‘Finally a flag worth flying’ or ‘hideous’: What do you think of Kansas City’s new look?
Raise your flag, Kansas City. You have a new design to add to your flagpoles.
The City of Kansas City revealed its brand-new flag Thursday after the city council approved the design by a 10-1 vote. The flag was designed by Jared Horman, creative director for Kansas City.
The design features the city’s iconic fountain logo in front of a red and blue backdrop. In a graphic posted by Mayor Quinton Lucas, the red and blue illustrate Kansas City’s welcoming spirit for all.
“I am proud to see the update of our official Kansas City flag, which encapsulates Kansas City as the Heart of the Nation, recognizes our heritage as the City of Fountains, and represents the kind hearts and welcoming nature of Kansas Citians,” Lucas said in a statement. “As our city sees tremendous growth and success in recent years, I look forward to our flag being a widely recognized symbol of our community for all.”
Lucas later tweeted for recommendations on where to get this design tattooed on him.
The design has KC social media buzzing with thoughts. Some like it, while others believe it could be worse, but it’s a major improvement over the former flag.
This would be a big upgrade for sure
— ╬Rickbrick75╬ (@Rickbrick75) February 9, 2023
Kansas City deserves a proper, beautiful flag like Chicago, DC, Wichita, and Topeka. That said, I'm not sure this is it, though it's a step in the right direction! As other people have said, I think @thekcflag is far better, both symbolically and aesthetically.
— Ben Pickert (@ben_pickert) February 9, 2023
Many saw representation for the Kansas Jayhawks with red and blue prominently featured:
Rock Chalk. Loving the crimson and blue! #kubball https://t.co/LqllOlyEXL
— Mic (@micjohnson) February 10, 2023
That's another L for Mizzou...go KU!
— James Boland (@jamesbolandkc) February 10, 2023
The flag drew a lot of mixed reviews, with some praising the new design and some thinking it’s a bad design:
The Wichita flag is like a billion times better. https://t.co/wA8oibyDeu
— The Coin Must Be Minted (@ChuckJames919) February 10, 2023
booooo https://t.co/6vOgU6Qfee
— DUCE (@jacuzzi_sama) February 9, 2023
Hideous. https://t.co/FqyqhJwTOW
— American Leprechaun (@AmericanWynner) February 10, 2023
This flag rules, but my favorite thing about it is it's ability to be remixed. The possibilities are endless For example, imagine a recolor of this in @SportingKC, @Royals or @Chiefs colors.
It's great and I am so jealous.
Plz OKC. Plz. https://t.co/aZV00Le7kp— Ben Meaders (@QuesoCaliente) February 10, 2023
Finally a flag worth flying https://t.co/W3EYU6r3o8
— #1 jerome tang enjoyer (@_dratsum) February 10, 2023
This flag is *chef's kiss* https://t.co/hQyGwcdpr4
— Brian Murphy (@btmurphy88) February 10, 2023
It’s another milestone in the history of Kansas City’s rebranding. The Star dove deep into the city’s logo evolution in this KCQ, which shows how the city went from paperclip seals to what residents see all over town today.
