No farms, steeples, mountains or Red, White & Blue allowed in Vermont 250 logo

No farms, steeples, mountains or Red, White & Blue allowed in Vermont 250 logo

by Dave Soulia, FYIVT.com When Vermont unveiled its official logo for the state’s 250th anniversary earlier this year, public reaction ranged from puzzled to politely underwhelmed. But behind the minimalist design lies a more troubling story: key visual elements were banned—church steeples, red-white-and-blue, farms, barns, even recognizable Vermont mountains—and there’s no public record showing anyone ever approved those restrictions. FYIVT set…