Doug flag explained

Cascadian Flag
Nickname:Doug Flag
Use:Regional and cultural
Proportion:3:5
Adoption:1995
Design:Horizontal triband of blue, white, and green, charged with a dark central silhouette of a single Douglas Fir tree
Designer:Alexander Baretich

The Doug flag, also referred to as the Cascadian flag[1] or the Cascadia Doug flag[2] and nicknamed "Old Doug"[3] or simply "the Doug", is one of the primary symbols and an unofficial flag of the Cascadia bioregion, which roughly encompasses the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, the Canadian province of British Columbia, and other parts of North America's Pacific Northwest. It was designed by Portland, Oregon native Alexander Baretich in the academic year of 1994–1995. It is named after the Douglas fir, featured on the flag.

Conception and description

The Doug flag was designed by Portland, Oregon native Alexander Baretich in the academic year of 1994–1995.[2] He recalled:

According to the Cascadia Department of Bioregion, the flag symbolizes "the natural beauty and inspiration that the Pacific Northwest provides, and is a direct representation of the bioregion".[4]

The flag is a tricolor consisting of three horizontal stripes of blue, white, and green, charged with a single Douglas fir tree in the center. The blue stripe represents the sky, Pacific Ocean and Salish Sea, as well as the myriad of rivers in the bioregion including the Columbia, the Snake, and Fraser Rivers. The white represents clouds and snow and the green represents the region's countless fields and evergreen forests. The tree symbolizes "endurance, defiance and resilience against fire, flood, catastrophic change, and ever increasingly against the anthropocentric man". According to Baretich and CascadiaNow!, "all these symbols of color and images come together to symbolize what being Cascadian is all about."

SchemeBlueWhiteGreenDark green
ChromaticX=10.2 Y=4.8 Z=50.3N/AX=4.0 Y=7.9 Z=1.5X=0.6 Y=1.1 Z=0.2
CMYK91.85.0.250.0.0.091.0.95.64100.0.100.87
RGB(18,28,192)(255,255,255)(8,93,5)(0,34,0)
Hexadecimal
  1. 121CC0
  1. FFFFFF
  1. 085D05
  1. 002200

Usage

The Cascadian Flag is copyrighted by Alexander Baretich and his company the Cascadian Flag Cooperative, Inc.,[5] which claims to enforce protection of the ideals espoused by the flag's creator in its use.[6]

Since its inception, Baretich's design has gained popularity and earned status as the unofficial flag of Cascadia. In 2014, Kelton Sears of Vice said the flag "has quickly become the dominant symbol of the nascent Cascadian identity", appearing on microbreweries' beer labels and at local events, including Portland Timbers games, gay pride parades, environmental protests, and activities affiliated with the Occupy movement.[7] The flag appeared for some time on boxes of beer from Phillips Brewing in Victoria, British Columbia.,[8] though this no longer appears to be the case. The Seattle-based folk band Fleet Foxes included the flag on the back of their 2011 studio album Helplessness Blues.[9]

In 2015, Baretich expressed his hope that his designs "would not be used for hate, exploitation, and anything that goes against the values or principles of bioregionalism". Furthermore, he said, "In seeking out a bioregional flag, I believe that it's the bioregion that captures the artist—not the artist capturing the bioregion."[1]

The flag featured as part of Seattle Sounders FC's 2021–2022 home jersey, being displayed on the back near the neckline.[10]

When viewing an Alaska Airways Safety Card, the Cascadian flag can be see as a sticker on the luggage.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baretich. Alexander. The Cascadian Nautical Flag. August 14, 2015 . Portland Flag Association. August 14, 2015.
  2. Web site: The Cascadia Doug Flag. CascadiaNow!. August 26, 2015.
  3. Web site: Berger. Knute. Is Cascadia's train coming in?. August 26, 2015. Crosscut.com. May 12, 2009. Note: Reprinted by the Discovery Institute.
  4. Web site: Our Flag. Cascadia DOB. June 10, 2022.
  5. Web site: Cascadian Bioregional Flag . US Copyright Office.
  6. Web site: Statement of Copyright . Cascadian Flag. April 2, 2018 .
  7. News: Sears. Kelton. The People Who Wouldn't Mind if the Pacific Northwest Was Its Own Country. August 26, 2015. Vice. September 3, 2014.
  8. Web site: What's with the Cascadian flag on our box?. Phillips Brewing Company. August 26, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063832/https://phillipsbeer.com/whats-with-the-cascadian-flag-on-our-box. March 4, 2016.
  9. Web site: Petrusich. Amanda. Fleet Foxes. May 9, 2011 . Pitchfork Media. May 9, 2011.
  10. News: Hammond . Andrew . February 6, 2020 . For Evergreen: 2019 MLS Cup Champion Seattle Sounders debut a new kit for the 2020 season . The News Tribune . Tacoma . https://web.archive.org/web/20200508063056/https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/article240028318.html. May 8, 2020. Cascadia Flag-On the back of the jersey at the neck line, is an image of the Cascadia Flag. The flag is an image of a Douglas fir that represents British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon..