John Lumea

Founder of The Emperor Norton Trust. Occasional essays on architecture, design & politics. Also tweeting @EmpNortonTrust

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Best-yet iteration of Brian Stokle's "Fog and Gold" flag for San Francisco. @SFfogGoldFlag

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Wind + flag + sunset = 👨‍🍳😘

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@SFfogGoldFlag Superb!

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@sternbergh Coupland seems to have had the second of these in mind. But, it's the third one that now is most closely associated with "Gen X" — those who have formative childhood memories and who came of age during the Reagan era. [2 of 2]

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@sternbergh The shared experiences & values needed to constitute a *meaningful* cultural generation can't span across more than about 10–12 years. So, I'd say Baby Boom 1946–57, followed by two more generations: 1958–68 and 1969–80. [1 of 2]

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@matthewstoller This self-indulgent hot take is not going to wear well.

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@peterhartlaub Also: Contrary to the Hountalas claim, the specific "Cliff House" trademarks they own are related to restaurant and gift shop services, and appear to have nothing to do with the name of the landmark itself or the signage.

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@peterhartlaub Not sure if that specific Cliff House sign qualifies as a landmark. It was a re-creation of a late '30s original but was fabricated as part of the 2004 reno and up for only 16 years and change. My bet: It's in storage awaiting its return pending negotiation with the new operator.

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@stan1m1r @fasc1nate The pictured Cliff House is the 2nd iteration, built in 1896 and lost in 1907. The replacement, built in 1909 and still standing, is the Neoclassical Revival building shown in the 1940s photo below. By "brutal modernist," you may be thinking of the "new" wing built in 2004.

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@peterhartlaub @dunkindonuts Don't let anybody hear you admit that here in Boston.

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My observations about the process for creating a new Massachusetts coat of arms, seal, and...flag? — plus a suggestion for new symbolism that balances the contributions of Indigenous and colonist / Revolutionary generations to the Massachusetts story. https://t.co/ujXDiGqJdc

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@SFfogGoldFlag The 2-fess approach does give gray a place to be. Neither the phoenix nor the flames want to be gray, I think. And, a 3-color flag with a solid gray field could be a hard sell.

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@SFfogGoldFlag Apropos "loud and clear": I'd say that — as with the inspiration flag from 1900 — the minimum number of colors is 3. But, that would mean dropping the fesses and going with a solid-field background. Colors could be different than in your 2019 concept below. Border unnecessary.

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@SFfogGoldFlag Does either Gold Y or Gold Z in the options above correspond to the "metallic" gold in the photo that I posted, above, of your test flag from May?

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@SFfogGoldFlag In the proof, this red in juxtaposition with the gold makes the red FEEL a tick or two more orange than the Pantone in isolation — which I like. Love to see a printed version of this flag with the gray closer to the darker shade of the Pantone. Printed red too dark?

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@SFfogGoldFlag De gustibus, etc., etc. But, I don't see how a majority of voters preferred the fractal-y, quilt-y, non-flaggy textile pattern to yours.

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@Flagged4Content @urbanlifesigns @SFfogGoldFlag SF hosted the NAVA meeting that year. The legendary Paramount Flag Company had a store in the city, where Jim Ferrigan — now a vexillological graybeard — was manager. Jim was instrumental in putting the Aitken phoenix at the center of this flag.

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@Flagged4Content @urbanlifesigns @SFfogGoldFlag Here's a better view of the 1987 NAVA flag.

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@urbanlifesigns California Gothic?