Goodbye Hayseed Green. Hello Indiana Blue

I’m definitely not a fan of the current incarnation of Indiana’s standard license plate. The Back Home Again green has colors bother me, but the field and house in the middle of nowhere design falls into way too many midwest stereotypes. The state has announced that there are new plates for next year, and we can vote on which one gets stamped. This new plate is only replacing the green plate. The new In God We Trust design is unfortunately here to stay.

Each of the new designs incorporates the state flag in some way and has a more neutral color scheme. Voting opens tomorrow and will run through April 18. The winning plate will be announcd in May and put into production next January. Personally, I’m a fan of three of the plates: all but the straight blue.

I’ll be voting for the top-left plate with the rotated torch. Just because I like it, though, don’t think I’ll be giving up my Purdue plate.