(City of Orlando Press Release)
Today, the City of Orlando Flag Design Review Committee held its fourth meeting and selected two flags to proceed further with in refining their designs. They are included in this post. The committee will meet again on Friday, June 9th to discuss the design refining and the flag design recommendation they will bring forward to the Orlando City Council.
At the previous meeting on May 1st, the committee voted to approve four different modifications to the original designs and asked to get additional feedback from the community through a public comment period that ended on Monday, May 22 at 11:59 p.m.
This public engagement process included comments submitted on the City’s website, through social media and a flag tour around the City featuring prototypes of the new design options for the public to see in person.
Through this second round of public input, the City received more than 2,200 comments through the website. Additionally, the City interacted with more than 500 citizens through the flag tour.
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:
- Keep it simple.
- Use meaningful symbolism.
- Use two to three basic colors.
- No lettering or seals.
- 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.