Columbus Flag Ideas

Collecting proposals for a new Columbus city flag

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/fxrjiy/columbus_flag_redesign/

Symbolism: The colors pay homage to the existing flag. The blue chevron represents the bend of the Scioto around Franklinton, and the red chevron represents forward motion, discovery and progress, tying into Columbus's identity as a forward-thinking community and sometimes-nickname the Discovery City. The star represents Columbus as the capital of Ohio, positioned in the red chevron to represent Columbus being at the forefront and leading the way. The three yellow stripes represent Columbus being the third capital city of Ohio.

[columbusflag]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/fukbgp/i_submitted_this_to_rvexillology_and_rflagcontest/

[columbusflag]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/fueaxo/is_it_too_late_to_submit_a_flag/

[columbusflag]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/fua8lb/columbus_flag_redesign_the_confluence/

Symbolism: -colors to match city branding on par with state flag -”confluence chevron” to signify where our city was founded -”confluence chevron” elements inspired also by state flag Other versions incorporate the star:

[columbusflag]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/ftocwc/im_bored_enough_to_make_a_flag_too/

Symbolism: I kept the original color scheme but the convergent blue lines represent to Olentangy and the Scioto rivers. The star is obviously the capital city at the confluence of the rivers. Kinda simple but flagmaker jr isn't the most versatile tool.

[columbusflag]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/ftkdgj/columbus_flag_redesign_the_pizza_flag/

Symbolism: This concept stakes Columbus's claim to Columbus-style pizza.

The checkers represent the square cut pizza. Locating them centrally represents Columbus as (more or less) the center of Ohio. The yellow represents cheese. The red represents pepperoni and tomato sauce. The white ring represents the metal serving platter your pizza arrives on. The thin white bar represents the small portion of your clothes that aren't stained when you're done eating. The blue bar obviously represents the ocean that Christopher Columbus sailed across before founding our fair city and creating the first Columbus style pizza.

Look the important thing here is I took our current flags colors and made a pizza flag out of it and it looks ridiculously better than the existing flag.

[columbusflag]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/9h2hw3/a_columbus_ohio_redesign/

Symbolism: Much of the symbolism of the original flag comes from the voyage of Christopher Columbus. The yellow, white, and red tricolor referencing the Spanish funding of the expedition, and in the seal is the Santa Maria, Columbus' flagship. Most of the redesigns I have seen on this sub keep the tricolor (or at least the color scheme) of the original, as I have also chosen to do. My replacement for the seal are three eight pointed stars in the shape of compass roses, symbolizing the feat of navigation that the voyage was, as well as its three ships. This is almost the same as Mr-LePresident's redesign, but with the added compass rose shaped stars, and without the circle that (I think) makes it look too similar to the element in the center of the Tennessee flag.

[columbusflag]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/fvwtaa/columbus_flag_redesign/

Symbolism: The blue diamond represents Ohio and is derived from the blue triangle of the Ohio flag. The star in the middle represents Columbus as the capital and the geographic center of the state. The three red stripes represent Columbus as the third Ohio capital city.

Alternative/previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/fsaur8/columbus_flag_redesign_concept/

[columbusflag]

http://lock-designs.com/portfolio/city-of-columbus-flag-concept/ https://www.facebook.com/ColumbusCityFlag/

Symbolism:

I fixed my star design to be more in line with a compass rose which ties back to the sailing motif in the current flag. The star also links back to the stars in the current flagThe star's cardinal directions highlight High and Broad as Columbus's major historical thoroughfares. I split the flag vertically between the current flag's dominant colors (shifted a little bit to be less abrasive) like how the rivers split the city. I flipped the order of yellow - red to red - yellow because our state color is generally red so it made sense for it to come first. I made the star white and centered it like how white centers the current flag.The blue circle brings over an element from the current flag and each half of the blue circle represents one of the rivers. 

Alt/previous:

[columbusflag]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/43v7hi/reviving_the_columbus_flag_discussion_with_a_new/

Symbolism:

Blue ring surrounding scarlet circle: draws directly from Ohio's flag. The circle represents Columbus's place at the center and capital of Ohio. It also brings to mind the I-270 outerbelt, which people have been drawing for me any time I ask them to explain Columbus.

The blue ring is split into two parts (and makes a C):

The lighter blue section represents the Olentangy River. It is the color of the background of the Columbus seal.

The darker blue section represents the Scioto River. It is the blue from the Ohio (and by reference the US) flag. It has the shape of the river downtown.

The gold background is from the original city flag. It represents the value of the great people of Columbus, the foundation on which the city has been built.

Alt: 

[columbusflag]

http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/columbus-needs-a-new-city-flag

Symbolism:

The vertical lines represent the general orientation of High Street, while the horizontal line is Broad Street.

Odd angle due to Scioto Rivier

Alt colors:

[columbusflag]

http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-flag-ms1

Symbolism:

The blue semi-circle represents the Scioto River, which is directly west of Broad Street and High Street. The red and white stripes to the right correspond with the seven members of city council. The star in the middle suggests the mayor’s office, or the executive branch of city government. The yellow blocking represents fields, and the left of the circle represents the peninsula of Franklinton, where the original settlement of Columbus was founded.

Alt colors:

[columbusflag]

http://imgur.com/a/OIVTS

Symbolism:

The red represents Ohio traditions (especially the national champion OSU team). It also references the red in the Ohio flag. The yellow represents Columbus' inventiveness (Columbus has been rated the Smartest City in the World) and enthusiasm (as US soccer fans know, the Columbus Crew fans are some of the most passionate in the country). The "C" obviously represents "Columbus," and the inset "O" both references the city seal and it also represents the blue planet that Christopher Columbus explored.

[columbusflag]

https://badflags.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/columbus-ohio/

Symbolism:

A tricolor is a very traditional basis for a flag. Using non-primary colors pulls this design out of the 18th century and into the modern era while still retaining a classic background, just in the way that Columbus is modern city built on the traditions of the past.

The grey field represents techonology. The blue field represents our bountiful water resources. The green field represents the verdant patches of our city, our agricultural heritage and our commitment to the green movement.

Nothing speaks to the idea of a sweet life and affordable luxuries better than ice cream. And we happen to be a mecca ofgreat ice cream, to boot. And ice cream is never going out of style.