Only the one-headed ones though.
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Your debearing fore bearers?
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So much star, so wow, so flage.
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These are horrible. I grew up in Washington and live in California. Both those flags (with all their green-including glory) are way better than this one. Also, the colorful array of all the state flags together is a wonderful thing, IMO. Youâd lose that by reducing everything to red, white and blue.
But his biggest sin, IMO, and why Iâm not sending this to my wife to grumble at, is the Texas flag. Uh, letâs just say that changing that flag ainât gonna fly.
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Behold Bearberus, guardian of the Golden Gate to the underworld.
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None of those flags really look like an improvement, but I wouldnât mind going back to Oklahomaâs old flag (back when we were more known for socialist farmers than conservative bigots).
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This is clearly the best solution, assuming the problem is âAmerica isnât similar enough to iOS 7.â
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Thereâs not enough racism or treason in these designs.
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Nice theory, but flat, dull and boring.
I thought part of the purpose of having 50 states, and however many commonwealths/territories was to celebrate their inherent differences, cultures and histories? E pluibus unum and all thatâŚ
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It HAS to have already been done, but someone should do the âugly histories of the statesâ state flagsâŚ
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remember the âbarcode flagâ proposal for the EU?
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So he wants to change the flags to unify them as a nation. Isnât that what Old Glory is for? I mean, we fly it over the state flag, FCOL.
The designs are just awful, like some first year design student cranked them out in a few hours so he could go drinking that night.
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I canât speak for the whole state, but this native New Mexican certainly is unhappy about it.
I rather like the weird, weird flag of Ohio.
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Take away Arizonaâs copper-colored star at your own risk.
âA little knowledge is a dangerous thing.â
With emphasis on the âlittleâ part. Claiming to be 'true to âthe rulesâ of flag design would be great, if it went beyond the claim. Regulating the proportions and colors? How Napoleonic. Putting tiny red stars on solid blue fields? How hidden. (See âThe rule of tinctureâ for why it is a bad idea.)
Let me see how far I can get considering the real vs his âimprovementsâ:
Alabama: Original: Simple, iconic, classic herald design. A perfect flag.
His Idea: Take your cat the vet, it is really sick.
Score: -10
Alaska: Original: Eh. Once you are close enough to see the tiny bits, youâll know who it is.
His idea: A slavish adherence to his idea of âunityâ results in a poorer design. Making Polaris bigger might have worked; changing the color so it is red on blue, not at all.
Score: -5
Arizona: His forced color change doesnât hurt it when seen by itself, but does succeed in hiding it amongst the others. Gold/yellow is underused in US flags, and its use in AZâs flag is a good thing.
Score: -5
Arkansas: Original: Busy in the details, but overall design is distinctive, in spite of the excessive fiddly bits. His: A marginal improvement, at the cost of some personality.
Score: +1 (maybe)
California: âHistory? We donât need no stinking history!â Also, wasnât one of the âprinciplesâ he cited against text on the flag?
Score: -10
Colorado: âNow the official state of Target!â Ah, no.
Score: -5
Connecticut: Original: OK, yeah, the âstate seal on blueâ flags are pretty much impossible to defend. His: Unfortunately, the replacement isnât an improvement, replacing what was once original (hey, CT canât be blamed for the others, can it?) with something that still isnât. Plus his beloved red-on-blue failure. Why even put it there? Ugh.
Score: -10
DC: If you are going to change something, it needs to be an improvement. This isnât.
Score: -10
OK, I canât keep this up. Here is an idea though; go look at a bunch of flags. Then go look at a history of civic coats of arms. Expand to learn the basic requirements for contrast and identifiability. And then realize that just because your corporations want to believe that they are equal to governments, doesnât mean that the symbols of governments are improved by making them look like they are just another corporate logo.
Now, if it is all the same to you, Iâm going to go find a visual palate cleanserâŚ
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The North Carolina flag is basically the current Texas flag with colors switched. That will never fly. Also, the new Texas flag is horrendous.
Ugh. No thank you.
The idea we have to âbe unifiedâ by using the color palette of campaign bumper stickers makes me nauseous. I think a DIVERSITY of flag design is better.
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They made my blue state red.
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He claims to have based Illinoisâ new flag on Chicagoâs. Uh, no. (Except in the vaguest sense.) And Iâm still seeing some Confederate symbolism in Arkansasâ and Tennesseeâs flags.
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