Combine it with the Demi-lion present in Franklin's flag for the Pennsylvania Associators, though... and you got something BOLD. I like this one more for Philly than PA, it hasn't left my mind since the day I first saw it: https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/shi2cw/comment/hv2nq87/

And there are elegant ways of doing this (paying homage to what came before in a new design meant for a flag) - the Keystone Flag is a great example of this!

It’s a solid, intuitive design! I remember seeing that design and saying “That looks familiar…” I had a similar design idea in 2017, and found out later someone else had a similar idea in 2012. The design resonates!

(Fwiw, FFG is the company printing the Keystone Flag for our now-funded Kickstarter, if you wanted to grab a design from a PA native!)

I think it’s hilarious how the horses are the one thing people remember about the design.

If you’re looking for colors that stand out against the rest of the nation, how about this?

Even if this were true, what would be wrong with that? Alaska’s flag was designed by a teenager, and decades later it’s still one of the most beloved US state flags.

(For anyone who cares, the kid was barely born when I was putting the design together in 2017 - I received that homework photo from a friend and supporter about 2 months ago. That said, this is the funniest misreading of a situation I’ve seen in a while, and I appreciate you for that 😂)

I’m glad it resonates! Our Kickstarter just hit its goal last night, so if you wanted some swag, it’ll be around until Dec 12th!

If we were green, would we die? Dabadeedabadie?

What do you think of this?

We did make it! If you want anything, you're always welcome to grab something during the final few days, too, of course 😊

How's this?

How about a tricolor based on the coat of arms with a keystone twist?

If it makes you feel any better, there are still plenty of Maryland flags here in PA, too! 😂

Philly's flag colors are referencing Sweden! PA's flag was meant to match the blue on the US flag, and was codified that way per a 1907 law. The gold is just a traditional color for a coat of arms.

If what you want is a yellow keystone on a blue (and green) background, the Keystone Flag exists!

Like this?

make it a blue and green banner and you just described the Keystone Flag

🥹 hi! ty!! I wish I knew which college buddy this was, I have no clue who ppl are on reddit 😭 love you nonetheless

The Keystone Flag incorporates the colors of the coat of arms into a simple tricolor design with a keystone twist! Thoughts?

Just a blue field and gold fringe? Nothing else on it?

Did someone say blue, yellow, green tricolor?

(Also, I dig what you did with your redesign! There were actually some variants of the Keystone Flag during a competition 3yrs ago that incorporated the black bar with white dishes on the keystone in a really similar manner to yours. Great minds!)

How about a gold keystone on a field of blue and green?

I'm not a fan of it on a flag, but mostly because the coat of arms gets lost in the wind, or when the flag is limp. I agree that the coat of arms is badass, and it deserves more than to just get slapped on to a bedsheet. It deserves to be really seen on mediums that make it shine! That's part of why I designed a PA flag that references the coat of arms without making it into a mess - ideally, I want people to ask about the flag and wind up interested in the COA's history.

Maybe something like this would be a little easier? Children have actually drawn this one!

It's always the horses lol 💜

Agreed on all fronts, especially how strong the COA is. That's part of why I did my best to carry an extremely basic form of the COA into the design!

I see what you did there