The five principles of good flag design are "keep it simple," "use meaningful symbolism," "use 2-3 basic colors," "no lettering or seals," and "be distinctive or be related, according to NAVA.

More than 2,000 Mississippi flag design ideas were released online Monday following a weekslong public submission process. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History posted the flag ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — If you have design ideas for the next Minnesota state flag and seal, public submissions are now open. On Monday, state officials announced that the State Emblems Redesign ...

The flag designs — 85% of the total number submissions — far surpassed the volume of state seal ideas. But the seal serves an important purpose on official government documents.

Have design ideas for Minnesota's flag and seal? ... or "the star of the north" — and include an image of a single golden star. Many incorporate the colors blue, ...

They got thousands of them, mostly for a new flag design but also about 400 for a new seal. The commission will be winnowing down the ideas with a single new flag design selected Dec. 12.