And can you blame them? There's the jumble of images hilariously oriented to fit (mostly) within the blue border; above it, the formatting for the text of \"The Great Seal of St. Francois County\" appears to be trying to liftoff and escape from the rest of the seal; and just looking at the thing for more than a few seconds produces a kind of seasick nausea, because this seal is an *experience* and that experience is chaos. <\/p>\n
And lest one presume this is just some .jpg floating around on the county website, please be advised: It's real and it's spectacular. <\/p>\n
Three years later, St. Francois County could be getting a new seal. Gallaher, who is still Commissioner and in his 70s, addressed a St. Francois County Commission in a regular meeting this week. He acknowledged a \"fever pitch on social media about the county seal\" and announced that the county is looking at ways to redesign his self-admittedly slapdash work. <\/p>\n
\"It was a rush deal way back when,\" he said according to the Journal's account of Tuesday's meeting. \"I had two days for the public to come up with a seal and my design is proof positive that I am not artistically inclined.\" <\/p>\n
But while his graphic design skills may have lacked technical polish, the result captivated internet users who could only look at the seal, squint, and wonder how is this real? <\/p>\n
On Reddit, the seal hit the site's front page over the weekend. Days later, user wtf703 was kind enough to completely redesign the seal so the eagle isn't tipping into an abyss; the redesign made the Bible\/cross combo even more pronounced, because this designer is a complete pro who understands what their customer wants. <\/p>\n
It wasn't just Reddit getting in on the fun: On Twitter, many users responded with references to the \"Graphic Design Is My Passion\" meme. <\/p>\n
They're all amazing and terrible. This is our favorite: <\/p>\n
I would like it to be better than the seal we have now,\" he said, \"which would be a slam dunk.\"Follow Danny Wicentowski on Twitter at @D_Towski. E-mail the author at Danny.Wicentowski@RiverfrontTimes.com<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The rest is here: <\/p>\n St. Francois to Redesign its Seal Because Everybody Made Fun of It - Riverfront Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And can you blame them? There's the jumble of images hilariously oriented to fit (mostly) within the blue border; above it, the formatting for the text of \"The Great Seal of St. Continue reading