The Very Specific Interests and Ideas of one Person. Currently Politics, Cooking, and Vexillology.
Current flag:
This actually does do a good job symbolizing Oklahoma, but there is text on it. The flag includes Native American and European symbols of peace.
My Redesign:
I kept all of the original symbolism, but I added the 46 stars, since Oklahoma was the 46th state.
Current flag:
This is actually okay, except for the shape. The “O,” which I don’t count as text since it appears as a circle, represents Ohio, and the 17 stars represent it as the 17th State. The swallowtail is annoying, though. I think all flags should be 2:3 rectangles.
My Redesign:
I kept the same colors and symbolism, but I changed the layout. The star in the middle of the “O” is for Ohio, and the other 16 are for the states that came before it. The colors from the original flag are kept.
Current Flag:
This flag is a monster. It is based off of a military flag flown by North Dakotans in the Philippine-American war. There isn’t much symbolism I can find here, other than the eagle, which represents the Great Seal of the United States.
My Redesign:
This flag draws inspiration from the Flag of the Governor of North Dakota. I don’t know what the symbolism of that is, but it looks nice. I would guess that the Fleur-de-lis represents France, as North Dakota was part of New France, and the three stars represent New France, New Spain, and the United States of America, respectively.
Current Flag:
This flag is way too similar to Texas’, and it has way too much text. It also probably has some underlying Confederate symbolism, as it was designed by a veteran of the Confederate Army.
My Redesign:
I used the same color scheme, but made the rectangle thing a triangle that goes the full length of the fly. The stars represent North Carolina as the 12th state (the big one is specifically for the state). Similar symbolism to the Hospitality Flag for Mississippi.
Current Flag:
Ugh. This is such a bad flag. New York is my home state, and I know that there’s so much symbolism they could include in this! Where is that symbolism?
My Redesign:
I used elements from England and The Netherlands, which are both countries that colonized New York. The cross of St. George, and English symbol, is orange on a field of blue, which are Dutch colors. The rose in the middle is the one that is featured on the flag of Yorkshire, which New York is named after. Any elements you see that I didn’t explain are for purely aesthetic reasons.
Current Flag:
Ok, this is undoubtedly the best state flag ever. I don’t want to have a performance like Colorado, so I’m going to almost completely make it over. 🙁
My Redesign:
So, I kept the same symbol used on the original flag, but I added the Spanish Cross of Burgundy, used when New Mexico was part of New Spain.
Current flag:
Again, seal on bedsheet. But the plows are cool!
My Redesign:
I used the plows on a triband using the same colors as the original flag.
Current Flag:
Seal on bedsheet. Nothing to see here.
My Redesign:
I used the proposed state colors for New Hampshire, red and yellow, for this flag. The rose is the one featured on the flag of the British county of Hampshire, and the Old Man of the Mountain, a symbol of New Hampshire, is featured on the right.
Current Flag:
Not quite a seal on bedsheet, but too close. Nothing to work with here.
My Redesign:
I used sagebrush, the state flower, plus the colors silver and gold, which appear on the first state flag.
Current Flag:
Seal on bedsheet. Fun fact: This flag flew upside down for 10 days at the state capital and no one noticed.
My Redesign:
The blue and gold are the original colors of the flag. The tricolor makes a crude “=,” a nod to the motto on the original flag. I used the anvil because it was kind of like the center of the seal on the original flag.