In an attempt to distinguish it from the many other blue U.S. state flags, Wisconsin's flag was modified in 1979 to add "Wisconsin" and "1848", the year Wisconsin was admitted to the Union. (Including words on flags is generally considered bad vexillogical form because words are hard to read on a flag that is flapping in the wind, is limp, or when the viewer is oriented towards the flag such that the words appear backwards. The solution to backwards text, a double sided flag, more than doubles production costs.)
Shown below are designs that have been proposed for a new flag of Wisconsin.
WI Flag Proposal "lizard-socks"
WI Flag Proposal "Lord Grattan 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Lord Grattan 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Bezbojnicul"
WI Flag Proposal "False Dmitry 1"
WI Flag Proposal "False Dmitry 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Nambrik"
WI Flag Proposal "ironchefshark"
WI Flag Proposal "Andy Rash"
WI Proposed Flag "Jack Expo"
WI Flag Proposal "FlagFreak"
WI Flag Proposal "Tibbetts"
WI Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
WI Flag Proposal (Simplified) "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
WI Flag Proposal "Kermitdefrog"
WI Flag Proposal "Jorge Maat Dávila"
Wisconsin State Flag Proposal No. 1 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 05 OCT 2014 at 1415hrs cst
Wisconsin State Flag Proposal No. 2 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 06 OCT 2014 at 1312hrs cst
WI Flag Proposal "BigRed618"
WI Flag Proposal "(Deleted) 1"
WI Flag Proposal "(Deleted) 2"
WI Flag Proposal "(Deleted) 3"
WI Flag Proposal "(Deleted) 4"
WI Flag Proposal "5thEye"
WI Flag Proposal "Adolph Davis 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Adolph Davis 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Altheo"
WI Flag Proposal "Arqueete"
WI Flag Proposal "atlasing"
WI Flag Proposal "bmoxey 1"
WI Flag Proposal "bmoxey 2"
WI Flag Proposal "bmoxey 3"
WI Flag Proposal "Condescending Whale"
WI Flag Proposal "DaltonSlaw"
WI Flag Proposal "Drahtmaultier"
WI Flag Proposal "ech0alpha"
WI Flag Proposal "Erik Liinar"
WI Flag Proposal "Hannibal Lecter 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Hannibal Lecter 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Hannibal Lecter 3"
WI Flag Proposal "I A H G S 1"
WI Flag Proposal "I A H G S 2"
WI Flag Proposal "I A H G S 3"
WI Flag Proposal "Illwauk 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Illwauk 2"
WI Flag Proposal "jb2386"
WI Flag Proposal "JDDallas 1"
WI Flag Proposal "JDDallas 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Kalphox"
WI Flag Proposal "Kramedawg411 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Kramedawg411 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Lawlore 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Lawlore 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Landarchstud"
WI Flag Proposal "Mallefotz 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Mallefotz 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Mididoom 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Mididoom 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Mididoom 3"
WI Flag Proposal "Myrpou"
WI Flag Proposal "Pajpaj 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Pajpaj 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Pajpaj 3"
WI Flag Proposal "RiseAM 1"
WI Flag Proposal "RiseAM 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Scablouis"
WI Flag Proposal "Sir Digby CC"
WI Flag Proposal "Sodomy and Cocktails"
WI Flag Proposal "Tarples"
WI Flag Proposal "The Nik Naks"
WI Flag Proposal "Tikchbila 1"
WI Flag Proposal "Tikchbila 2"
WI Flag Proposal "Tim Oleson"
WI Flag Proposal "Winterscope"
WI Flag Proposal "Yellowone1"
Wisconsin State Flag Proposal No. 3 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 6 OCT 2014 at 1327hrs cst
Wisconsin State Flag Proposal No. 4 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 06 OCT 2014 at 1336hrs cst
Wisconsin State Flag Proposal No. 5 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 06 OCT 2014 at 1327hrs cst
Wisconsin State Flag Simplistic Proposal. It borders the Great Lakes, represented by the blue. The arrow suggests the state’s motto: “Forward.” By Ed Mitchell. 2013.