The New Unofficial Flag of Boulder, Colorado
So the decision has been made!
The Flatiron Sunrise Flourish is the new Unofficial flag of Boulder Colorado
To give the full story of all this, here's an outline.
Back in the beginning of January 2026, the Museum of Boulder put out a request for proposals for a New Unofficial Boulder Municipal Flag Design. Boulder has never had an official municipal flag, although in 1987, a flag contest was set up by Boulder resident Ron Campbell, which resulted in a design featuring three horizontal stripes, green, white, and green, with an image of the Flatirons enclosed in a circle.
In early April, I submitted the maximum five allowed for designs, and combined with the many designs submitted by the wider participants, there ended up being approximately 200 entries.
You can click here to see the five designs I entered.
Then on the 6th of May the ten finalist designs were announced. Among them, the "Flatiron Sunrise Flourish"
Then, yesterday afternoon, May 13th, the Museum of Boulder announced that it had chosen the winning design!
That was the Flatiron Sunrise Flourish!
The final version that they have chosen to be the Unofficial Boulder Municipal Flag is slightly changed and streamlined from my original design. The green lower section and the star has been removed, the latter having been felt by some to have too strong associations with Texas to work on a flag for a major city in Colorado.
I'd like to thank so many people for being a part of this achievement for me. Sorry if this get's a bit "Oscars"-y, but this is a big moment for me!
Firstly, to the Museum of Boulder, who opened and organised the contest.
Next, the flag design selection panellists (who you can read about here), some of whom I got to meet yesterday via livestream, thank you for your efforts and kindness in your choice.
I have to thank my fellow moderators of r/vexillology and the wider community of flag enthusiasts here. I came here during the pandemic, and have found it to be a wonderful home for my hobby and interest.
And last, but by no means remotely least - my lovely wife who has listened patiently to me talk about this subject on many occasions, my family who let me spam the group chat with flag designs on a semi regular basis and indulge me with great enthusiasm. And finally, and ultimately, I thank God. As a Christian, he is where I believe ultimately all these blessings come from. As it says in Isaiah 12:2 (NLT) "He has given me Victory"