When I made this flag, I used red to symbolize the violent history of the Kansas Territory, a yellow stripe at the bottom to evoke a wheat field (given that one of Kansas's nicknames is the Wheat State), and a sunflower at the top left. I didn't notice the communist connotation of a red flag with a yellow symbol in the canton until someone pointed it out back when I posted this on Reddit. I still really like how the design looks, though maybe it'd be best to change the red to blue.
The pine tree in the middle is taken from Maine's ensign and is a prominent symbol of Maine.
The pine green stripe represents Maine's forest.
The star in the top left is taken from Maine's old flag and represents the North Star, which itself symbolizes Maine's motto, "Dirigo" (meaning "I lead").
The buff is taken from Maine's old flag.
The red symbolizes the state's presence in New England.
I've honestly never thought of the Mexico comparison, though I can kinda see it now. I think the buff center and the pine tree are enough to differentiate it from the Mexican flag, though I may flip the green and red.
The tree design was taken directly from Maine's ensign, and the star position came from Maine's old flag. As for the Texas point, the lone star is used in other U.S. state flags, like those of Arizona and California (and North Carolina but that one does just look like a Texas flag ripoff), so I don't think it's unfitting to use it here, especially since it was on the old flag.
I much prefer this flag for Maine compared to the current one, which is just the state's coat of arms on a blue field. It's much more unique compared to other flags and does a great job symbolizing Maine's nickname: the Pine Tree State.
Eh, to each their own. I think Maryland's flag is messy and rather ugly with the four quarters and all of the counterchanging, but even if I really liked it, I still would've changed it for my redesign. One of my goals when making my redesigns of the U.S. state flags was to make them a more cohesive set, and one aspect of that was a simpler, more minimal style. Maryland's crime against humanity current flag would just be super jarring alongside my other redesigns.
There are a lot of varying opinions on how complex flags should be. Some prefer that flags be kept more simple and minimal, and others feel that simple flags come off as bland, corporate, and unflaglike. What do you think?...
The State Emblem Redesign Commission is set to reconvene next month to choose a new state flag and seal. The panel found six flag and five seal designs Tuesday that will move on.
The threadiverse counterpart of r/minecraftsuggestions. This isn't a new community—we (the r/mcs mods) made it a while back following the whole Reddit API fiasco—but since it hasn't been posted here before, I figured that I'd put it here for anyone who's interested but not aware....
This one actually isn't that bad imo. It following the rule of tincture—separating "metals" (yellow & white) from "colors" (red, green, blue, purple, & black)—definitely helps
My accidentally communist Kansas flag redesign (media.kbin.social)
My own Maine flag redesign (media.kbin.social)
🎄 Grey Grades Canada's Flags! (And Merry Xmas!) 🎄 (iv.ggtyler.dev)
Maine's old state flag, used 1901–1909 (media.kbin.social)
Let it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flag (www.mprnews.org)
The State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene....
Commission selects a final concept for the redesigned Minnesota state flag (www.twincities.com)
The design has a number of variations, and the panel will meet again [Tuesday, December 19] to settle the final details.
What's your favorite national flag? (media.kbin.social)
Conlangs — A community for discussing constructed languages and language creation (kbin.social)
This magazine has existed for a while, but it's now under new moderation. Come over to share & discuss conlangs!...
Which of these South Dakota redesigns looks best? (kbin.social)
Version 1...
My Maryland flag redesign (please don't crucify me) (media.kbin.social)
What are your thoughts on complexity in flag designs? (kbin.social)
There are a lot of varying opinions on how complex flags should be. Some prefer that flags be kept more simple and minimal, and others feel that simple flags come off as bland, corporate, and unflaglike. What do you think?...
Some U.S. territorial flag remakes (media.kbin.social)
The 6 finalists for Minnesota's new state flag (www.mprnews.org)
The State Emblem Redesign Commission is set to reconvene next month to choose a new state flag and seal. The panel found six flag and five seal designs Tuesday that will move on.
Minecraft Suggestions — A community for sharing and discussing ideas for Minecraft
The threadiverse counterpart of r/minecraftsuggestions. This isn't a new community—we (the r/mcs mods) made it a while back following the whole Reddit API fiasco—but since it hasn't been posted here before, I figured that I'd put it here for anyone who's interested but not aware....
Kurzgesagt — An unofficial community for discussing Kurzgesagt's videos on space, biology, philosophy, etc. (kbin.social)
An unofficial community for discussing anything and everything related to Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell....
Which tricolor flag do you think is the ugliest, considering only the color combination? Here are some candidates that I have found. (files.catbox.moe)
My sinful California flag redesign (media.kbin.social)
My Pennsylvania state flag redesign (media.kbin.social)