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My attempt at redesigning New York's flag (media.kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by ThatOneKirbyMain2568@kbin.social to c/vexillology@lemmy.world
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[–] ThatOneKirbyMain2568@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

When I was going through redesigning all of the U.S. state flags, this is one of the first designs I made. Here's the symbolism:

  • The colors are reminiscent of the orange, white, & blue pattern used in many of New York's state flag.

    • The blue has been replaced with the purple of the Iroquois flag.

  • The white shape in the center holds several meanings.

    • It resembles a crown to represent New York being the Empire State.
    • It points upward to represent New York's motto: "Excelsior" ("Higher").
    • It looks somewhat like tall skyscrapers because duh.