asking fourteen questions concerning the American flag, the Missouri flag, and [...]
Posted in Flag Facts on Aug 10th, 2007
I’ve been thinking about something fun to do on Fridays to get the creative juices flowing. I’ve come up with an idea that might fit the bill.
I decided to hold a small contest involving flags by using the collage feature in Picasa. I created a pile of flag pictures and your challenge is to identify [...]
Posted in Information on Apr 3rd, 2007
Just what is vexillology, anyway? It is the study of flags—all kinds of flags—from all over the world. One can even become known as a vexillologist, but not by attending any college or university for a degree.
There is a group for those interested in flags: NAVA (North American Vexillological Association). Yes, that’s a mouthful [...]
