Flag design

Via social media, I was turned onto a guy called Brian who created the colorful flag shown hanging in the third picture posted. He'd put up the flag image on his Twitter account and wrote that if there were any sort of robust interest in obtaining one, he'd have them made at a joint up in Oregon, then distributed. At least 20 flag-fans give the thumb's up, so he sent the image away for production. The flag is roughly 3'x5'. I have yet to purchase a flag holder for out front of the house, so this beaut currently acts like a sheer curtain over one of the front windows. I dig it. I also dig the history of our city's flag as it was something that I hadn't known about until recently. 

One might look at the black-and-white flag below and think, oh, that's SF rising out of the ashes of the '06 quake and resultant fires. But, no, this image was created in 1900, so it couldn't possibly be related. From what I have read, I think the phoenix is meant to represent our having come through the Mexican-American war only to reach new heights.

Flag ca. 1929. The wording reads: gold in peace, iron in war. 

The city adopted this version of the flag you see below in 2010. It's...interesting. The gold 'frame' is actually an incorporation of gold fringe that used to border the flag in earlier decades. And check out that rather uninspired-looking: SAN FRANCISCO. What sort of font is that? Also, why is the name of the city on the city flag? Do we not know where we are? To quote the character of Alexis on Schitt's Creek: Ew, (David)! 

I very much prefer Brian's flag image. It's tidy-looking, colorful and attractive. Looking at it now, I would guess that the gray, upper half could represent fog--of which we are not usually in short supply--and the gold, bottom half might be a nod to California's moniker of the Golden State. If only SF city and county could be convinced to replace the gold-rimmed one with Brian's! I suppose that if enough residents were to hang Brian's flag out in front of their homes, then maybe his design could gain some traction. Both time and demand will tell.