Ryan_T
Senior Member
Same. Excellent.
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Ontario Flag needs replacing
- Thread starter W. K. Lis
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Same. Excellent.
FNTS
Active Member
Thanks, everyone!
Krago
New Member
You should print some t-shirts with your flag design on them, though it looks like someone has a head start on you.
http://www.zazzle.ca/new+ontario+proposal+gifts
http://www.zazzle.ca/new+ontario+proposal+gifts
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Boring. Not sure why it only kept the St. George's Cross either and got rid of the Union Jack - kind of a half measure.
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Krago
New Member
They wanted to acknowledge Ontario's English heritage without giving it one-quarter of the flag.
the lemur
Senior Member
Really, really like this one.
the lemur
Senior Member
But Ontario's UK-based heritage is more than just English; it has a significant association with Scotland. Reducing it to the St George's cross seems simplistic.
the lemur
Senior Member
It sure looks similar to that of Thai Airways International's logo shapewise.
That's also a stylized flower, I believe.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
It's apparently based on Ontario's coat-of-arms, where the St. George's cross refers to the Loyalist aspect of Ontario's heritage. Important, yes - but kind of exclusionary as well, and definitely don't think it is something to bring forward in and on its' own in a new flag.
AoD
the lemur
Senior Member
Right. I think leaving that sort of thing behind is partly the point of a new flag.
MisterF
Senior Member
This looks nice, and I really like that version of the trillium (much better than the three men in a hot tub version). The symbolism of the bars would be lost though; Ontario isn't bordered by two oceans after all. Our identity is much more tied to the Great Lakes, and to a lesser extent the waterways that connect them. They loom large in the consciousness of both southern and northern Ontario, are equally relevant now as they were 200 years ago, and we're the only province to have that connection. I wonder if there's a way to incorporate that idea into a flag. It could be the same sentiment as the Canadian flag's two bars, but in a way that's more relevant to Ontario.
The thing is, any attempt to represent the province in a flag is exclusionary to some extent. Even my idea above would exclude the people of, say, Timmins. And a flag incorporating the trillium excludes everywhere the trillium doesn't grow. I don't think there's anything wrong with recognizing our history as a British, or more specifically English, colony.
My only issue with this flag is that it looks very current from a graphic design perspective. There's a good chance it will look dated in 20 years.
BurlOak
Senior Member
It looks like there is something wrong with your image. The top and bottom of the trilium was chopped off.
FNTS
Active Member
It's very much on purpose, a design choice. I think most people here got that.
Krago
New Member
Is this better?
My other idea was to copy the Order of Ontario insignia onto a 2x3 flag with a red background. The insignia is the Ontario shield, topped with a crown, inside a trillium, which seems to cover all bases. Unfortunately, (a) I wasn't able to find a decent version of the insignia, and (b) my graphic design software is MSPaint.
Can anyone recommend some free software that still works on Windows XP?
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Johnny Au
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There is Paint.NET and GIMP. Those are the two best free software, but you should find an old version of either, because Windows XP is being phased out.