Professional product designers the Bressler Group started with the question "What if we started from scratch with all the unique United States state flags to make them have a matching color scheme and simpler overall design?" The resulting flags included a transformation of our own likeable state flag from

THIS:

 

to THIS:

 

In the case of Illinois's flag do you believe this was an improvement? Why or why not? Why/how might Americans benefit from having more unity between states?

For more information and short, thoughtful explanations for each transformation please visit: http://accelerator.bresslergroup.com/2013/08/united-we-stand/