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TheLastGentleman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 4:22 pm I think that might be breaking the no-text rule of flag design

Aside from Chicago, I probably can't remember a single city flag. I think some text is fine.

normalthings wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:46 pm

TheLastGentleman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 4:22 pm I think that might be breaking the no-text rule of flag design

Aside from Chicago, I probably can't remember a single city flag. I think some text is fine.

The St. Louis flag is probably just as well known as Chicago to Midwesterners. Besides STL, Chicago and KC, I know no other city flags in the U.S. and that's really upsetting.

Wichita's flag is solid.

Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:53 am

normalthings wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:46 pm

TheLastGentleman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 4:22 pm I think that might be breaking the no-text rule of flag design

Aside from Chicago, I probably can't remember a single city flag. I think some text is fine.

The St. Louis flag is probably just as well known as Chicago to Midwesterners. Besides STL, Chicago and KC, I know no other city flags in the U.S. and that's really upsetting.

I only know their flag because of you (and other STL friends) haha. I would never have known otherwise

Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:53 am

normalthings wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:46 pm

TheLastGentleman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 4:22 pm I think that might be breaking the no-text rule of flag design

Aside from Chicago, I probably can't remember a single city flag. I think some text is fine.

The St. Louis flag is probably just as well known as Chicago to Midwesterners. Besides STL, Chicago and KC, I know no other city flags in the U.S. and that's really upsetting.

DC's flag is pretty iconic.

I fly the 1970s-1980s flag (the knot by itself, as referenced above) whenever I fly the KC flag at home. It's still available for purchase online. I prefer it to the current flag. At some time toward the end of its lifecycle, the words "City of Kansas City" were added to the knot design, which was the beginning of its end.

I actually like our flag minus the words

Riverite wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 2:30 pm I actually like our flag minus the words

Ditto

Same. Just take the words off and its a great flag

shinatoo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:07 am Wichita's flag is solid.

I think my redesign of the current flag has some of that energy

I like it. Id take your upgrade over current flag.

KC is the best city and we have the best flag. The other cities and their flags are a disgrace.

I do like thelastgentleman's but the colors read Crimson and Blue on my monitor, which doesn't make me feel great.

Mayor putting out a call to change the city flag on Twitter. A lot of people are in agreement that now words is better

So will every Mayor change the flag now?

I say just revert to the classic "grappling hook" and strip off the wording.

DaveKCMO wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 11:17 am So will every Mayor change the flag now?

I say just revert to the classic "grappling hook" and strip off the wording.

I think he’s trying to shift it away from the French similarity. Regardless of what happens, the wording needs to go

Long ago both the red and blue stripes were at the flutter end of the banner.

I also prefer the "crossed paperclip" graphic to the "grappling hook" graphic.

Agreed that the words must go. Flags should have as little wording as possible. Unless it's something ironic like "ceci n'est pas un drapeau"

If the current flag looks too French, here's a different option:

phuqueue wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:00 pm If the current flag looks too French, here's a different option:

We opening labor camps and making people stand in bread lines soon?

phuqueue wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:00 pm If the current flag looks too French, here's a different option:

The first settlers here were French. The Missouri Constitution was printed in French here because most of the residents spoke French.

Will we be replacing the Lincoln statue on City Hall's lawn with Mao Tse-tung?