North Carolina Enlarge license. North Dakota Enlarge license. Ohio Enlarge license. Oklahoma Enlarge license. Oregon Enlarge license. Pennsylvania Enlarge license. Rhode Island Enlarge license. South Carolina Enlarge license. South Dakota Enlarge license. Tennessee Enlarge license.
Texas Enlarge license. Utah Enlarge license. Vermont Enlarge license. This seems so phoned in with its red-white-and-blue color scheme and squiggles at the top and bottom.
Why the squiggles? According to the state government entity in change of license plates, "Waves in the bands of color represent a river. Worse, the end result isn't exactly attractive. On the other hand, the old Missouri plate was just a ripoff of Kentucky. This too is an ombre design, but it's way too generic and dated to go so high up on the list with the others. So it gets its own … plus Maryland.
Though I like the "Kentucky" font with the galloping horse and "Unbridled Spirit" slogan, you can literally find this collective emblem on all sorts of stuff. They therefore just took a generic plate, pasted a ubiquitous logo onto it and called it a day.
Well, this is something different: Maryland's admittedly unique state flag along the bottom ombred into white above. Trouble is, this is really easy to do in Photoshop. Like, "Hey Gary, want to whip up a new license plate?
You've got 15 minutes" easy. The end result looks fake, busy and ugly. Hat trick! Is that an 18th century dandy with a purse standing on a Reese's peanut butter cup? Cause that's what it looks like, at least if you get up close to it. From afar, as it is up there on the Aston, it's just a blur. Either way, it is actually a statue called "The Sower" that's mounted atop the Nebraska state capitol. Really, though, that's the most indicative thing you can depict from your state? On a celebratory plate, no less?
And you're basically going to go with a toned down West Virginia design? Apparently, it's not too popular in Nebraska , either. Basically, the state added the existing "Virginia is for Lovers" logo and a website to its existing, boring, could-be-anywhere plate.
They don't really seem to care, so neither will I. Moving on. This plate's been around since , as if that isn't abundantly clear by the very italicized fonts. Speaking of fonts, Massachusetts' red registry numbers have always been oddly too rounded and their placement often looks unaligned, as if the stamp's digits weren't properly set.
Basically, it's dated, plain, wonky and ugly. Golden sombrero! Also, "Spirit of America"? That's the license plate equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys still referring to themselves as "America's Team.
For a state with unmatched geographic diversity, an endless supply of artistic people and a long-standing car culture, this is the best California can come up with? A white plate with a vaguely interesting font and the DMV website they want me to call up while driving? Actually, no, this is literally not the best California can come with. There are several great extra-cost designs , including the very popular " black plate " and the Yosemite plate that could easily placate any Nor Cal vs So Cal biases in a potential statewide design.
This license plate is a Visa logo … and once you see that, there's just no rescuing it. Having two strong colors, as seen elsewhere, are generally a recipe for drawing too much attention to themselves and clashing with the car.
Pennsylvania's choice of taxi cab yellow makes matters worse, and you know what, I don't think I'll research my next vacation to Pittsburgh or Harrisburg while driving, thank you very much. Some points do go for the keystone used to separate numbers and the Pennsylvania map added in place of a registration sticker, but ultimately, I've gotta be honest: I hate this license plate. Have for almost 20 years now. Just think it's butt ugly. Why not go back to this?
Or this? Seriously, the back catalog is too strong to keep rolling out Pennsylvania Presented by Visa. There's so little to this license plate it's hard to come up with much to say about it. It's just so sad and plain. Aesthetically, it's definitely not the worst — I'd rather see this dullard on my car than Maryland, Iowa or Visa, for instance. Yet, it ultimately lands at the rock bottom due to a total lack of effort, compounded by the fact that Michigan has by far the strongest car culture in the country.
