Blue vertical section on left with white section on right, three red hexagons in honeycomb pattern in middle of white sections with white snowflake in center

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Title Blue vertical section on left with white section on right, three red hexagons in honeycomb pattern in middle of white sections with white snowflake in center
Design Feature Red, white and blue; Hexagon; Snowflake; Honeycomb
Publisher Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement
Date 2022-04-30
Spatial Coverage Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5549030/utah.html
Subject Flags; Utah; Vexillography
Description Meaning of Colors Blue represents the Great Salt Lake and the huge expansive sky of Utah. Value: Trust and honor. White represents the beautiful snow clad Rocky mountains of Utah. Value: Peace and purity. Red represents the red rocks of Utah and its National Parks. Value: Courage and spiritual energy. Meaning of Symbols The 3 hexagons represent a honeycomb, recognizing Utah as the beehive state. Value: Industrious. The snow flake shape in the middle represents the ‘greatest snow on Earth'. Value: Beautiful and unique. Other The overall pattern formed by the honeycomb and snowflake is inspired by the three petal state flower- Sego Lily. The blue and red colors are retained from the current flag of Utah to retain a visual connection. The flag is proportioned vertically in thirds, the blue color occupying 1/3rd while white is 2/3rd. The red symbol is in the middle of the white region. Looks perfect hung flown horizontally or vertically. Also symmetrical from back or front. Follows all flag design principals.
Collection Number and Name More Than A Flag: Utah State Flag Redesign
Type Image
Genre flags
Format image/jpeg
Rights
Rights Management Creator of flag design submitted and authorized More Than A Flag Initiative along with Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement to use their design and/or information related to their design in publications, advertising, including social media platforms. Consent was freely given as a public service without expectation of payment.
Scanning Technician Born digital
ARK ark:/87278/s6cxmz1d
Alternate Name(s) 13459929822
Setname dha_mtaf
ID 2201780
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cxmz1d
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