brianwalden

Let me clarify before we get into the question. By blazonry I mean defining symbols of identification using language in a way that's general enough to be applied across different mediums and artistic styles. By heraldry I mean the system of using coats of arms, standards, badges, etc as it organically evolved through history.

I think what I'm wondering is can blazon evolve into it's own thing, similar to vexillology, where it's not completely deracinated from heraldry, but is free to grow in its own way. I'm thinking of something like using blazon as a totally generic definition of identification that can then be applied coats of arms, logos, flags, livery, whatever. The idea would be that