Sure, there's t he new Water - Winter Wonderland retro plate that will at least finally! If any state should have a great one, it's Michigan and yet, snore. So there, you've made it through what turned out to be three times longer than I intended. Make sure to let me know whether you want me to tackle Mexican or Australian state license plates next.
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New Mexico Hmm, you don't like teal? Vermont OK, so this is pretty much the same color as Colorado's, but I don't exactly see that as a bad thing considering the color is great and that it doesn't appear in any other standard license plate. Hawaii True, you're not going to see this one very often here on the mainland, so the thing has an inherent mystique. Delaware This plate is like an NBA team in the s that didn't change its color scheme and make its logo a cartoon.
Tier 2: Symbolic, distinctive and tidy 6. Rhode Island Like Hawaii, this plate is a distinctive classic that relies upon a unique background design rather than a bold color. New York This is New York's just-released plate and it's just terrific. Nevada This is a rare modern plate that manages to be colorful without being busy, cartoonish or clashy with the car.
Maine Maine could have this as its standard plate. Wisconsin This plate is pretty dated due to its italicized fonts that have been out of fashion for 20 years And yeah, I'm grading on fonts here. Minnesota This is another great piece of design that goes back decades. Tier 3: A little too classic Alaska When this list was first published, Alaska was No.
Montana According to its DMV, Montana has five standard license plates you can pick up for the same fee. Texas Of all the feedback I encountered after the original list order, Texas No. Tier 4: Vibrant, distinctive, symbolic, probably going to clash North Dakota This is similar to Nevada's in general concept and I like it lot, however, the blue is darker more likely to clash , the smear of orange depicting the Badlands is perhaps too bold and there's just a lot going on.
Oregon This instantly recognizable plate checks off most of the boxes. Idaho Again, a terrific design indicative of the state. Utah Arches National Park is in Utah, and there's definitely not other plate like this. Tier 5: What's up, ombre? Connecticut The gradual fade of one color into another is known as "ombre," and Connecticut made it a thing on license plates with its blue-into-white design.
New Jersey I think New Jersey's plate probably looks better on various cars than Connecticut's it shows up on a lot of press cars , but then I needed to explain what ombre meant, and this example is less obvious. Mississippi The use of the state seal as a graphical element is lame, especially as one as generic as Mississippi's. Louisiana Thanks to the New Orleans basketball team and this license plate, I think we can all safely say we know there are pelicans in Louisiana.
Tier 6: Distinctive and symbolic, but busy North Carolina With a few tweaks, this plate would probably rocket up the list to somewhere around Maine. Washington This plate could have easily been up around No. Wyoming Wyoming has had that iconic Bucking Horse and Rider emblem on its license plates since , which speaks to knowing a good thing when you have one.
New Hampshire I waffled a bit on this one, wondering if it was worthy of being in Tier 3, but nah, it's too busy. Arizona Here's another for the "you mucked it up" sub tier. Florida Oh Florida, you'd couldn't just leave excellence alone. Still, could be worse … Tennessee This plate is instantly recognizable as being from the Volunteer State, mostly due to the unique color applied to the mountain scape. Tier 7: Fine Kansas The color of this is nice.
Horse racing is Kentucky famous sports, flying horse and Kentucky territory is also reflected in the state license plate. Land and Sun rising are used as the background of the Tennessee license plate, and the rectangular groove reserved below the license plate is used to paste the city name in the state.
The state is fertile and vast, the climate is pleasant, the four seasons are more heavy, is the traditional agricultural state, rich aquatic resources to promote the state fisheries developed. Mississippi state flower magnolia and lighthouse and other patterns have appeared in the state license plate.
Maine ME northwest and northeastern regions are adjacent to the Canadian border, the state is the United States the most isolated, the most remote of a state. The state capital and the largest cities are Boston, the industry is the main economic pillar of Massachusetts.
The state is known for its beautiful scenery, unique dairy products, maple syrup and radical politics. Spruce is the most common species in the state, and the Vermont uses a green word with a high degree of recognition. Connecticut CT is the southernmost region of the New England region of a state, its state for Hartford. The state is one of the richest states in the country, and many billionaires are living in this state.
