US state flags redesigns

Most American state flags are not great. They are either a "seal on a bedsheet" or cluttered with name tags that rely on generic "America" symbols: red, white, and blue, eagles, and stars representing their order in the Union. These don't represent a specific place; they just say "we’re a smaller piece of a bigger country."

This project is about fixing that. I’ve overhauled the designs to focus on local symbols, colors, and ideas that actually set each state apart.

Design principles

Standardized ratio

All redesigns are 2:3 for consistency.

No name tags

No text generally. Mottos or symbols with integrated text are acceptable, but the state name is gone.

No Confederate style

Confederate imagery is significantly stepped back. No overt Confederacy symbols.

Local identity

Reducing generic America red, white, and blue in favor of symbols and colors unique to the state.

My redesiged flags

Use the drop down list below to go to a specific state or scroll down to see all the current official flags alongside my redesigns.

All current state flag designs, as well as my proposed flag designs for Maine, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Vermont are public domain and sourced from Wikimedia Commons.