Comments on: Designing a 51-State Flag http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/11/designing-a-51-state-flag/ Mon, 20 May 2013 05:34:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Mitch http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/11/designing-a-51-state-flag/#comment-400 Mitch Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:29:54 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=1995#comment-400 "Beg the question" doesn't mean what you think it means “Beg the question” doesn’t mean what you think it means

]]> By: Brenda http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/11/designing-a-51-state-flag/#comment-394 Brenda Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:21:51 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=1995#comment-394 There is a problem almost half a million people left the Puerto Rico plebisicte ballot blank. Statehood is not a majority in Puerto Rico. RICANS dont want statehood There is a problem almost half a million people left the Puerto Rico plebisicte ballot blank. Statehood is not a majority in Puerto Rico. RICANS dont want statehood

]]> By: Shangey G. http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/11/designing-a-51-state-flag/#comment-388 Shangey G. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:58:47 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=1995#comment-388 I think the Pacman design is hilarious: it explains U.S. expansionism/empire in a nutshell. Thing is, if the flag design is altered to accommodate 51 states, may as well design it to accommodate even more stars in the future. Perhaps client puppet states can count as well with smaller stars? Like the U.S.'s newest conquests, Iraq and Afghanistan? Perhaps the flag could be like every other thing in our culture, and ridden with corporate sponsor logos stamped everywhere? I think the Pacman design is hilarious: it explains U.S. expansionism/empire in a nutshell.
Thing is, if the flag design is altered to accommodate 51 states, may as well design it to accommodate even more stars in the future. Perhaps client puppet states can count as well with smaller stars? Like the U.S.’s newest conquests, Iraq and Afghanistan? Perhaps the flag could be like every other thing in our culture, and ridden with corporate sponsor logos stamped everywhere?

]]> By: mike http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/11/designing-a-51-state-flag/#comment-385 mike Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:28:06 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=1995#comment-385 What we really need to do is break California into 2 states and bring PR in at the same time so we have 52 states - a nice even number to work with. California is too big and too powerful (yet broke) in it's current configuration. What we really need to do is break California into 2 states and bring PR in at the same time so we have 52 states – a nice even number to work with.

California is too big and too powerful (yet broke) in it’s current configuration.

]]> By: Sebastian http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/11/designing-a-51-state-flag/#comment-383 Sebastian Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:22:46 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=1995#comment-383 Couldn't we just let Texas go, take in Puerto Rico, and leave the flag as is? Couldn’t we just let Texas go, take in Puerto Rico, and leave the flag as is?

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