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Reimagining The Pride Flag, Hatchwise Style
June is the beginning of summer; full of pool visits, popsicles, and Pride. First celebrated in 1995, Pride Month honors the LGBTQ+ community in the United States. After almost two decades of observing, we thought it was time for a new spin on the iconic Pride flag.
The Contest
This Pride Month, we wanted to see what unique takes on the Pride Flag our community of designers could imagine. Entries ranged from slight variations of the classic rainbow to full reimaginings that blew our minds. Our pool of talented artists took this contest by storm, submitting over 100 designs.
Our Favorite Entries
Before talking about the contest winner, let’s check out a few of our other favorite takes on the (hypothetical) new Pride Flag.
This flag doesn’t stray too much from the original version but adds wavy lines within the flag for more visual interest.
We love the hands/heart element added in the middle of this redesign.
This simple redesign takes the traditional flag and adds all the gender icons in the middle representing all the ways people can love.
This take on the Pride rainbow reorients the color lines giving the flag a more vibrant, active look and feel.
We love this electric update on the traditional Pride flag.
Inspired by the instantly iconic Lin Manuel Miranda quote, this reimagined Pride Flag reminds us what really counts: love.
The saturated colors really make this flag sing. Also, who doesn’t love a nod to their favorite creative website?
Stained glass seems to have served as inspiration for this beautiful take on the Pride flag.
A simple texture adds a whole new layer of visual interest to the Pride flag.
The center circle with reversed colors inspires a double-take on this flag redesign.
This flag reminds us that the love people share is what we celebrate during Pride Month.
This simple take keeps the iconic rainbow and adds in modern shapes.
The heart cut-out at the center of this design reminds us that love is love is love.
The Pride Flag got a revamp when the colors of additional LGBTQ+ groups were added. We love how this entry incorporates those colors in a heart front and center.
This redesign gives the Pride flag a unique, eye-catching new shape.
We love how “out of this world” this Pride flag redesign is.
We love that this design would look great as a flag, a patch, on a t-shirt, and more.
A double rainbow with visually arresting shapes creates this eye-catching redesign.
This unique rainbow was inspired by sunbeams to show everyone that they can shine.
And the winner is…
However, our absolute favorite entry was submitted by creative Kawa. By designing an interesting new take on the Pride Flag, they have shown their ability to take something simple and make it sing. They walked away with the contest prize of $50, and some well-deserved bragging rights. Amazingly, this entry was their first design entered in the contest, and we think they did a great job!
Kawa’s Pride Flag Design
Their take on the Pride Flag incorporates interlocking circles showcasing all the ways that groups within the LGBTQ+ community overlap and interact with each other.
Just like humans are unable to be described by one or two descriptors, members of the LGBTQ+ community often identify as more than one thing. Kawa’s interlocking circles recognize and honor this aspect of the community.
History of Pride Month
2023 marks the 53rd year of Pride celebrations in the United States. Members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies began celebrating Pride in June, 1970 to honor the Stonewall riots of 1969. The riots began after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar located in Lower Manhattan in New York City. These riots are considered to be the turning point in the gay rights movement.
In the early days of Pride celebrations, the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as “Gay Pride Day,” but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the “day” soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events.
Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia, and concerts. In addition, memorials are held during this month for those members of the community who have been lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS.
Are You Our Next Winner?
At Hatchwise, we regularly host contests where designers like Kawa can let loose, be creative, and win awesome prizes. Ready to try your best to beat Kawa and other Hatchwise creatives? Visit Hatchwise and signup today!
Other Official Hatchwise Contests
Reimagining The Pride Flag, Hatchwise Style – This Pride Month, we wanted to see what unique takes on the Pride Flag our community of designers could imagine. Entries ranged from slight variations of the classic rainbow to full reimaginings that blew our minds. Our pool of talented artists took this contest by storm, submitting over 100 designs.
Community Logo Design Contest: Redesign the Rhode Island State Logo – On March 28th, Rhode Island unveiled its new logo, part of a $5M marketing campaign. Despite the fact that the logo was designed by Milton Glaser, a renowned designer previously responsible for the ILoveNY logo, among others, response has been largely negative, with some going as far as describing the logo as “embarrassing“..
Hatchwise Redesigns The US Space Force Logo – When we first saw the new logo for the newest branch of the United States military, Space Force, we were very underwhelmed, to say the least. In addition to being bland and uninspired the new logo bears an uncanny resemblance to the fictional Starfleet design from the fictional series Star Trek.
- Carrie Anderson
- June 26, 2023