Yellow circle with blue aspen and white edge with red 1896 text on blue and white with yellow trapezoid with red utah text

"While designing this flag, I wanted to keep it simple. I resorted to using shapes but placed them in areas where they would look more interesting. The people of Utah have always been supporting of one another and I believe that the navy blue in the back is a great way to show our stability and unity as a community. Splitting the bottom half into white was there to represent our peace, purity, and trust. By having the two meet in the middle, it shows how strong and connected we are. The half triangle in the middle is there to represent the great mountains we have here in Utah. The orange filling is for the desert sands and red rocks we have and the white surrounding it is there for the big snowy mountains. I made the tip of the triangle flat to represent the horizon the mountains provide to give us our beautiful sunrises and sunsets.The circle on top is there to represent the sun rising over our mountains. I kept it the same color as the mountains as well as the white outline because of the freedom, happiness, and creativity we express here in Utah. The tree in the middle of the circle is our state tree, the quaking aspen, and it is filled with navy blue to represent our Great Salt Lake and the white is to represent the safety we have here in our state. I put the word Utah in the mountains because we are well known for our hikes and breathless views that come with them. By putting the year of when Utah became a state, it is now only educational, but shows the importance of when our state was founded.The reason for putting them both in red is to show our passion for others and our communities."