Good design is ruining American flags
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Most flags used to be ugly. They were probably better that way.
Notes on Progress Good design is ruining American flags Most flags used to be ugly. They were probably better that way. Works in Progress and Ned Donovan Jun 08, 2026 107 15 3 Share This piece will not appear in Issue 24 of Works in Progress, which arrives with subscribers this week. Subscribe in the next few weeks to receive it, and a further issue, every two months. Want- to subscribe for your business or institution? Check out our recently launched corporate subscriptions . Each autumn in early modern India, certain men drifted out of the central provinces to take up their craft. Known as ‘
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