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The flag of Boston consists of a sky blue field and the seal of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the center. The flag is sometimes flown in a darker shade of blue, more of a turquoise. It was designed in 1913 and adopted by the Boston City Council on January 29, 1917.
- Boston’s Current Flag
- Why We Should Create A New Boston Flag
- The Plan
- Flag Design Competition For Students of Boston Schools
- Public Online Vote of Finalist Flag Designs to Choose A Winner
- Work with Boston Mayor and City Council to Adopt The Winning Flag Design
- Project Status
- Join Us
Adopted in 1917, it’s a Continental Blue sheet with the city’s seal placed center and ringed in Continental Bluff (yellow). Like many city flags, it’s not particularly well designed; or as people who study flags (Vexillologists) would put it, it’s an SOB, a Seal On a Bed-sheet. A city’s seal belongs on paper, not on its flag. Also, flags shouldn’t ...
As Bostonians we share the T, parks, police and fire services, and the love for our great sports teams. As our city grows there are important challenges ahead: availability and cost of housing, quality of schools, better transit. Initiatives to address these challenges are part of the 2030 citywide plan: Imagine Boston. In order to tackle these har...
This is a grassroots project aiming to unite Bostonians, so we think the plan should include everyone. Here’s our plan on how we can make a new Boston flag a reality:
Students are the future of the city, have unencumbered imaginations, and are actively learning about Boston’s history. We think they are the best group of Bostonians to come up with ideas and designs for Boston’s next flag. In fact, first principle of good flag designis: If you’re a teacher or administrator in Boston schools, we’re looking for more...
We want everyone involved in choosing Boston’s next flag. To make that possible we’ll be building an online voting system and work with the City of Boston and local businesses to get the word out when finalist flag designs have been selected and voting is open. When we get to this stage, we’ll be looking for local businesses to sponsor the project ...
In order to change Boston’s flag the city ordinance for the flagmust be amended by the Mayor and/or City Council. Once the public vote has concluded we’ll provide the voting data to the city and work with the Mayor and City Council to adopt the winning flag design. If you work for the City of Boston, having your help facilitating connections with B...
This post marks the public launch of the project.
After serval months of ruminating about the best approach to make flying a new Boston flag a reality, I feel confident that our inclusive plan is the right strategy. Back in January I attended an AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Boston event to re-imagine the Boston city flag: Around 20 professional designers showed up on a cold Saturday morning.The event was very inspiring, everyone was talented and had great ideas for a new Boston flag. The organizers of the event wanted to get the...
We’re looking for people to help with this project. Reach out on Twitter: @bosflagor Email: Eric Ferraiuolo.
Jun 14, 2017 · Boston’s flag, 100 years old this year, is a typical example: The city’s seal on a solid background—literal, lacking in symbolism, basically pointless. It doesn’t have to be so....
May 6, 2023 · Two images of such a flag for Boston exist. The Bard Brothers painted the Steamship J. Putnam Bradlee wearing a Boston City Flag in 1876. It shows an oval version of the City Seal placed nearly to the edges of a white field. image by Dave Martucci, 25 August 2019
Mar 6, 2019 · Use two to three basic colors — generally, red, blue, green, black, yellow, or white. No lettering or seals, which defeat the fundamental symbolic purpose of a flag. Be distinctive...
Current flag of Massachusetts with main information. You will also learn the location of the state.
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Jun 9, 2023 · The light blue color of the flag symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean and Boston’s connection to the rest of the world. The light blue is Optimistic Blue and its represented by the hex value #288BE4. The standard ratio of the flag is a 2x3. The dark blue color represents representing the Charles River running through Boston. One of the largest ...
