TheGiantsFan

NEW HAMPSHIRE The Old Man of the Mountain has graced New Hampshire license plates since 1987 despite its collapse in 2003. I decided to finally retire the cliff face in favor of a “Granite State” approach in my license plate redesign with a white/light gray/light blue gradient. At the bottom is the state tartan, with purple (from the purple finch, which is the state bird) making its license plate debut.

I've been looking forward to this one! --- NEVADA This Nevada license plate is inspired by the neon casino lights that glow against the midnight sky all over Nevada. The iconic shape of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign frames the state name, which is in a Western font to represent its rugged Old West history. Neon mountains line the top similar to Nevada’s 2001-2016 license plate, and a dark blue gradient references the state’s blue license plates used from 1969 to 1984.

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the Missouri typography, and I actually didn't even catch the "rocky" texture of the clouds so I appreciate the as well! --- NEBRASKA My Nebraska license plate reintroduces the red state map plates used in the late 1960s & early 1970s and introduces the retro font from the Nebraska welcome signs. Chimney Rock & the Sandhills from western Nebraska complement the Nebraska State Capitol & a city skyline from eastern Nebraska in the landscape.

Starting off the second half of this series with... MONTANA My Montana license plate redesign plays into the “Big Sky Country” nickname. Every standard Montana license plate since the 1930s has included the state map, and a county map becomes the “clouds” of the Montana sky. A blue mountainscape fills the bottom half of the plate similar to the 2000 and 2011 standard plates.

Here are their kits!

Thanks so much, and welcome to the forums! I've thought about Canadian plates here and there, and maybe I could take those on next! --- MISSOURI My Missouri design is largely inspired by the state flag and the Gateway Arch, Missouri’s most famous landmark. The overall design is a combination of eras with the wave elements (representing the Mississippi and Missouri rivers) of the 2018 license plate and the gradients of the 1997 license plate. The serifs of the “M” in the state name is inspired by a map of Missouri. --- I've reached the halfway point of this series, which means that my Alabama to Missouri plates are now posted on Behance! Please check it out

Glad you liked Minnesota! I wanted to keep the North Star with the state name to give the loon something to "aspire" to, but here's a version with the North Star in the middle just for you: Thank you so much, and I'm glad you're enjoying the series! I originally thought about coloring the trees with various shades of green, but I didn't want it to end up looking like the current Manitoba plates. Plus, I felt like just using the shades of blue really gives off the calm, wintry vibes that I was trying to go for in this design. --- MISSISSIPPI My Mississippi license plate redesign is inspired by the new state flag adopted in 2020. The state’s distinctive “Curly S” logo is retained and is now placed on a red bar inspired by the flag. A wavy yellow bar represents the Mississippi River, and the magnolia flower returns as a serial divider for the first time since 2007.

Thank you very much! That plate was actually the reason I decided to go with the "Water-Winter Wonderland" slogan for these plates, so I'm glad we're on the same page here~ --- MINNESOTA Inspired by the draft logos for Minnesota United FC, my license plate design features the common loon, which is the Minnesota state bird. The “L'Étoile du Nord” (French for “The North Star”) state motto makes its license plate debut with the North Star appearing above the state name. The calm colors capture the serene feeling of Minnesota’s many lakes and forests.

Looks like the Brewers' City Connect may have leaked! More on this here: https://reviewingthebrew.com/2022/05/05/brewers-city-connect-uniforms-2022-leaked-early/

MICHIGAN Michigan’s license plate is a simple but bold design inspired by the state’s famous automaking industry.The state map is located inside a circular racing number on top of a Shelby Mustang racing stripe, and the bold industrial font is taken from the logos of Detroit’s auto companies. Waves surround the stripes as a reference to the Great Lakes that surround Michigan.

Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it! Thanks so much! --- MASSACHUSETTS As a pivotal location for American independence, Massachusetts’ license plate is inspired by various patriotic designs from New England and around the country. The overall design is based on the stripes of the American flag, and the middle-top of the license plate is inspired by Revolutionary War uniforms and the Massachusetts state seal.

