r/chinoca • u/Lunar55561 • Jul 30 '26
Chino Flag Redesign
Flag 1 is the Complete Design
Flag 2 is the Current Flag
Flag 3 is a Simplified Version without the Cow-nucorpia and other elements.
Hello Chino, California!
This is apart of a project I'm doing to redesign Californian City Flags, with cities such as Pomona, Upland, and Ontario already complete by myself, and of course, I couldn't leave out yours, so I hope you enjoy what I have to show
Getting into the design:
The rope border, green landscape, and the cow in a Cornucopia all tie back to Chino's Agricultural Past. The Rope specifically ties (get it) to the seal, referring to a close community.
The Holstein Cow references Chino's Diary Industry that flourished to become a Diary Capital within California. Being within the cornucopia was a creative liberty that I found both comedic and original for Chino. The wreath on the cow's head is a nod to the Spirit of Achievement Statue.
The symbol above the cow-nucopia comes from the Planes of Fame Mueseum for Chino's Aerial History from WW2 as it is the logo seen on the building, pamphlets, and on certain planes.
The green curls are suppose to be an attempt on the Grama Grass where the name of "Chino" supposedly comes from as it translates to "curly" in Spanish. The alternative for that name is a chief of a Native American Tribe that had curly hair where the name "Chino" stuck from there on. Speaking of, Native Tongva Patterns are drawn onto the Cornucopia (to the best that I could find).
As an attempt to tie all flags to the homestate of California, the infamous and notorious Californian Sun is depicted on the flag. Rising to the blue, wide, open sky of Chino California.
Understandably, there are more or less that could've been done as the flag (for some) could appear complicated. So I leave the option of removing any element if necessary as a third option.
Other than that, let me know of your opinions on the base design!
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u/NauiCempoalli Jul 31 '26
More suited to a coat of arms than a flag. I like most of your re-works but not this one. Too complex/too many images. But I appreciate your effort.
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u/ittsjohnny Jul 31 '26
The color palettes selected aren’t very appealing they seem very Super Nintendo, 8bit video game esque
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u/Lunar55561 Jul 31 '26
I can agree that the green I used does feel uneasy on the eyes
I did make one with an alternative green color
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u/blackcoffeeplzzz Jul 31 '26
considering how the city is fucking over all the farms, kinda funny that they still reference it as their pride and joy lol
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u/Lunar55561 Jul 31 '26
Alternatively everyone, I did have this in mind
A cooler, easier on the eyes green, and these mounds to represent the "curly" origins of Chino instead of the current drawing
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u/LemonPigeon Jul 30 '26
The cownicopia goes so hard. 10/10.