Comments for Flag for Liverpool https://flagforliverpool.net Campaigning for a better flag for the city of Liverpool Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Comment on The Designs by Danny C https://flagforliverpool.net/#comment-1594 Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:29:31 +0000 http://flagforliverpool.org/?page_id=27#comment-1594 Looking forward to this getting more attention, especially with the possibility of a Liverpool Commonwealth Games bid developing.

Like Chris, I also prefer Tom Williamson’s design of those on offer so far, but there are some good ideas here. Perhaps a wavy border between the two colours red and blue could more clearly infer the Mersey?

One thing that struck me however, is that there is no reference to the musical history and legacy of the city. Could someone introduce that into a design? I am not artistic enough to produce something of merit but to provoke ideas how about adding a stave into the Liver Bird’s wing feathers, featuring the first four notes of She Loves You, to represent the city’s music and the people’s extrovert and friendly nature?

]]> Comment on The Designs by Chris Abbott https://flagforliverpool.net/#comment-637 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:05:14 +0000 http://flagforliverpool.org/?page_id=27#comment-637 I have for a long time (on and off) wondered why i haven’t seen an Official Liverpool City Flag’ i now know why’ it’s thanks to the’ Flags for Liverpool Campaign that hopefully we will be getting one done in the very near future,
After looking at the six designs submitted and after reading up on how to build a flag i thought’ even i could have a go at designing one’ then i thought’ whats the point the best examples are already submitted’
To my mind’ the best one to me is Tom Williamson’s design and it looks fantastic in the 3D virtual picture’ thats the one for me’ well done Tom,
Also’ i liked the other designs by Paul Johnson, Geraint Parry and Leigh Cotterill’ in that order.
Well done Flags for Liverpool.
Regards Chris Abbott, a kid from the late 1940s-50s Scotty Road.

]]> Comment on About us by Communities Vexillologist https://flagforliverpool.net/about/#comment-3 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:35:38 +0000 http://flagforliverpool.org/?page_id=7#comment-3 Dear Flag for Liverpool,

My name is Philip Tibbetts and I am the Communities Vexillologist of the Flag Institute and Advisor to the Parliamentary Flags & Heraldry Committee. In my role with the Flag Institute I have supported a number of communities in adding a flag to the registry (http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flag-registry/?flagtype=City+Flag).

I was very pleased to see your website and applaud your goals (including of course registration with the Flag Institute). A competition for a registered Liverpool flag would be a great idea and I would be very happy to help support you. I have helped run a number of competitions around the country (including the recent Northamptonshire competition, the hugely successful Black Country competition and the forthcoming Birmingham competition (perhaps a good one to point to when convincing Liverpool city council)). As part of this I can help advise on how to set-up and run a competition as well as provide template competition packs, entry forms etc if required.

If you haven’t seen already you may find it useful to read the Flag Institute’s guide to registering community flags, which has much procedural advice on how a competition can be run (http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Creating_Local_and_Community_Flags.pdf). Plus you also find the recent joint Flag Institute and North American Vexillological Association graphical design guidelines (http://www.nava.org/sites/default/files/files/RPT-JtCommn-US-Final.pdf).

All the best and hope to hear from you soon

Philip Tibbetts
Communities Vexillologist, Flag Institute
Advisor, Parliamentary Flags & Heraldry Committee

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