I second this idea That does sound like a pretty cool idea! I'll do a little more research on that and see if I can revise the Maine plate with a subtle Stephen King reference --- MARYLAND With a state flag as good-looking as Maryland’s, it was inevitable for it to be included in my license plate redesign! The asymmetrical flag graphic is inspired by the packaging design of Maryland’s popular Old Bay Seasoning (as suggested by @NicDB and @DCarp1231), and the black-and-gold border is taken from Maryland’s state welcome signs.

MAINE My Maine redesign combines elements of the current forest license plate and the blue-and-red lobster license plates used from 1987 to 1999. Coastal Maine is represented by the Portland Head Light while inland Maine is represented by Mt. Katahdin, the state’s highest point. The “DIRIGO” star from the state flag appears as the serial number divider. This plate was designed with suggestions from my roommate, who went to UMaine for undergrad!

Thank you very much! Hawaii has definitely been one of my favorites in this series so far, and I'm glad you appreciate the little details! I'm glad you liked Kentucky too; their newest plates are indeed extremely generic Most of the time, bluegrass (the grass) is actually more green than blue, but here's a slightly bluer version of the Kentucky plate for you! --- LOUISIANA This state has such a rich visual identity, so this was a fun one to make! My Louisiana license plate is inspired by the ornate architecture found in New Orleans, particularly in the French Quarter. A fleur-de-lis pattern is intertwined with a map of Louisiana, and the plate incorporates the colors of the New Orleans Saints. An embossed pelican divider returns for the first time since 1963, and the serial font has been replaced with the unique serif serial font used on Virginia license plates.

KENTUCKY Following the design rationale behind Chris Payne’s Lexington SC logo, my Kentucky license plate combines visual elements from Kentucky’s horseracing and bourbon heritage. The cream background, border style, and the serif font is inspired by the traditional aesthetic of bourbon labels. The spires of the famed Churchill Downs (last seen in Kentucky’s 1988-1997 plates) return to the top of the license plate.

KANSAS My Kansas license plate is a hybrid of various standard and vanity license plates in Kansas’ history. The Kansas state outline used between 1951 and 1980 returns, and the “Sunflower State” nickname shows up on standard plates for the first time. The black-and-yellow color scheme is inspired by Kansas state highway shields, and the sublimated design is inspired by the shapes of crop fields seen throughout the state.

With Alyssa Nakken's historic in-game appearance last night, it's looking like a City Connect jersey may be on its way to Cooperstown! (For the record, I'm quite a fan of my team's City Connect jerseys. I just with they had gone with a full "Giants" wordmark instead of just the "G")

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked Indiana! --- IOWA My Iowa license plate is a different interpretation of the current design’s “urban meets rural" motif. Iowa is the largest producer of corn in the United States, so stalks of corn adorn the license plates for the first time. The rural scene turns into an urban skyline with wind turbines and the five domes of the Iowa state capitol.

You are correct there! I did consider going the "Gem State" direction but realized that I had already done something kinda similar with Arkansas' diamond motif. I might consider redoing Idaho down the road, but we shall see! --- INDIANA Indiana’s license plate is inspired by the state’s rich automotive racing heritage, first explored by the state’s 1979 license plate design. The bottom of the plate is a checkered flag like the ones flown at the end of the Indianapolis 500 race, and the tall font for “Indiana” is inspired by racecar number fonts. The colors and the torch from the Indiana state flag is featured on the plate.

I completely agree with everything you mentioned here! It is definitely one of my weaker designs simply because I was so stuck on it (this state frankly doesn't have too many distinctive factors) and wanted to move on. I also definitely got huge Montana vibes out of this design, so I agree with you there as well --- ILLINOIS The overall design of this license plate is inspired by the geometric Prairie style of Frank Lloyd Wright, whose studio was in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. The top half of the design represents the Chicago metro, with an “Illinois” wordmark (similar to the 1983-2001 plates) evoking skyscrapers against a windy Lake Michigan. Central Illinois is represented with the diamond tile pattern on the State Capitol grounds. Southern Illinois is represented with Monks Mound (suggested by @NicDB), the largest pre-colonial pyramid in North America, in the ruins of ancient Cahokia.

Thank you so much! I was definitely looking forward to getting to Hawaii once I started this series, so I'm glad that it's one of your favorites so far! Ni'ihau an island that's not even open to the public, so it's not like isolation is something they're unfamiliar with Glad you liked it! Thanks so much! --- IDAHO 2.0 After at least three different comments about how my first Idaho redesign looked more like a Montana plate, so revamping my Idaho redesign was inevitable. However, I kept on pushing this one back due to extreme creative block for Idaho, as there was really nothing going for this state at all. This new redesign for Idaho’s license plate is inspired by the various green-on-white license plates used between 1968 and 1991. The wordmark features an “h” in the shape of Idaho, and the serial divider is a reference to Idaho’s “Gem State” nickname (first suggested by @BrySmalls). As a nod to the state’s famous potatoes, a mountain landscape is depicted using French fries. IDAHO 1.0

Super excited about this next one! --- HAWAI'I The template for my series of Hawaii license plates is my 2019 Snapchat Geofilter design for the island of O’ahu, where a map of the Hawaiian archipelago is depicted a series of hibiscus flowers (the Hawaiian state flower). Each island’s license plate features a unique base color, and a darker-colored hibiscus denotes the island’s location in the state. A modified version of Hawaii’s tourism logo is proudly displayed at the top of the plate. The color schemes of each island’s license plates reflects the bright colors of Hawaii’s landscape and flora. The light red for O’ahu and the pink for Moloka’i are taken from the colors of hibiscus flowers. The explosive volcanoes of Hawai’i are the inspiration for that island’s orange color. The green for Kaua’i is taken from the island’s lush green rainforests, and the turquoise for Maui is inspired by the Pacific Ocean. The Pineapple Isle of Lana’i naturally gets a golden yellow color. Lastly, the 190 residents of Ni’ihau have a faded gray color to signify its isolation from the rest of the state.

Oh my goodness, your San Diego kits are absolutely phenomenal! I love how detailed your wave texture is in terms of the "randomness" of the wave lines and the color gradients. The Gaslamp kits are also great, and I love the "grittiness" that your texture gives to the design. My only thing against it is that the sponsor logo seems a little small, but that's no big deal San Diego is easily the best concept that I've seen you knock out (out of soooo many cool concepts), so excellent work here my friend!

Thank you very much! I did consider using the peach as the divider instead of the state, but putting the peach as the tittle on the "I" was some low-hanging fruit Thank you so much, and I'm glad that a Georgia resident approves of this! Thanks! I'm glad you like it so far! --- Work's been busy the past few days, but here's the next design! GUAM My design for Guam takes the current plate’s color scheme and gives it the Kansas license plate treatment with Guam’s territorial seal. The beach landscape in the seal continues outside of the seal across the rest of the license plate, with the palm tree and the Chamorro sakman boat redrawn with more detail. A more accurate Chamorro translation of the slogan (which means “Land of the CHamoru” is at the bottom of the plate.

Those are extremely helpful suggestions, thank you very much! I actually think it would be a very good idea to complement the "Forward" motto with an image of the Milwaukee Art Museum, so I'll lean more into that direction. Maybe the deer and Bucks colors would come after that! Glad you liked Delaware's plates! Just for you, here's a version of that plate with the "Endless Discoveries" slogan: I think that Old Bay packaging would make for a really cool layout on the Maryland plates, and I'll see what I can play around with there! I thought that it would be a tourism site as well, and I was unpleasantly surprised to see what it actually was. It reminds me of the very odd decision to give California license plates the DMV website instead of the tourism website --- GEORGIA I'll admit I got a little stuck with this one, but here goes! My Georgia design is a modernized version of the peach gradient license plates that the state issued from 1989 to 1996. The background features a whale shark pattern (the Georgia Aquarium is the only place to find whale sharks in captivity outside of Asia) that turns into the texture of peanut shells (another widespread crop grown in Georgia).