4 Edited Orlando Flag Designs Will Tour the City for Public Viewing and Comment

The top 4 re-designs have been edited by the Committee and the artists.

Edited versions of the top four City of Orlando flag designs recently voted on by the public will make an 11-stop tour of the City May 8-22 for public viewing and feedback as well as be displayed at cityoforlando.net/flag during this time. 

After a citywide call for flag re-designs earlier this year, the City held an online pole featuring 10 designs from which to choose. The top 5 were announced at a City Council meeting April 20th. A City of Orlando Flag Design Review Committee was formed and then was directed by City Council to work with the artists to refine those top five flag designs and present the modified versions to the public for further comment. The City announced today that after the Committee's May 1st meeting only 4 designs would be moving forward to be presented to the public for comment. 

The public may comment on these 4 designs options at cityoforlando.net/flag May 8th at 8am through May 22 at 11:59pm. The designs will also be printed and then toured around the City making stops at the locations below for further viewing and comment. The City of Orlando's Neighborhood Relations Team will be on site at these locations encouraging people to provide input.
  1. Monday May 8- Beardall Senior Center - 8 a.m.- 2 p.m.
  2. Tuesday May 9 - Engelwood Neighborhood Center- 8 a.m.- 7 p.m.
  3. Wednesday May 10 - Orlando City Hall- 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
  4. Thursday May 11- Orlando City Hall- 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
  5. Friday May 12- Jackson Neighborhood Center -8 a.m.- 7 p.m.
  6. Monday May 15- Smith Neighborhood Center-8 a.m.- 7 p.m.
  7. Tuesday May 16- Orlando City Hall- 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. (subject to change)
  8. Wednesday May 17- Rosemont Neighborhood Center - 8 a.m.- 7 p.m.
  9. Thursday May 18-Orlando City Hall- 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. (subject to change)
  10. Friday May 19- Northlake YMCA- 8 a.m.- 7 p.m.
  11. Sunday May 21- Lake Eola Park- 8 a.m.- 2 p.m.
After the public comment period closes, the Flag Design Review Committee will meet to review the input and discuss the recommendation they will make to bring forward to the Orlando City Council.

For the new flag, the City is seeking a design that follows the five principles of good flag design as outlined by the North American Vexillological Association, an organization devoted to the scientific and scholarly study of flags. These principles include:
  1. Keep it simple.
  2. Use meaningful symbolism.
  3. Use two to three basic colors.
  4. No lettering or seals.
  5. Be distinctive or be related.
The City’s current flag, adopted by the Orlando City Council on June 2, 1980, was originally created through a design competition sponsored by the Orlando Kiwanis Club and the Council of Arts and Sciences. Some of the features of the current flag include five different colors, wording and five different unidentifiable buildings.