Ohio: "The sideways triangle represents hills and valleys, and the 'O' is the buckeye and also 'O' for Ohio. I reduced the number of stripes to three because I kept coming across threes in Ohio’s history (ex. admitted to the union in 1803)." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

California: "This is the only flag with curves, because I wanted to convey the feeling of driving along the coastline." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Texas: "The current flag is iconic and doesn’t need to be changed, but because this is a side project I thought it would be fun to conceptually emphasize the lone star on their flag. The goal is to make it even more iconic by enlarging the star." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

New York: "The Statue of Liberty’s crown has five points for the five states bordering the state and for New York City’s five boroughs. The red and white backwards 'L' is a nod to the Union Jack and a reminder of what we can do when we band together." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Kentucky: "The intertwined arrows represent the joining of the frontiersman (red) and the statesman (blue) who are shaking hands on the existing state seal. That image (illustrating the motto, 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall') also appears on the flag. The angled lines suggest a 'K.'" --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Alabama: "The symbol of Dixie in the middle is surrounded by eight triangles representing the eight Native American tribes who used to live there. The triangles also form a subtle “X” shape, referencing the existing Alabama flag." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Colorado: "This state’s flag is iconic so I didn’t change much, just the colors." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Connecticut: "I noticed the red-white-red stripes for the flag because they are commonly used on most of the state’s branding, including their official website. I kept the grapevine from the existing flag and seal, because it was an early symbol of prosperity and is believed to represent early individual colonies." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Indiana: "I simplified the existing Indiana flag by removing everything but the torch of liberty. I adjusted the colors to make them cohesive with the new scheme. The star represents the state itself." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Kansas: "I kept Kansas simple and used the state flower, the wild sunflower, as the main element. The star in the middle represents the state itself." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Maine: The blue triangle in the center is a big pine tree, and the upside-down triangle alongside the white diagonal on the right represent the ocean and coastline." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Maryland: "The existing flag depicts the coats of arms of the state’s two founding families and is very well-liked. I kept that idea but simplified it and united the symbols." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Massachusetts: "The nautical compass represents the first settlers’ landing on Plymouth Rock." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Michigan: "The white is the peninsula and the rising sun. The shield represents defense, which comes up three times in the current flag. The three stars symbolize Michigan’s three mottos: 'Out of Many, One'; 'I Will Defend'; and 'If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look Around You.'" --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Montana: Montana means 'mountains' in Spanish — these form an abstract 'M.' The white lines are snow, and the blue field is sky (big sky country)." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

New Mexico: "The existing flag’s design is iconic and is one of the best liked state flags so I didn’t change much, just the color." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Pennsylvania: "A nib of a pen occupies the lefthand side, representing the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Three stars represent the state motto: 'Virtue, Liberty and Independence.'" --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell

Vermont: "I updated the original Green Mountain Boys flag used by the Vermont militia of the 1770s." --Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell