Fog covers city skyscrapers down Michigan Avenue during the morning commute in Chicago Illinois. Photo: ‘Chicago City Fog‘ – Square Color- Copyright 2016 Frank J Casella.
Struggling in life can help us find answers and make it all worthwhile. What difficulties are you facing? We all go through struggles, and how we respond to them makes a difference. Sometimes we experience pain in relationships, work, or friendships. But remember, even in the toughest situations, God can work things for the better. It’s important to ask ourselves if it’s worth it and how God can use these circumstances to help others. Often, our greatest struggles end up being turning points in our lives or relationships. So keep going, because God can make it all worth it.
According to the internet, this is the most tattooed flag in the united states—not hard to see why.
Creating a flag requires a unique approach to design. It’s a challenge to fill the space elegantly, simply, memorably, and meaningfully. Learning from great flags that have come before will help us ensure we create something truly special for the polyamorous community, too.
👇 What flags do you love???
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[Image Description: A set of 4 square images. All text in the first, third and last image are in lowercase letter. All text in the first and third image is left-aligned, excluding the watermarks.
Image 1: An image with a black background. At the top of the image is big, bold white text which reads “flags we love.” Beneath it is a thin, horizontal white line extending from the left of the image to roughly half of the image. To the right of the line is small, capitalized white text which reads “FEATURE NO.3.″ In the middle of the image is a gray circle with an enlarged city of chicago flag on top of it. The city of chicago flag is a flag with five stripes. The first stripe is white, then followed by Pale Cornflower Blue, white, Pale Cornflower Blue and white again. The middle stripe is bigger than the others and has four six-pointed stars lined up next to one another in the middle of the stripe. At the bottom of the image is big, bold white text which reads “the city of chicago flag.” Beneath the text is small white text which reads “originally designed by Wallace Rice in 1917.” At the bottom right of the image is a small thin, horizontal white line. Beneath the line is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in white.
Image 2: An image with an Oyster Bay blue background. All text in the image is centered, excluding a small part of the explanation of the striped on the flag. At the top and bottom of the image is a thin red border. Near the top of the image is a horizontal red line which gets interrupted in the middle by big, capitalized red text which reads “the chicago flag”. Beneath it is small centered black text which reads “In 1915 the Chicago Municipal Flag Commission was established and tasked with coming up with a flag design for the city. Members turned to Wallace Rice to create an open public competition for the best flag design. Of more thatn 1,000 entried submitted, Rice’s own design was recommended and eventually accepted by the City Council on April 4, 1917.” Beneath the text are several thin red lines seperating sections of the image with different explantions behind the flag. At the middle left side is capitalized red text which reads “timeline”. Beneath it is a timeline with the different versions of the flag visible.
The starting flag is the base of the flag with the five stripes and two of the stars visible. The text under it is in bold black and reads “1917-1933″.
The second flag is the base of the flag with the five stripes and three of the stars visible. The text under it is in bold black and reads “1933-1939″.
The final flag is the current flag with the four stars on it. The text under it is in bold black and reads “1939-Present.” The remainder of the middle section is filled by an enlarged city of chicago flag with the explanations of the meaning behind the stripes. Each white stripe represents a side of the city while the Pale Cornflower Blue stripes represent a body of water.
The first stripe has capitalized, bold black text to the left of it which reads “north side”.
Thesecond stripe has capitalized, bold black text to the right of it which raeds “lake michigan and the north branch of the chicago river”.
The third stripe has capitalized, bold black text to the left of it which reads “west side”.
The fourth stripe has capitalized, bold black text to the right of it which reads “south branch of the chicago river and the great canal”.
The fifth stripe has capitalized, bold black text to the left of it which reads “south side”.
The last section of explanations is on the bottom half of the image. At the top of this section is capitalized red text which reads “the stars”. In this section it is explained what each star symbolizes as well as what each point of each star stands for. Starting at the left.
There is capitalized red text above the star on the left which reads “fort dearborn”. Beneath it is black text which reads “Fourth star added in 1939 (stars were then rearranged based on year). The text explaining the star points in clockwise order reads: “france 1693″, “england 1693-1763″, “virginia1763-1778″, “northwest territory 1798″, “indiana territory 1798-1802″, “illinois statehood 1818″.
The capitalized red text above the star on the middle left reads “great chicago fire of 1871″. Beneath it is black text which reads “Original first star in 1917.″ The text explaining the star points in clockwise order reads: “transformation”, “labor”, “commerce”, “finance”,
“populousness”, “salubrity (health)”.
The capitalized red text above the star on the middle right reads “world’s comlumbian exposition of 1893″. Beneath it is black text which reads “Original second star in 1917.” The text explaining the star points in clockwise order reads: “religion”, “education”, “aesthetics”, “justice”, “beneficence”, “civic spirit”.
The capitalized red text above the star on the right reads “century of progress exposition of 1933″. Beneath it is black text which reads “Third star added in 1933.” The text explaining the star points in clockwise order reads:
“world’s third-largest city”, “city motto: urbs in horto (city in garden)”, “the “I will” motto”, “great central market”, “wonder city”, “convention city”. Near the bottom left is a trademark with small black text which reads “Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.”
At the bottom right is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in white.
Image 3: An image with a black background. To the right side is a partially visible gray circle with a slightly darker square grid visible in it. Inside the circle is big, bold white text which reads “what we love.” At the top left of the image is bold white text which reads “symbolic & simple.” Beneath it is white text which reads “each star represents a foundational moment in the city’s history.” Beneath the text is a gray curved arrow pointing towards an enlarged city of chicage flag in the middle of the image. Under the flag is another curved gray arrow with accompanying text. The text is in bold white and reads “distinct, memorable design” Beneath it is white text which reads “three harmonious colors and a clean arrangement of simple, but distinctive shapes.” Beneath the line is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol next to it in gray.
Image 4: An image with a white background. At the top of the image is a black rectangle with bold white text which reads “follow”. Near the middle of the image is an enlarged pink polycule symbol. Underneath the polycule symbol is big, bold black text which reads “follow @polyamproud.” At the bottom center of the image is thin pink text which reads “to join our effort to establish a new, beloved polamorous pride flag.” At the bottom of the image is a thin pink border.
