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Splarnst

Redesign of the Florida flag

Redesign of the Florida flag

Posted Apr 4, 2017, 4:22 PM UTC

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SplarnstOPJacksonville•

I’ve redesigned the Florida flag according to the commonly accepted principles of flag design:

  1. Keep it simple. It should be so simple that a child could draw it from memory.
  2. Use meaningful symbolism. The flag’s images, colors, and patterns should relate to what it symbolizes.
  3. Use two or three basic colors. Limit the number of colors to a few from the standard color set which contrast well.
  4. No letter or seals. Don’t use writing or any kind of seal.
  5. Be distinctive or be related. Avoid duplicating other flags, but use similarities to show connections.

This new design:

  • maintains the traditional layout of a circle on an X-shaped cross (saltire)
  • removes the complex seal and lettering
  • features a sliced orange which resembles the sun and is easy to draw
  • replaces red with orange, distinguishing it not only from the flag of Alabama but from all other US state flags
  • reduces the total number of colors to two

What do you think?

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MultifariAce•

Is the orange really so representative of Florida amymore?

How about making it green and white bands with a snake on it?

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MeisterX•

I agree with u/multifariace.

Florida's citrus industry is nearly extinct--hardly the "branding" we would want to move into the future with.

I like the idea, but we need something else besides the orange.

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LordBenners•

To be fair, the California state flag has a Grizzly Bear despite the bear being extinct since 1922

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FullFrontalNoodly•

Florida's citrus industry is certainly off from its peak but it is hardly extinct.

http://i.imgur.com/DT7bLyd.jpg

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MeisterX•

I appreciate this information--thank you. It runs counter to the opinion that I had previously so I looked more into it.

Based on the above, from interactions with the citrus industry over the last 4-5 years and with my experience in arbory, I have some supposition that this data may not be entirely accurate. It also does appear as well that your data is outdated.

The Atlantic has 2014's output at less than 100,000,000 boxes (50% less than your graphic for 2013-ish?).

I can't find data for 2016 that compares, but the forecasts look to be down about 20% from 2015. That would put production somewhere around 80,000,000 boxes. That's really, really low.

I do not see any forecasts out for 2017 (probably because 2016 isn't available?) but based on my knowledge of citrus greening I'm going to suggest it will be even lower.

I stand by the initial supposition that we probably shouldn't put an orange on the state flag any time soon.

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LordBenners•

Perhaps a sun.

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SplarnstOPJacksonville•

There's LOTS of flags featuring a sun, but I don't know any featuring an orange. Besides, the sliced orange resembles a sun anyway.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Flags_with_a_single_sun

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crownjewel82Leon County•

I like it but maybe make the saltire a different color from the orange. Also, if you could make the orange look more like a sun that would be more representative of the entire state.

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eibv904•

I vote keep the red saltire.

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SplarnstOPJacksonville•

Red saltire plus an orange?

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eibv904•

Yes.

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sylvar•

I like it but maybe make the saltire a different color from the orange.

Yes, I suggest blue.

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SplarnstOPJacksonville•

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dcormier•

I actually thought that's where this had been posted (I'm subscribed to both). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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thedreday•

Nice but I'm not a fan of the color you went with. Maybe a softer orange?

Anyways, I hate the FL flag and your design is cool.

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SplarnstOPJacksonville•

Yeah, I think a slightly softer orange might be good. (It's hard to judge on the computer because the shade varies according to the type of file, the application, the system, etc.)

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MeisterX•

You can get around this somewhat by using Pantones and/or CMYK instead of RGB.

PDFs do spectacularly at preserving Pantone colors across displays (spectacularly as in way better than nothing in a JPEG/PNG).

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realjdPalm Bay•

I'd keep the cross red for historical reasons. It's cool that our flag design is based on the old Spanish Cross of Burgundy flag that flew over our state hundreds of years ago.

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SplarnstOPJacksonville•

Here you go. I myself don't think it looks great:

http://i.imgur.com/MfHozwa.png

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realjdPalm Bay•

I don't either to be honest. I'm totally on board with replacing the seal with something else, but maybe an orange isn't the right answer. I just want to keep the red cross of burgundy.

Also to be honest the orange looks like a wagon wheel now that I'm looking at it again, and I know that's not your intent.

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MeisterX•

Using color.adobe.com I picked some mathematically related colors. I also added a stroke for some separation since they're a little closer. More tweaking needed.

Try this one:

http://imgur.com/a/Ihemf

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MR-SingerFlawrida•

Beautiful. Oranges are extremely important to Florida's history as agriculture is what defined many towns on Florida's settlement at the turn of the 20th Century.

I'd prefer the more timeless (hopefully) iconography of Florida's wetlands. But GL to whoever tries that idea and keeps these same standards.

Edit: or maybe consult with the pre-colonial nations and give their culture a chance to be visible to a larger degree.

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Make_AI_Great_Again•

As a native Floridan, this is so much easier to remember. And much more pleasant. Do you have a higher resolution version? Maybe one in pdf format?

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sliLakeland, r/lakeland•

Yeah, I actually dig this a lot. Clean, modern-looking design, shows a prominent feature of the state both literally (citrus) and figuratively/symbolically (the big orange can represent the sun without being terribly blatant), while maintaining a throwback to the current state flag.

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UpstateSwag•

Looks like clipart my dude.

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ReggaeScuba•

I'm sold. Where do I sign?

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SplarnstOPJacksonville•

Thanks! I just designed it, so I'm testing the waters. I'll let you know if I decide to promote it further.

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ReggaeScuba•

Nice, good luck

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gurry•

White wagon wheel on orange background.

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PE_Norris•

What we have is a 2/10. This is like an 8/10. Good work!

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gregbardBrevard•

I prefer the white marsh grapefruit.

But I am the only one.

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PCsomo•

This would make Roman Mars smile.

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necrotica•

Kinda looks like a wagon wheel

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Hotpotabo•

...I'm just now realizing that I lived in Florida for a decade and I have no idea what the state flag looks like...

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Powered_by_JetA•

Imagine how blown your mind will be when you realize that your county probably has its own flag too.

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IntendedAccidents•

Seems like submissions closed on the 22nd

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SalTyHC•

No

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SplarnstOPJacksonville•

Yes

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whatsreallygoingon•

The flag that represents Florida would have the stripes of the rebel flag and the image of a Q-tip driving a Lincoln Town Car in the bike lane. Not sure how that would work, from a design standpoint, though...

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