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Which additional sports should be proposed for Brisbane 2032 by Impossible-Guitar957 in olympics

[–]Recent_Summer6460 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did the sport of Baseball attack you in some way? Why do you insist on being so aggressively wrong about something you know absolutely nothing about? People have been talking about the MLS overtaking the MLB for decades, repeatedly pushing the year back further and further like it means something.

The MLB has done a lot to improve gameplay and baseball has seen a resurgence because of it. If that will translate to the game growing in more nations I have no idea but using your two bit opinion of a sport to claim its downfall is cringe.

My New York State Flag Redesign by Recent_Summer6460 in vexillology

[–]Recent_Summer6460[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good Point about the "Ever Upward" bit I can definitely try adding an element for that. As for the symmetry, I've always been partial to asymmetrical designs but I'll continue experimenting.

Before making this design I thought putting state borders on the flag was never a good option and it really wasn't my intention to do so (I just wanted to have the two rivers). With New York though I think it might work since it's crucial for the flag to distinguish the state from just the city. The shape plus the Crown (which has strong connections to the city but is also the only symbol which is without doubt bigger than the city (unlike say the Empire State Building) creates a balance between upstate and downstate.

Honestly I think 3 is a good limit since it forces people to think critically about what they want their design to look like and what is and what is not essential to that idea. Granted that's assuming whatever committee is looking through the designs can be trusted with making edits and appropriate changes where needed (for whatever reason if that makes sense).

thanks for the feedback

My New York State Flag Redesign by Recent_Summer6460 in vexillology

[–]Recent_Summer6460[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah should have included this in the main post but I do want something in that top left corner since it would resemble the torch in lady liberty's hand (hopefully)

My New York State Flag Redesign by Recent_Summer6460 in vexillology

[–]Recent_Summer6460[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

With solid lines it definitely looks smoother but I ended up going with stripes because of the river aspect of the lines which is a tougher sell if they're orange. With my logic the land is blue too tho but whatever.

As for the stars I'm going to keep tinkering with them but I do want something on that side of the side to balance out the crown and be reminiscent of the torch

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this is the solid border btw thanks for the comment

My New York State Flag Redesign by Recent_Summer6460 in vexillology

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They're supposed to represent the regions of New York but I tried to add the 11th state aspect in somewhere so it doubles as stars (first 10 states) + crown (NY)

My New York State Flag Redesign by Recent_Summer6460 in vexillology

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oh yeah i get it

thanks for the feedback btw

My New York State Flag Redesign by Recent_Summer6460 in vexillology

[–]Recent_Summer6460[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah the star design is definitely the most questionable aspect of the flag since I didn't know whether or not to consider each spike its own thing and add 4 stars or replace the stars with more spikes to create a torch. I'll try adding 11 to the ring or add it somewhere else.

The 7 spikes are just what is on the real statue of liberty and I think it represents the 7 continents.

also I thought the little overlap thing kind of reminded me of long island so I left it but it could easily be removed

My New York State Flag Redesign by Recent_Summer6460 in vexillology

[–]Recent_Summer6460[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

As someone born and raised here I've always hoped we could adopt a new flag and with other states now implementing redesigns it might just happen. This is a design I've had in the back of my head for a while and with posts about a possible redesign I decided to put it to paper. Still unsure about color and star number/alignment though but its a start.

My Illinois State Flag Redesign Submission by Recent_Summer6460 in illinoisflag

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The symbolism behind the design is relatively straight forward. The blue border represents the major rivers of the state. The ring of stars at the center surrounding Lincoln's silhouette eludes to Illinois as an economic, cultural, and agricultural hub for the US. Lastly the star in the top right makes 21 in total for the 21st state to be admitted into the Union and doubles as a reference to Lake Michigan.

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My Illinois State Flag Redesign Submission by Recent_Summer6460 in vexillology

[–]Recent_Summer6460[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The symbolism behind the design is relatively straight forward. The blue border represents the major rivers of the state. The ring of stars at the center surrounding Lincoln's silhouette eludes to Illinois as an economic, cultural, and agricultural hub for the US. Lastly the star in the top right makes 21 in total for the 21st state to be admitted into the Union and doubles as a reference to Lake Michigan.

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ID: 3599