Artists can choose a meaningful phrase to feature on their flag design. Short, impactful quotes work best visually. The words can be incorporated into the stripes or placed over the flag’s main ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

They warn in “Good” Flag, “Bad” Flag that most of the good flag designs are taken, so the best any flag designer can hope to accomplish is to design a banner that resembles other countries ...

The current state flag design received 43% of the votes, making it the decisive winner in the flag redesign contest.

Maligned by some, the state flag design that’s been used for more than 50 years has its fans. But its future is uncertain, as the Illinois Flag Commission is a few weeks away from choosing a ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...

It also reportedly fails to adhere to best practices in flag design by using too many colors and depicting a fairly complex rendering of George Washington himself. Lawmakers called it an "outdated ...

Following nearly a month of online voting, the choice from Illinois resident is clear — keep the current state flag. The ...

In addition to the 10 new designs, the state’s centennial flag from 1918 and sesquicentennial flag from 1968 were also included, as was an option to keep the existing banner. A full list of flag ...

The public had a chance to vote for a new flag from one of 12 designs or keep the current one. And after five weeks of voting, the current flag won — and by a lot. Of the nearly 385,000 votes ...

Voters could choose their favorite design from one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 new designs, or one of three former flag designs, including the current one, which has not had a major ...

When the Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted to the top of the Peace Tower on Feb. 15, 1965, few spectators commented on the moment being a triumph of graphic design. But in fact they were witnessing ...