LL-L "Vexillology" 2010.07.14 (02) [EN]

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From: Michael Everson <everson at evertype.com>

Subject: LL-L "Vexillology" 2010.07.13 (03) [EN]



On 13 Jul 2010, at 23:02, Lowlands-L List wrote:

> Another good example of simplicity and effectiveness is the Edinburgh
flag, which is just the Scottish flag (the Saltire) with the colours
> reversed: nice and unpretentious.



So "Argent a horse forcene gules" may have merit?

Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/



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From: M.-L. Lessing <marless at gmx.de>

Subject: LL-L "Vexillology" 2010.07.13 (03) [EN]



Hello friends,



for something between a symbol and a simple combination of colours, I would
like to introduce the symbol of my place of residence, Trappenkamp. It is
not a flag, but rather a coat of arms:

http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Trappenkamp_Wappen.png&filetimestamp=20071020164213



Trappenkamp is a very new commune, founded after 1945, and they had to
invent a new emblem. The yellow wedge symbolizes the new village driven into
the green woods. (The place is surrounded by wood and heath.) I think it is
a good sythesis of abstract and concrete, don't you? And it is so simple,
every little child in kindergarten can paint it with fingerfarben on another
child's face (a point I think of some importance, if children are to learn
to identify with the community the flag represents). I like also the flag of
Tschechien
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg&filetimestamp=20081125055838
very
much. It is simple and striking; the wedge looks more lively than right
angles everywhere. -- Does it inspire anything for our discussion?



Hartlich



Marlou (in Trappenkamp, momentarily; Hamburg is about 5 degrees hotter
still...)



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