All of these flags I designed years ago. If I were to design them today I’d probably focus a bit more on indigenous representation.

Not included in this picture are my redesigns for the flags of Utah and Mississippi, since both those states have changed their flags.

The Florida redesign alludes to citrus production, Castillo de San Marcos, and the Cross of Burgundy.

The Montana redesign uses yellow and white to represent gold and silver, or “oro y plata”, since these are important elements in the state’s history. The blue field alludes to the “Big Sky Country” and to the current flag. The emblem is based on the national guard patch, which is obviously itself in reference to the state being named after the Spanish word for “mountain”.

The Pennsylvania redesign is based on William Penn’s coat of arms and the hex signs of the Pennsylvania Dutch. The red of the flag I’d imagine would represent Pennsylvania as a “red stripe” on the American flag, i.e. one of the Thirteen Colonies.

The Minnesota redesign has black and white for the state bird, the common loon; pink and white for the state flower, the pink-and-white lady’s slipper; and blue for the various waterways of the state, most notably Lake Superior, the Minnesota River, the Mississippi River, and of course the ten thousand lakes. The star represents the North Star, and the deer… is cute. It’s just meant to be evocative of Minnesota’s wildlife.

Very well done!

Florida’s my favorite. The colors are nice (especially that light orange), and I tend to like simpler flag designs more.

The color choice for Pennsylvania seems a bit odd. I don’t think red really fits Pennsylvania, though that’s very subjective. Yellow, green, & blue (like on the keystone flag) feel more fitting. I myself used yellow & blue for my redesign (which I haven’t posted here yet).

I’m not a huge fan of the encircled detailed logo motif that Montana and Minnesota have, but the color choice on those is really nice. I love the magenta on Minnesota’s flag!