Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. After 385,000 votes on a new design for the Illinois state flag, the overwhelming choice was to keep the existing ensign. "Some may call it an SOB — a seal on ...

But it’s another set of colors that inspired the design for Colorado’s state flag: Red, blue, white and gold. CPR’s series Colorado Wonders recently got a question asking why those were ...

According to State House records, there have been at least eight attempts to revise the New Hampshire state flag since 1989, as well as a proposed study committee in 2018 to look at ways to modify the ...

The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change and keep the ...

saying it often faces criticism for its "poor design and lack of relevance to the state's identity." It also reportedly fails to adhere to best practices in flag design by using too many colors ...

Keep it Simple Use Meaningful Symbolism Use 2 or 3 basic colors No lettering or Seals Be Distinctive or Be Related Peterson said he's always been intrigued by state flags, having grown up in New ...

limiting colors, not relying on lettering or seals, and not resembling any other state’s flag. Washington’s current flag features a portrait of George Washington, the first president of the ...

Critics of the current state flag say it is boring ... few people know what the boat on the flag means, the flag has eight colors, the flag has both lettering and a seal, and by being one of ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet ... point out that while the existing flag received nearly 166,000 votes, there were 219,000 votes for new colors. "There were more people who ...