Logos derived/influenced by state flags?
March 19, 2015 6:57 PM   Subscribe

Can you help me find examples of logos that pull elements from, are influenced by state flags?
posted by heavyp08 to Media & Arts (16 answers total)
 
The Baltimore Ravens' secondary logo references the Maryland State flag.
posted by carmicha at 7:04 PM on March 19, 2015




Maryland's state flag is very popular among football teams.
posted by Etrigan at 7:19 PM on March 19, 2015 [1 favorite]


The now-relocated Colorado Rockies of the NHL (not the baseball team).
posted by hangashore at 7:26 PM on March 19, 2015


Also from hockey: the Columbus Blue Jackets.
posted by hangashore at 7:30 PM on March 19, 2015


Cook Inlet Aviation / Alaska
posted by carmicha at 7:35 PM on March 19, 2015


http://www.coloradosteelsystems.com/

uses the Colorado flag. And like a bazillion weed shops in Denver but I don't have pictures of those.
posted by nickggully at 7:40 PM on March 19, 2015


Bear Flag Fish Company. (California)
posted by cecic at 8:00 PM on March 19, 2015


Landlocked Music in Indiana.
posted by at the crossroads at 8:13 PM on March 19, 2015 [3 favorites]


While DC is not technically a state (and thus we unfairly have no representation), it does have an outstanding flag. And it has more people than Wyoming. There are a lot of places that incorporate its fantastic design into their logo, but the first thing that occurred to me were local breweries: DC's flag is so iconic and iconoclastic that there are a lot of places that the flag or elements thereof pop up in. And it's a ridiculously common tattoo among those of a certain type.
posted by X-Himy at 6:19 AM on March 20, 2015


Texas's Lone Star flag shows up a bunch of places, including the helmets of the Houston Texans football team.

The Lone Star is also on the Dallas Cowboys' helmets, though the colors aren't used.

Speaking of teams from Houston, the Tennessee Titans use the 3-star Tennessee flag logo in their logo.
posted by Huffy Puffy at 7:07 AM on March 20, 2015


DC's flag is so iconic and iconoclastic

Note it's a component of the Purple Heart. I don't know which came first.
posted by Rash at 10:11 AM on March 20, 2015


DC's flag is so iconic and iconoclastic

Note it's a component of the Purple Heart. I don't know which came first.


The Purple Heart incorporated it first, but the design is from George Washington's coat of arms, which dates to the 12th Century.
posted by Etrigan at 11:15 AM on March 20, 2015


Another NHL one: the Arizona Coyotes shoulder patch
posted by mhum at 1:02 PM on March 23, 2015


Yet another NHL one: Quebec Nordiques jerseys, though that's for a Canadian province and not an American state.

And, here's a a campground in Santa Fe, NM.

Maybe not quite exactly what you're looking for, but the University of South Carolina logo prominently features a stylized palmetto.
posted by mhum at 4:35 PM on March 23, 2015


The bear from the Bank of the West logo is pretty much the bear on the California state flag.
posted by mhum at 5:44 PM on April 28, 2015


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