Showing posts with label New Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Mexico. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Gallup, New Mexico


I do not think that the city Gallup, New Mexico, currently has a flag, but I think it has an official color, which is turquoise. The turquoise appears on the bottom of the flag. The yellow and red represent the state of New Mexico. The Zia symbol, which is a symbol of New Mexico, is placed a little to the left of the center of the flag to avoid being worn off of the flag when the flag is flying in the wind. The red stripe represents Interstate 40 and Route 66, which both go through the city. The Zia symbol is placed to the left also because the city of Gallup is in the western part of New Mexico.

Santa Fe, New Mexico


The city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, currently does have a flag, but the flag is quite ugly, as it features a white seal on a yellow background with words in Spanish all around it written in calligraphy. A flag is meant to be flown on a flagpole and to be seen from far away and to have symbolism. That's why the current Santa Fean flag is ugly.

This design uses a horizontal tricolor pattern which is thankfully not used anywhere. The red and white represent Spain and New Mexico. The green, white, and red, represent Mexico, and the Red, white, and blue represent the United States. The Zia symbol is a symbol of the state of New Mexico, and the green figure represents Santa Fe being the capital city of the state of New Mexico. The green figure is in the shape of the state capitol, which is commonly called the "Roundhouse".

Monday, June 4, 2007

Albuquerque, New Mexico


This flag design for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, I consider one of my best designs. The yellow and red represent the state of New Mexico. The red shape on the bottom of the flag represents the Sandia Mountains, a symbol of the city. "Sandia" means "watermelon" in Spanish, which is another reason why the Sandia Mountains are colored in red in this picture. The blue represents the Rio Grande River. The Zia symbol is a symbol of New Mexico. The yellow stripe in between the sky and the mountains resembles a thunderbird, which is currently on the current Albuquerquean flag. The flag resembles a common sunset or sunrise in the city, when the Sandia Mountains turn red. It is very beautiful.

The current Albuquerque flag shows the Zia symbol in yellow on a background of red, with the year Albuquerque was founded, 1706, written in calligraphic writing, in the center of the Zia symbol. The word "Albuquerque" is written in calligraphic writing below the Zia symbol. A depiction of a thunderbird appears in the canton corner of the flag, flying towards the Zia Symbol. The flag has only two colors, but it is still very complicated.

This design is much better than the current flag of Albuquerque.

Grants, New Mexico


The city of Grants, New Mexico, currently has no official flag design. The blue background represents the sky above the city. The triangles at the bottom of the flag resemble Mount Taylor which is visible in many areas of the city and is a symbol of the town. The yellow Zia symbol represents the sun, and the Zia symbol is a symbol of the state of New Mexico.