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NewbHunter19 OP t1_izukfyr wrote

So since we are talking about the state flag I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring. I made this flag a few years ago after becoming interested in flags and since have revised it and made a few color schemes.

Most PA flag redesigns are just a gold keystone on a blue field which I've never been a fan of and as I've gathered from googling blue and gold aren't our state colors everyone just thinks they are since the license plate has pretty much always featured them.

So my flag features three vertical stripes which represent the Delaware, Susquehanna, and Allegheny rivers which run through much of our state and our three largest cities. The keystone represents PA being the keystone state and the two stars represent us being the second state. As for colors, the green represents the woods of PA as Pennsylvania literally means Penn's Woods. The grey represents our industrial past. The second flag is a rusty orange and grey. Those colors focus more on just our industrial and metalworking history. And lastly, I made a color scheme for the blue and gold stans. Not my favorite but thought I'd make it an option.

I think the design is interesting, unique, and represents PA well. I also think it would translate well into other formats and elements of it could make a really cool license plate as well.

But I'd love to hear what y'all think, tell me what you love and tell me what you hate.

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phanavision t1_izum3t0 wrote

Unfortunately, the stripes and stars don't immediately invoke what you say they mean. I like all of the design elements, but I had no idea why there were thee stripes. My guess for 2 stars was Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. I liked it after you explained it though. This would be worlds better than what we have now.

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darkbloo64 t1_izuo0nm wrote

Ditto to pretty much all of the above, albeit with one additional nitpick. Like the rivers, I didn't pick up on the symbolism of the colors until it was explained. The green looked too military to me, and the orange-brown just looked dirty. I think it's more or less impossible to get away from the blue and gold with how long they've been a part of our state identity, official or otherwise.

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IamSauerKraut t1_izx7lhs wrote

Unless the hellbender is included, leave the state flag alone.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_izy7zwp wrote

The three largest cities in PA are Philly, Pittsburgh and Allentown. None of those rivers run through Allentown.

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