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Poll: Our city flag (11 member(s) have cast votes)

Which flag would you want to represent our city?

  1. The red/white/blue proposed flag? (4 votes [36.36%])

    Percentage of vote: 36.36%

  2. The current flag? (2 votes [18.18%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.18%

  3. The old Blue/white/green flag? (1 votes [9.09%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.09%

  4. Something else or don't care either way (4 votes [36.36%])

    Percentage of vote: 36.36%

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#51 Jeriat

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Posted 29 September 2022 - 05:53 PM

Did you catch Milwaukee's old vs. new flag war / debate?  The old one designed in 1954 is all but the kitchen sink in symbolism.  The new one looks like a hachimaki or a logo for timeshare resort company.  I tend to look at things from more of a marketing standpoint but you guys are correct in that the vast majority of city flags don't use text (at least from my own quick google searches).  The marketing side of me likes to state the obvious but maybe there inlies the challenge of choosing the correct symbolism.

 

this interesting article I only had time to take a quick glance at but I caught this quote relevant to the topic:

https://www.jsonline...lag/4646492002/

 

OLD:

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“Sunrise” is simple, bold and memorable, which is really all you want or need in a civic symbol. Boiled down to its basics, a flag is nothing more (or less) than a pattern of shapes and colors rendered in two dimensions. It’s not the symbolism of the shapes or the artiness of the design that matter but the emotional response of the viewer. Does it have the power to inspire a sense of ownership?

 

NEW:

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The sun rising over Lake Michigan symbolizes a new day. The light blue bars in its reflection represent the city’s three rivers (Milwaukee, Menomonee, Kinnickinnic) and three founding towns (Juneau Town, Kilbourn Town, Walker's Point). Gold represents our brewing history and white represents peace.

 

Yeah, Milwaukee is a PRIME example of what I'm talking about. 

The first flag I did when I was in college was a good start (...and I've been seeing a lot of it on people's cars and I STILL haven't seen a dime from it) but it's not that great when you look around at other, better looking city flags like St. Louis and Phoenix


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