Senator turns to crowdsourcing for state flag designs

LINCOLN — A lawmaker who called for an overhaul of Nebraska's state flag is turning to the internet to create a new look that he hopes will stand out more and better reflect the state's culture.

State Sen. Burke Harr of Omaha said he wants to see ideas from the public and may try to change the flag again if a design receives a strong positive reaction.

"What do we have to lose?" he said. "It's not that there's anything wrong with the current state flag. It's duplicative of the state seal. But what I would like to see is something that's more easily recognizable and distinguishable."

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States such as Colorado and California and cities like Chicago have iconic flags that people proudly fly and recognize, Harr said. Meanwhile, he noted that Nebraska's state flag hung upside down at the Capitol for more than a week in January before someone noticed.

"The fact that the Nebraska flag could fly upside-down for over a week without anyone noticing shows that, from a design perspective, it has major flaws," said Michael Karnjanaprakorn, the founder of Skillshare.

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