@Ms. Loftus Milwaukee is an awesome city, don’t hate. We are working on the flag situation to make
it better than Chicago. Don’t be too
excited about his opinion of your flag, it’s the only thing Chicago has over
Milwaukee at this point.
Check out Roman Mars’s TED Talk if you care about your city.
Never thought so much thought and symbolism was put into simplistic flag
designs #flythecolors
Cedarburg, Wisconsin does not exactly have its own flag, but
this is the design seen most common around and in association with the town. Its design does not follow Mars’s rules for
the design of flags. It is complex, with
a complicated drawn picture and lettering, directly disobeying the rules of simplicity. Although its colors are simple and limited,
it is not a good design overall. From a
distance, it is hard to distinguish its features. It identifies an important symbol of the
town, Cedar Creek Bridge, but that is a very small and detailed part of the
design.
In my new
design, I made it very simple, but backed with important symbols. Cedarburg is known for its tourism due to its
historical and quaint atmosphere. The
Cedar Creek Bridge and Cedar Creek are often associated with the town and form
its namesake, so they are represented in the blue around the edges and crossing
brown lines. Cedar Creek Bridge is the
oldest wooden bridge in America, and that is why I chose to represent it with
brown. It is a subtle symbol, and the
people of the area will understand its significance, making it a meaningful
symbol. Mars pointed out that flags are
an important icon for cities and cause a lot of pride toward one’s area, so the
deep symbolism will be vastly appreciated by the local population.
Since it is known for its history and is a traditional culture,
the residents and visitors take the past very seriously. I drew the lines of the bridge crossing on
the flag to demonstrate a link between the past and the future of the
city. The lines suggest continuity among
generations, an aspect I think is important in the development of flags.
I think your new design is very effective in representing your hometown. The brown curved lines make it very distinctive, but also the symbolism is well thought out, and it seems as if it would be meaningful to the citizens. The only thing I would suggest is making the blue border thinner as it takes away from the focal point of the flag.
ReplyDeleteI think your new design is very effective in representing your hometown. The brown curved lines make it very distinctive, but also the symbolism is well thought out, and it seems as if it would be meaningful to the citizens. The only thing I would suggest is making the blue border thinner as it takes away from the focal point of the flag.
ReplyDeleteMatthew, your redesign of the Cedarburg flag looks better than the original flag itself. I agree with all of the points you made regarding the five guidelines of Roman Mars. I like how you changed all the colors from the original except the blue. It shows a unique redesign. The only issue I have is the white box. It is a little disorienting that it is off-center (in mu opinion). Other than that, great idea for a new flag.
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DeleteI like your design of the flag, especially since there wasn't really a flag to go off of to begin with. I also agree with Patrick, where I think the white box with the bridge symbol should be more centered. The brown is very unique as well!
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