The_Admiral Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 The one with the Chicago star would make illwauk SO MAD, wherever he is. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDubK414 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 2 hours ago, CS85 said: The sun/water one is good, but I feel like the Cream City M-star is a little better. It also subtly reminds of the American Indian star symbol. Very astute observation. It makes very much sense given the Native roots of Milwaukee and Wisconsin! I think you sold me on that one for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittSmith_95 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 The bottom 2 are the best designs (Using the flat pics in my speech).... I like that Sun one, but the one with just the M-Star is beautiful too. I hope either wins. The one I don't wanna win is the very top left one (flat designs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I think the sun one has to be the winner here. It's the best one of the lot by far although most of the other ones are good except for the one with the yellow circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Honestly I think the flag they have now doesn't look that bad compared to these finalists. Why does everything have to be in abstract, where you have no clue what it is until you read the "story" that goes with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 3 hours ago, mjd77 said: Honestly I think the flag they have now doesn't look that bad... Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Mockba said: I'm not saying it couldn't use improvement, I'm just saying it's still better then the finalists. What they should have done is made the contest about cleaning up the current flag, not totally redesigning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 On 5/15/2016 at 7:43 AM, CS85 said: http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/five-finalists-unveiled-for-new-city-flag-b99725121z1-379541551.html They're down to the final five. Top left all the way. I've always been a huge fan of flags that use abstract versions of the city's topography (see Portland and St. Louis) and that one continues that beautiful tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 On 5/19/2016 at 2:01 PM, CS85 said: The sun/water one is good, but I feel like the Cream City M-star is a little better. It also subtly reminds of the American Indian star symbol. I agree with this, but I did see some pretty negative reactions to all of the options, since they had no connection at all to the existing flag. While the existing one is crap, it's not a bad idea to connect a little bit to it. This idea rattled around in my head for a few days, so I thought I'd sketch it out: Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 11 hours ago, Mockba said: I agree with this, but I did see some pretty negative reactions to all of the options, since they had no connection at all to the existing flag. While the existing one is crap, it's not a bad idea to connect a little bit to it. This idea rattled around in my head for a few days, so I thought I'd sketch it out: Okay, I want this one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZionEagle Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 May I just say this is a thing of beauty? Why didn't you think of it earlier Mockba ? Also, I don't know if this is intentional or not, but the way you did the star looks like four separate "M's" for Milwaukee. "Winners never quit, and quitters never win." ~Vince Lombardi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittSmith_95 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 On 2016-05-26 at 2:53 AM, Mockba said: I agree with this, but I did see some pretty negative reactions to all of the options, since they had no connection at all to the existing flag. While the existing one is crap, it's not a bad idea to connect a little bit to it. This idea rattled around in my head for a few days, so I thought I'd sketch it out: This trumps all. Too bad it's too late, bud. This would win for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 On 5/30/2016 at 4:02 PM, KittSmith_95 said: Too bad it's too late, bud. This would win for sure. I'm not sure it would have, but that's only because I don't think the judges made very good choices. The final five were pretty weak overall. As far as updating the current flag, I really love this design from Paul Bartlett: I think this should have been chosen. Easily the best of the semifinalists (aside from my own, naturally ). The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Cunningham Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Roman Mars (of 99% Invisible fame) did a flag-focused TED Talk about bad design, using the flags of San Francisco and Milwaukee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Yeah, that's what helped kick off the whole thing. Ted Kodis, one of the people interviewed by Mars in that talk, founded the "People's Flag of Milwaukee" campaign. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 That TED Talk gets posted on these boards at least 5 times this year and I still watch it every time while enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FooMasterX5 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Cant believe everyone overlooked this beauty.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Where'd you find that? That's awesome. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 On 5/20/2016 at 0:49 PM, Mockba said: It still never fails to amuse me that there's a flag INSIDE THE FLAG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YELDARBfield Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 4 hours ago, ChicagoOakland said: It still never fails to amuse me that there's a flag INSIDE THE FLAG. Twitter • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • Tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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