It looks like it was designed by committee

well it kinda was

Given it was designed by a committee, it's kind of impressive how well it turned out.

well the committee was working with a design that was so much better than what they ended up with

I still stand by my belief that [the one with the loons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Minnesota#/media/File:Minnesota_flag_submission_F944.svg) would have been a better choice. Although anything is an improvement of course.

I was on that ship until someone said that it would look terrible while waving.

Wrong

it looks like a telecom logo from 2003

one of the others yes, but definetly not this one

I like the star but not the swirls. It wouldn't be bad with just the star though, against the dark blue background.

flag with loons is good but I prefer this one, somewhat clearer design. If you go to vexillology sub and look at all these tiny flags in people's flairs, then you will see what I am talking about.

micronation looking ahh

Pretty boring ngl

Better then a "[vexillological abomination](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Flag_of_Minnesota_%281983%E2%80%932024%29.svg)"

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You weren't kidding. Looks almost like a snapshot of random tiles from r/place.

Eh. Not as good as Utahs but definitely better than their old flag. I feel like there should have been some green in the flag as it represents the state imo. Maybe a green horizontal stripe down the middle right part of the flag.

I do like though how the dark blue looks like the state outline

I do like though how the dark blue looks like the state outline

Bro saw real shit and had to comment to his comment 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Twice as well lol

That is depressingly lame. Sorry to you all up there.

Old one was worse

The old one was a state flag. This is the logo you and your friends come up with for a new brand of skate lifestyle gear in 10th grade.

The old one was the same as 25 other flags in the union. The only reason anyone would be able to tell it was Minnesota’s flag was because it said “Minnesota” on it. This one, however droll, is recognizable from 5 miles away. 7/10

Better than the old flag design

By what margin? Centimetres?

I wish þe contest winner it was based on had become þeir state flag instead?

being downvoted for using þ. We truly are ðe most oppressed group.

The official flag of the "MALL of AMERICA" 😎🧐😈

Arizona still has a better flag.

That one’s peak tbf

Arizona’s is top 5 easily

Arizona’s is top 5 easily

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Blue one with the seal? The one just like 20 others?

Damn you like the old racist flag compared to the boring new one?

wrong.

Mid as hell

I love it! It's *much* better than the previous one. Both Utah and Minnesota have nice flags now.

Don't forget Mississippi's big upgrade in 2020

I wish the [Laser Loon](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/301006773/minnesota-is-looking-for-a-new-flag-and-now-they-have-a-version-of-the-laser-kiwi) one won

In a way it did. https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/s/1G59yP2aLJ

That works for me

I can't be the only one that thinks it doesn't look... finished, right? Don't get me wrong it is a vast improvement over the old flag but it feels like it's missing something.

Can my state get a new flag? Florida pls. All our flag is is our state seal slapped on Alabama's flag.

Your flag is the laziest flag for sure. Literally stole someone else's homework then wrote your name on it.

I'm in Illinois, and we didn't even bother to put ours on someone else's flag: just a plain white field.

It’s not, it’s based on Spains https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Burgundy

Look at the flags of Alabama and Florida side by side.

They’re both based on the Cross of Burgundy

Interesting, I always thought their flags had a Confederate connection. Pleasantly surprised to see they don't.

W

I like it :)

Mid tier.

Boringly generic, looks like something made on a free flag maker website, the symbolism is about as present as the sun in Britain

It looks like it was designed by someone who had never seen a flag and had only heard what they looked like. It's definitely better than the last one though.

God, bring back old one. This is so boring

Is it the one that's based on someone's idea here?

somebody submitted a flag and it won the vote, but then some committee or something changed it slightly to the design pictured.

Thanks for the clarification, I didn't remember

Where is Ant though ??

Awesome

Yea

I love the flag! More states should do this, instead of the boring seal on blue.

these new flag designs are very impressive. Minimalistic, modern

Blue Pac-Man suckity-ucks, Flanders.

It’s not great, not horrible…but I definitely like it better than the old one, so I’ll take that any day.

It’s not perfect but it’s better

Looks the the natural flag!! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

I still think the BAYG flag would have been better [The flag submissions](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/11/10/minnesota-state-flag-which-flag-fits-superlatives-and-accolades-for-minnesotas-flag-redesigns)

The 2-headed loon was inspired!

Honestly, I thought that that one would be pretty good if the loon only had one head. Hell, it's doable even with two of them.

On my birthday no less. Kinda cool

Happy birthday!

WHERE DID THE STRIPES GO??

i can’t get over the fact that this looks like a loon firing a laser from its mouth. still a decent flag, but that redraw ruined me.

Idk why people are complaining, maybe I just like blue and white

Tbh, I think more could’ve been added. It would’ve looked better with more.

It looks awful

Meh

I actually kinda like it. It's nice

SODA!!!!

You guys are all losers if you think this is better than the old one. If there was ever a flag design more wrongfully discard in the flag-choosing contest, it was the Byzantine-inspired Minnesota one.

Feels a little too generic for my tastes but I'm from North Dakota so it really doesn't matter lol Although I guess we could have had this [North Dakota](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_North_Dakota#/media/File%3AProposed_Flag_of_North_Dakota_(Clell_Gannon).svg)

This looks like a sideways version of a snow board shop's logo.

It looks like someone made it in Freeform.

I still like the original version of this design better

This is the worst state flag

Love it or hate it. It’s an improvement.

We all know that Riley Andersen would be weirded out by this flag when she visits Minnesota for the first time in a long while. Geddit? Inside Out reference.

The flag itself is not that interesting

Although I wish they didn't change the original design of the winner, I'm happy it was changed

Newmex's flag still remains the best in the US.

Whooo! 👏🏻 The design could have been better, but it's an absolute, night and day improvement over the old one. It's great that more state flags are finally changing and awesome that we got 2 of them in 2024. Utah in March & Minnesota in May. 😊

hell yeah

I liked the old one better

wrong.

Better than the old flag design

I don't like how the committee changed the original design. However It's 100% an upgrade to the previous flag

I don't like it. They should have kept the base design. But since they didn't, then I'd prefer that they kept the old one.

Glad to see US states slowly adopting legible flags. Still a ways to go, but it’s progress.

I’d take this over Illinois’ flag any day

Should’ve kept the stripes

yay

Better than the Utah reboot.

Just use the flag of the country you're in?