Vexillology – Page 6

7 June, 20207 June, 2020

50 Days, 50 States; Day 12: Idaho

Current Flag:

Ugh. This flag hurts my eyes. Classic state flag. The seal is too flashy, and to top it off, the proportions are just scary: 26:33. (However, the US is 10:19, which is not as bad, but still.) According to Wikipedia, “The seal depicts a miner and a woman representing equality, liberty, and justice. The symbols on the seal represent some of Idaho’s natural resources: mines, forests, farmland, and wildlife.”

My Redesign:

I’m actually very proud of this flag. The purple is a substitute for the lady on the seal. (Purple represents justice in heraldry). The gem in the middle represents Idaho as “The Gem State.”

6 June, 20206 June, 2020

50 Days, 50 States; Day 11: Hawaii

Current Flag:

This is actually okay. The Union Jack represents Hawaii’s historical relationship to the UK, and the stripes don’t seem to represent anything.

Unofficial Current Flag:

This is called the Kanaka Maoli flag. It’s the old flag that predates the above flag. The symbol in the middle is called a kahili, it’s part of the Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

My Redesign:

This took me a while. I kept elements of the original flag and the unofficial one. I squared the Union Jack so that it would represent the first flag of the US, which had a square Union Jack, and the historical relations between Hawaii and Britain.

5 June, 20205 June, 2020

50 Days, 50 States; Day 10: Georgia

Current Flag:

Ecch…this is literally the Stars and Bars (Confederate Flag) with an annoying seal on it. What the hell, Georgia? At least it doesn’t feature an actual Confederate flag, which their flags featured from 1956-2003. The 13 stars represent ~~an excuse to glorify the Confederacy~~ Georgia’s status as one of the original 13 colonies. I do like the motto, though.

My Redesign:

I kept the original triband. The stars represent the motto, which has 3 parts: “Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.” The blue represents the US, which Georgia is obviously a part of, and it was also in the original flag.

4 June, 20205 June, 2020

50 Days, 50 States; Day 9: Florida

Current Flag:

This is a little bit of a knock-off of the Alabaman flag. It is the same design, just charged with the state seal. There is no symbolism in it that is non-Confederacy, other than the Seminole woman on the seal.

My Redesign:

I thought that the Cross of Burgundy would represent Florida perfectly. The cross is mainly Spanish, but it has elements of St. Andrew’s Cross, a British symbol, as Florida was both a British and Spanish colony. I used approximately the same colors.

3 June, 20205 June, 2020

50 Days, 50 States; Day 8: Delaware

Current Flag:

Ugh. Another state seal flag. At least the colors are nice. Doesn’t seem to have a lot of symbolism.

My Redesign:

The blue and buff represent the state, as they are the state colors, and the single star symbolises “The First State.” Sorry for the lack of symbolism. I couldn’t find anything that was super symbolic.

2 June, 20206 June, 2020

50 States, 50 Days; Day 7: Connecticut

Current Flag:

I don’t know what to do with this flag. It has a complicated seal and doesn’t seem to have that much symbolism. It looks like half the state flags. However, Connecticut seems to not have any official state colors.

My Redesign:

I included the grapevine, and the three stripes represent the three original colonies that made up Connecticut. I also included the blue lines, because they looked cool.

1 June, 20205 June, 2020

Brooklyn Flag Redesign

I thought that, to compensate for my performance redesigning the Colorado flag, I might redesign the flag of my home city.

Current Flag:

If I wanted to, I would use extremely strong language to describe this flag. I really hate it. The lady is Justice (the goddess), the fasces (sticks) represent the six towns that came together to form Brooklyn, and the light blue represents unity.

My Redesign:

I tried to use the same elements and colors as in the original. The oval becomes a circle, and the same colors are used. The fasces is replaced with six circles. The flag becomes a triband so as to make it easier to see.

1 June, 20205 June, 2020

50 Days, 50 States, Day 6: Colorado

Current Flag:

I can’t do this. This is one of the best flags in human history. It looks nice and has meaningful symbolism. “The blue is meant to represent the skies, the gold stands for the abundant sunshine the state enjoys, the white represents the snowcapped mountains, and the red represents the ruddy earth,” according to Wikipedia. I don’t know what to do!

My Redesign:

Ok, I’m a wimp. I centered the “C” but kept the colors and everything else and the same symbolism. If only Colorado had had a bad flag, then I would have gotten to actually make it better!

31 May, 20205 June, 2020

50 Days, 50 States; Day 5: California

Current Flag:

This flag is okay, but there are two major things wrong with it. Firstly, it includes text. Secondly, it’s a bit too detailed to be seen from far away. Also, it doesn’t include any of the actual state colors, blue and gold.

My Redesign:

I used the same proportions in this redesign, but I removed the bear. I thought that was a little too detailed. However, I still included the elements of the star and the stripe. I also changed the colors to the actual state colors. The bottom stripe represents the gold that is, or was, found in California, and the blue represents the sky.

30 May, 20205 June, 2020

50 Days, 50 States; Day 4: Arkansas

Current Flag:

I don’t want to offend anyone here, but I really don’t like this flag. It has text on it, which just makes it look really bad. However, the main reason is because of its meaning. Apparently, the top star represents the Confederacy, and it’s easy to see the similarities between the two flags. The other stars’ symbolism is disputed, but the stars on the band represent Arkansas’ status as the 25th State. The diamond represents its status as the only diamond-bearing state (this has changed since it was written down in 1987). The colors are drawn from the American flag.

My Redesign:

In this redesign, I kept most of the design. However, I removed the text, which didn’t do anything, and I removed the twenty-five stars because of their lack of meaningful symbolism. The star in the middle is a replacement for the text, and represents the state itself. The diamond still represents the same thing, and the colors are still those of the national flag.