{"id":23584,"date":"2018-02-06T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T11:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=23584"},"modified":"2018-02-06T11:45:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T11:45:09","slug":"cardiff-need-new-flag-know-old-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/06\/cardiff-need-new-flag-know-old-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Cardiff need a new flag? And did you know it has an old one?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A\u00a0 CAMPAIGN to change Cardiff&#8217;s city\u2019s flag has been launched. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff has its own official flag, but many residents may not be familiar with it and it does not fly above Cardiff Castle or other notable buildings.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The call to change the current flag has come from Cardiff-based branding company John&amp;Jane who have contacted Cardiff Council with some alternative designs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gareth Strange, creative director at the company, said:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cI recently watched a TED talk about flags by Roman Mars who is obsessed with flag design and claims everyone cares about flags, whether they know it or not.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI too have been fascinated with flags from a young age. My grandfather has a stack of books about flags and would talk me through their history.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s quite amazing how something so simple can represent millions of people.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Until I watched this TED talk, I wasn\u2019t aware of city flags.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">City flags are not uncommon and often reflect relevant incidents in their history.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/albumizr.com\/a\/wvX5\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/albumizr.com\/a\/wvX5\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Chicago flag<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> commemorates the three sides of the city (white stripes), the two bodies of water (blue) and four major events in the cities history; the construction of Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the World\u2019s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933-1934, each represented by the red stars.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Due to its relevance, people even get it tattooed on their bodies.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRoman Mars\u2019 TED talk immediately made me realise that I have no idea what the Cardiff flag looks like or if they even have one, added Gareth.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s the capital city of Wales. It\u2019s a place I am proud to live and work and I know many people who feel the same. Surely we have a great flag, right?\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23617\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23617 \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-770x462.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-500x300.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-293x176.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23617 \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-770x462.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-500x300.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501-293x176.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/UNKG7501.png 1034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/noscript> The official flag of Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The flag is derived from the traditional Welsh flag, with the Welsh dragon leaning against a flagpole bearing three chevrons attributed to Iestin ap Gwrgant, the last Prince of Glamorgan and a hybrid leek that combines a broadleaf leek with a purple flowering round-headed leek.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">T.H. Thomas, a Cardiff-based artist who died in 1915, is believed to be the flag\u2019s designer. Thomas was a leading force behind the founding of the National Museum of Wales and in the use of the red dragon symbolising Wales.<\/span><br \/>\nBut not everyone feels strongly about changing Cardiff&#8217;s flag.<br \/>\nChris, from &#8220;I Loves the &#8216;Diff&#8221;, the Cardiff brand that celebrates the capital, said: &#8220;Regardless of what the current one is like, since city flags don&#8217;t seem to be seen anywhere or flown, is there a need for this change?<br \/>\n&#8220;This is not the prettiest flag Ive ever seen but Cardiff has 1001 more pressing issues that affect our daily lives, one might argue those should be address first.&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undeterred, Gareth has designed a collection of new flags for Cardiff and each contains the chevron design from the original flag.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cIt seems ironic that the flag that I feel suits Cardiff best is literally being upheld by a badly drawn dragon.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cConsidering the history of the chevrons, it feels only right that they would represent Cardiff.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chevrons can be spotted across the city. They even appear on the Cardiff Blues logo and was the basis of the Riverside FC badge before they became Cardiff City in 1910.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24240\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24240 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24240 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-7-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff Blues and the old Riverside FC (later to become Cardiff City FC) display the chevrons<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24241\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-8-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> The chevron design can be seen on the Pierhead Building<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24242\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24242 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24242 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-6-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Credit: John&amp;Jane<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John&amp;Jane designed their suggestion based on the Glamorgan chevrons.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gareth said: \u201cThe first one makes the most sense, but is currently the flag of Glamorgan. The second works beautifully and simply inverts the colours. The third is inspired by crests of the past.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs for the final one, I think people see blue as the colour of Cardiff, but would that be too drastic a change for the city\u2019s flag?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere would be scope to be playful with this design.\u00a0For example to show support for Cardiff Pride and the LGBT community.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24243\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24243\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24243\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/cardiff-flag-10-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Credit: John&amp;Jane<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI would like to start a discussion with Cardiff Council to discover if we could get the ball rolling on designing a flag Cardiff and it\u2019s residents could truly be proud of.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\nCardiff Council have told Gareth that they have passed his suggestion to &#8220;the relevant department&#8221;.<br \/>\n<b>Does Cardiff deserve a new flag? Let us know and send your suggestions to us on Twitter @cardiffian_news<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0 CAMPAIGN to change Cardiff&#8217;s city\u2019s flag has been launched. Cardiff has its own official flag, but many residents may not be familiar with it and it does not fly above Cardiff Castle or other notable buildings. The call to change the current flag has come from Cardiff-based branding company John&amp;Jane who have contacted Cardiff Council with some alternative designs. Gareth Strange, creative director at the company, said: \u201cI recently watched a TED talk about flags by Roman Mars who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":23617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,113],"tags":[5449,1291,5450,5451],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-23584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-lead","category-uncategorised","tag-amsterdam","tag-cardiff-2","tag-chicago","tag-flag"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Does Cardiff need a new flag? 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