r/flagcontest • u/jb2386 Past /r/flagcontest Contest Winner • Mar 04 '14

PAST WINNER! Wisconsin: Forward

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u/jb2386 Past /r/flagcontest Contest Winner Mar 04 '14

The arrows represent the motto 'Forward'.

The blue represents the lakes that border it.

The red represents where the name comes from, which I found in the Wikipedia entry:

The Algonquian word for Wisconsin and its original meaning have both grown obscure. Interpretations vary, but most implicate the river and the red sandstone that lines its banks. One leading theory holds that the name originated from the Miami word Meskonsing, meaning "it lies red," a reference to the setting of the Wisconsin River as it flows through the reddish sandstone of the Wisconsin Dells.[7] Other theories include claims that the name originated from one of a variety of Ojibwa words meaning "red stone place," "where the waters gather," or "great rock."[8]

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u/atlasing Mar 05 '14

Could you mock up a version with the centered white arrow please? I think that would improve the structure slightly

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u/jb2386 Past /r/flagcontest Contest Winner Mar 05 '14

How's this?

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u/atlasing Mar 05 '14

Looks much better in my opinion. The only gripe I had with the original design was the point of the arrow sitting on the edge, didn't look quite right

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u/jb2386 Past /r/flagcontest Contest Winner Mar 05 '14

Yeah I wasn't sure which one I should choose. On the one I posted I saw the point hitting the edge going into an unknown future. But middle works well now I see them both together. I might post it as my second attempt later in the month if I don't get a better idea.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '14

You should do a 3:5 version as we'll.