Hey, Bay Staters! New nominees for the State Seal, State Flag and State Motto are here. My thoughts:
Some of these are excellent.

Some of these are lovely designs that won’t reproduce well.

I understand the metaphor of the lighthouse as a theme but it ignores Western MA if you leave out the hills.

The motto should be in English, not Latin, so that it is more broadly accessible and understandable.

Which ones do you like the most?

#massachusetts #boston #bostodon #StateFlag

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26078112-2nd-round-seal-flag-motto-commissioner-selections-1/

Winner of Public #Vote in #Illinois #StateFlag Redesign Contest is ... the Existing #State #Flag

https://news.wttw.com/2025/03/06/winner-public-vote-illinois-state-flag-redesign-contest-existing-state-flag

Just Saying

You know… just getting patriotic and shit. I do think Massachusetts needs a new flag. There was talk of changing it not too long ago. I think we should restart that discussion now that the united states is ending.

#flag #Massachusetts #Politics #stateFlag

Wonderful to see #Minnesota's beautiful new #StateFlag proudly carried at the #MinnesotaStateFair

#stateFair #flags @flags #vexillology @vexillology

#TimWalz Didn't Change #Minnesota #StateFlag to Resemble #Somali #NationalFlag

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/minnesota-somalia-flag-tim-walz/

I’ve been interested in flags since I was in elementary school and I programmed the Logo turtle to draw flags I found in one of my classroom’s encyclopedias. A great flag can be a real asset to a community, helping to build identity and pride in a place and a people. While Minnesota does have a strong culture, the Minnesota state flag has always been disappointing.

Welp, Minnesota finally has a new state flag, and I think it’s quite good.

When the commission released the five finalists I actually gasped when I saw this one that ended up being chosen for the final design. I was particularly enamored by the shape of the dark blue patch on the left that resembles the outline of the state of Minnesota, which I maintain has one of the best state outlines in the whole nation.

While I appreciate most of the refinements the committee made, I do wish they had maintained some stripes on the right half. The star they chose is certainly better, and I like that it matches the star on the floor of the rotunda in the state capitol.

I enjoyed reading through the State Emblems Redesign Commission’s final report, and found this page to be particularly nice:

I’m really looking forward to seeing this flag flying across the state this year, and I’m considering putting up a flag pole at my house just so I can fly it.

https://joelencioni.com/journal/minnesotas-new-state-flag-is-good/

#flags #Minnesota #StateFlag #vexillology

Say what you will about a flag that features our state bird, the mosquito.

But if you ran it up the flagpole, people would be unlikely to squint at it and say "Which state flag is that? Utah?" like they do now.

Here's to the flag that was just the Canadian flag, but blue.
Here's to the flag that was a photo collage of presidents' heads with a hockey stick thrown in the mix.
Here's to the multiple flags educating the world about ducks, ducks and gray ducks.
#michigan #stateflag
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-flag-redesign-loons-laser-eyes/600318415/

I really like the new flag of Minnesota.

I wish more US states would redesign their flags; so many of the current ones are vexillological disasters.

What's a design expert's verdict on Minnesota's new state flag?

https://www.startribune.com/whats-a-design-experts-verdict-on-minnesotas-new-state-flag/600329780/

#Minnesota ##StateFlag #USStateFlags #Vexillology