The Fog & Gold Flag for San Francisco
The City of San Francisco deserves a compelling, attractive, unique, and symbolic flag. Cities should have a way to rally around their place through a symbol, much how sports fans rally around the colors and logos of their team. Such a beloved, controversial, challenged, sometimes groundbreaking and beautiful city would do well with a flag to show civic pride.
Having a phoenix represent the city that has survived at least 3 major fires that destroyed nearly all of the city is a good symbolic choice. Let's make our flag a more compelling and attractive flag than the current city flag dating from 1940.
Per the North American Vexillological Association (the association dedicated to studying flags), the five principles of a good flag design are:
Keep it simple. The flag should be so simple that a child can draw it from memory. (not sure what age, but let's say a 7 year old since I have one that age.)Use Meaningful Symbolism. The flag's images, colors, or patterns should relate to…
Having a phoenix represent the city that has survived at least 3 major fires that destroyed nearly all of the city is a good symbolic choice. Let's make our flag a more compelling and attractive flag than the current city flag dating from 1940.
Per the North American Vexillological Association (the association dedicated to studying flags), the five principles of a good flag design are:
Keep it simple. The flag should be so simple that a child can draw it from memory. (not sure what age, but let's say a 7 year old since I have one that age.)Use Meaningful Symbolism. The flag's images, colors, or patterns should relate to…