So we can in the Rhode Island license plate to see the waves and anchor pattern. New York NY as the most economically developed state of the United States, can be described as people do not know, no one knows. The NY American license plates color is very special, state territory is located.
Pennsylvania PA , north of New York, has been known for its religious freedom and political democracy since its inception, and the state has a central role in its independence in the United States. The main cities of the state are Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania license plate content is legible, in addition to the state territory, but also with DMV website.
But the state license plate does not reflect the characteristics of the garden, khaki background color only New Jersey territory, can not help but people have the feeling of fatigue. Delaware license plate color for the dark blue background and gold font, high degree of recognition but the style is more common. Washington DC is the capital of the United States in , established by the US Congress directly under the jurisdiction of the special administrative region, close to Virginia and Maryland, is the majority of the US federal government agencies and international embassies in the United States.
The state license plate also no any pattern, but the use of lines and a reasonable color to give people feel the license plate number clearly visible at the same time, intuitive effect is ideal. Do not know is not the state license plate and no features, flat color, without any characteristics of the pattern, the only purpose is clearly visible.
North Carolina NC north of Virginia, the state is the largest rural population in the country. Which has become the main element of the state license plate. South Carolina SC , the capital of South Carolina, is a city of Columbia, formerly known as South Carolina, which has been transformed into an industrial base with a strong industrial base.
The farmland is less than half the size of the state. Minnesota's license plate references one of the state's nicknames, the "Land of 10, Lakes.
In , Mississippi unveiled the Biloxi Lighthouse license plate, a tribute to the resilience of the state's gulf coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
As of , Mississippi plates instead honor blues singer BB King and his legendary guitar, "Lucille. License plates from the "Show Me" state , Missouri, depict several state symbols : the state bird the eastern bluebird and the state flower the white hawthorn blossom.
Montana offers several environmentally-oriented specialty plates , including the "Yellowstone Forever" plate. The standard-issue plate is much simpler, showing a silhouette of the state and Montana's nickname, the "Treasure State. Although its current license plate features a minimalistic rendering of the state capitol building , Nebraska's plates were more colorful until , when they were enlivened by the warm tones of the state bird and flower the western meadowlark and goldenrod, respectively.
Between and , Nevada issued the "Sunset" license plate depicting the Sierra Nevada mountains. Beginning in , the state introduced the "Home Means Nevada" plate, which is predominantly sky-blue with a stylized, multicolored rendering of the mountains.
New Hampshire's license plate bears the state's bold slogan, "Live Free or Die. New Jersey's license plate is no-nonsense. Other states advertise their exports or their natural wonders on their plates, but Jersey's reputation as the Garden State clearly precedes it. With its captivating green, yellow, and red color combo, New Mexico's license plate lives up to the state's nickname, the "Land of Enchantment.
The regal, two-tone New York license plate supports the state's identity as the "Empire State. As historical evidence revealed in , the brothers might not have been the first to successfully fly a plane. Another contender for the honor among many is Gustave Whitehead , a German-born aviation pioneer from Connecticut. Instead, North Carolina's plates now boast that the state is "First in Freedom," in recognition of two 18th-century documents that predate the Declaration of Independence.
The design has varied slightly over the years. On North Dakota's latest plate , released in , a photorealistic bison is positioned in the bottom right corner. Released in and issued through , the "Beautiful Ohio" license plate shows a sunny farm scene with a city skyline visible in the background. In stark contrast, Ohio's current plate features blue lettering on a white background and no images.
From to , Oklahoma's license plate somewhat controversially showcased the "Sacred Rain Arrow" sculpture , which is located outside Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and depicts an Apache warrior shooting an arrow to pray for rain. Despite criticism that the plate was religious in nature, a court case ruled that the plate could stay because removing it would have impeded upon the freedom of speech.
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