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This is painful to see. It looks like a shopping mall or apartment building logo, compared to other states with proper flags. And it goes without saying, on th

by alpb 7y ago

This is painful to see. It looks like a shopping mall or apartment building logo, compared to other states with proper flags. And it goes without saying, on this topic, one must watch the short talk on state and country flags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnv5iKB2hl4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnv5iKB2hl4

beardicus 7y ago
this has nothing to do with the state flag though, as far as i can tell. it seems like a decent branding system... not exactly titillating but better than i've seen in most other states.
- djsumdog 7y ago
  It's better than their flag for sure, but it's still not all that great and they really should fix their flag. Tennessee and Texas are good examples of State Flags. When you drive through TN, the iconic three-star pattern is found on a lot of bridges and signs now (similar to the Chicago flag being seen everywhere around the city). Washington, by contrast, is a terrible terrible flag (flags shouldn't have words or state seals on them; you need to be able to identify them from a distance). This is an okay start, but it should have included a flag redesign with it that matches the new state branding.
  - Aloha 7y ago
    Redesigning the flag is a politically fraught process.
    - djsumdog 7y ago
      I wish NZ had switched out their flag. They shouldn't have had the current flag in the vote at all. The fern leaf would have been amazing. That being said, NZ has a recognizable flag (although it's too close to Australia's for sure) and it's not a bad one. By contrast Oklahoma's is really bad and I doubt there are many would would feel compelled to hang onto it if a new one was on the ballot in their next election.
Aloha 7y ago
I think for letterheads and buildings, its pretty good - even if I might prefer something more traditional.
- alpb 7y ago
  Funny enough this design isn't actually a "flag". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oklahoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oklahoma It's just a logo. So imagine you're walking by a government building –and the flag in front of it and the logo on the wall are different. For example, Chicago uses their flag as their branding so they don't need a separate logo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Chicago
jwally 7y ago
Why do you think it looks like a mall logo? /s https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/03/19/PARN/1a0bebe2-46d2-4730-bda6-fbd44c937a69-Mall_of_Abilene_2019_DSC_5607.jpg?width=680&height=510&fit=bounds&auto=webp https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/03/19/PARN/1a0bebe2-...

by alpb 7y ago

beardicus 7y ago

this has nothing to do with the state flag though, as far as i can tell. it seems like a decent branding system... not exactly titillating but better than i've seen in most other states.

djsumdog 7y ago
It's better than their flag for sure, but it's still not all that great and they really should fix their flag. Tennessee and Texas are good examples of State Flags. When you drive through TN, the iconic three-star pattern is found on a lot of bridges and signs now (similar to the Chicago flag being seen everywhere around the city). Washington, by contrast, is a terrible terrible flag (flags shouldn't have words or state seals on them; you need to be able to identify them from a distance). This is an okay start, but it should have included a flag redesign with it that matches the new state branding.
- Aloha 7y ago
  Redesigning the flag is a politically fraught process.
  - djsumdog 7y ago
    I wish NZ had switched out their flag. They shouldn't have had the current flag in the vote at all. The fern leaf would have been amazing. That being said, NZ has a recognizable flag (although it's too close to Australia's for sure) and it's not a bad one. By contrast Oklahoma's is really bad and I doubt there are many would would feel compelled to hang onto it if a new one was on the ballot in their next election.

Aloha 7y ago

I think for letterheads and buildings, its pretty good - even if I might prefer something more traditional.

alpb 7y ago
Funny enough this design isn't actually a "flag". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oklahoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oklahoma It's just a logo. So imagine you're walking by a government building –and the flag in front of it and the logo on the wall are different. For example, Chicago uses their flag as their branding so they don't need a separate logo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Chicago

jwally 7y ago

Why do you think it looks like a mall logo? /s https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/03/19/PARN/1a0bebe2-46d2-4730-bda6-fbd44c937a69-Mall_of_Abilene_2019_DSC_5607.jpg?width=680&height=510&fit=bounds&auto=webp https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/03/19/PARN/1a0bebe2-...