How To
There are lots of ways to explore this collection of images:
1. By motivation: Adapted flags are adapted for different rhetorical purposes, from artistic expression to political activism. The Collections tab is the best way to explore these subcategories of adapted flags.
2. By location: the interactive map includes all items in the archive (except those found in digital space). Findings can also be sorted by specific D.C. neighborhood by using the search function in the Items tab. But remember D.C. neighborhoods don't exactly have clear and consistent boundaries!
3. By setting: in addition to geographic location, every item in the archive has been tagged with the type of space in which it was documented: public, commercial, private (usually residential), digital, or liminal (anything that seems in between these categories). This categories can be explored by using the search function in the Items tab.
4. By date found: each entry has been dated, though this metadata in particular includes errors from migration across multiple websites. Explore the growth of DC/Adapters by sorting by "date added" in the Items tab or go to the Timeline (in progress).
5. (Coming soon) By visual variation. D.C. flag adaptations occur in patterns that repeat throughout the archive. One popular adaptation is to simply add text to the flag. Others include replacing the stars, bars, or both. And there are more exotic adaptations like when the flag is incorporated into a larger visual design.
6. Lastly, run an advanced search to find examples at the intersections of these traits, such as all activist flags in a specific neighborhood or all the adapted flags found in public spaces between certain dates.
Have fun!