Thomas Diamantopoulos' Flags

A portfolio of my activity in the field of vexillology (study of flags) and vexillography (flag design).

This page is under construction. Beep beep! Excavator noises!

Vexillogical Works

  • I wrote a paper called Sewed In Code: How Flags and Emoji Compare, Contrast, and Converge, and delivered it as a presentation at the 59th annual conference of the North American Vexillological Association. It won me the Captain William Driver Award for Best Paper presented!

    • ▶️ YouTube video of the presentation:

    Officially adopted flags

    Mere proposals

    Links for pages are to be added.

    Regime-related proposals

    Links for pages are to be added.

    Personal flag

    My personal flag!

    Symbolism:

    Blue and white colors represent my Greek heritage on my father's side. Twelve pointed star represents 12 as my favorite number, 4 points extending farther in a cross-like shape, representing my partial namesake Emperor Constantine, said to have seen the cross in the sun (a star). The lozenge or diamond in the middle represents my family name Diamantopoulos. A disc in the middle of the lozenge gives it the appearance of an eye, representing my namesake Thomas the Apostle, famous for needing to see if Jesus had actually risen. This also represents my skepticism and (ironically) my atheism (as I need proof to decide if there is a god). Star is on a structure that is intended as a combination of my initials (TCD) when viewed vertically. The curved and enclosed part represents a cup, representing an "artifact" I have -- a beautiful metal cup given to me with my name on it I've had since I was little. The structure also represents a staff with a primitive vexilloid (the star) on top, showing my love of vexillology.

    In the media