Flag of Maine

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Maine's typifies this, with just a tiny coat of arms in the center. I'd base the flag off the shield in the coat of arms, a tricolor of blue, green, and blue, for the sky, forest, and water. I'd keep the tree and moose, because moose are cool. I'd also add the star emblem from atop the coat of arms, because that's a nice state symbol. No words, though. Mainers will have to remember "Dirigo" without it on their flag.

Flag of New Hampshire

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. For New Hampshire, I'd take the scene from the center of their seal: a ship on stocks on the beach, with the rising sun in the background. Perhaps I should simplify it a bit more, but who doesn't like a flag with flags on it?

Flag of Connecticut

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Connecticut's coat of arms doesn't provide much to work with, but I used it anyway. A vineyard with a gold border. There you go. That will be easier to recognize from a distance.

Flag of Vermont

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. For Vermont, I'd take the image from the coat of arms and expand it to the entire flag. A pine tree flanked by the Green Mountains. This particular tree is taken from the state seal instead of the coat of arms, since it's more distinctive.

Flag of Virginia

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Virginia's great seal is rather basic, as well, with just Virtue standing over Tyranny. To jazz up the flag, I added the reds from the flowers as a border, then divided the field in half with blue and white, because why not?

Flag of Pennsylvania

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Pennsylvania's coat of arms already has a basic tricolor in the shield, so I'd use that and remove the emblems to make it more easily reproducible.

Flag of New York

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. For New York, I'd simplify the flag by taking the sun, mountain, and water from their coat of arms and expanding it to the entire flag. That looks impressive, right?

Flag of Kentucky

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Kentucky exemplifies this. They obviously learned flag design from their motherland, Virginia. Kentucky's great seal is also rather plain. A frontiersman and a statesman shaking hands, with sprigs of goldenrod. I moved them hoistward just to jazz it up a bit.

Flag of Indiana

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Indiana's is very good, but I did make one little change...

Flag of Michigan

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. I would base Michigan's flag on the shield in their coat of arms: a lakeshore with a sunrise and a waving man. Isn't that pretty?

Flag of Wisconsin

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. For Wisconsin, I'd base the flag on the shield in the center of their coat of arms. It's almost too much for a flag, but the remaining items are fairly equal, so what's to be removed?

Flag of Louisiana

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Louisiana's flag is good, with a distinctive pelican and nest, but I think the ribbon and text are unnecessary clutter.

Flag of Minnesota

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. For Minnesota, I'd propose basing the flag on the symbols in their seal. White sky, green plains, brown tilled field, with a blue vertical bar for the river and evening sky. I'd keep the Native American riding away to the setting sun, but the farmer is unnecessary for their symbolism. The star-of-stars, L'Etoile du Nord, isn't in their state seal, but around it, but it's worth keeping, I'd say.

Flag of Oklahoma

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Oklahoma's flag isn't too bad, however. Other than deleting the name of the state, I'd keep it basically as is. The shield, pipe, and olive branch are distinctive enough on their own.

Flag of Kansas

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. For Kansas, I propose a flag based on the image in their seal ... but without the color gradients. A beautiful sunset over a river and farm, with 34 stars in the sky for the 34th state.

Flag of Nebraska

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Nebraska's seal is actually more colorful than the seal depicted on the flag. I propose taking the colors from the full-color seal and basing the design of the flag on those hills and rivers. Simple, clean, distinctive.

Flag of South Dakota

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. South Dakota used to have a sun without the state seal, so I propose returning to that, deleting the text, and making the sun larger.

Flag of North Dakota

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. North Dakota's is worse than most, since without the text "North Dakota", it would look like a variant flag for the whole USA. This is a shame, since the North Dakota has an awesome coat of arms. I propose basing the state flag on this coat of arms.

Flag of Montana

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Montana's flag has a colorful seal, so I'd just expand those colors to the entire flag and keep the tools.

Flag of Utah

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. For Utah, I would base the flag on the shield in the center of the seal. To keep from changing a "symbol on a blue sheet" flag to a "symbol on a white sheet" flag, I've added a thick gold trim taken from the shield's edge.

Flag of Idaho

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. For Idaho, I propose a flag based on the design of the shield in the center of the seal. Mountains, river, tree. Simple.

Flag of Oregon

Too many US states have a state seal or something similar centered on a blue flag. Currently Oregon's flag has a different image on the front and back. I propose to take the beaver from the back, enlarge it, and put it on both sides. It would still be an emblem on a blue flag, but at least it would be recognizable.