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Patti

wrote on 06/09/09 10:16:43 AM

As in other states, it would be nice to have more than one to choose from. Good ol' Nebraska. Last but not least.....Boring and for what we pay we should be allowed more choices!

Bristol Palin

wrote on 06/01/09 01:17:12 PM

Why would anyone choose the canary on a millet seed?

Amy

wrote on 05/28/09 04:18:18 PM

Somebody remember Louise Baker in four years when it's time for the new plates. All of hers are great!

Tina

wrote on 05/27/09 06:26:26 PM

Does anyone know why the nebraska.gov has to be on the license plates? Do we have to look like HICKS with that on our cars when we drive out of state? The government already gets enough of MY income without MY having to advertise their website for them on MY car!

Mel

wrote on 05/26/09 02:42:40 AM

I don't see why Nebraska has so few options ... and I also think that such a huge controversy is ridiculous. But I loooove Missy Day's design on this page! Maybe a little girly but that's why I like it!

Scott Ryan is best

wrote on 05/23/09 06:00:20 PM

I think the plate by Scott Ryan is best because it uses soft colors and uses the classic image of Chimney Rock. Why couldn't someone have put in a plate like this into the competition.

C Lawson

wrote on 05/22/09 10:27:34 PM

I like Rae Welch's...The sandhill crane, a beautiful nebraska "sunset" no distracting colors or clashes with your vehicle's style/color. Easily readable by the State Patrol. And I even like the phrase...we'd love your company...it implies growth and may attract some industry and business to our state.

Vanessa

wrote on 05/22/09 07:24:13 PM

why did these not get selected for voting?...they are a lot more interesting ones then all the plain ones we got to choose from...what a ripoff i live outta state now so i may disclaim nebraska ugly plates on my car now

wrote on 05/22/09 05:36:12 PM

Not a Choice, But the Nebraska Black & Gold plate would look good on any vehicle.

Darnit

wrote on 05/22/09 05:01:23 PM

All of these are better then the others but I am happy to have the second design then the first because I love the State of Nebraska I am not a Husker fan.

Eric

wrote on 05/22/09 03:30:04 PM

Really like the retro design of Gerry Lawson's.

Bret Welstead

wrote on 05/21/09 12:53:09 PM

Some of these are terrific! Thanks for everyone who submitted ideas, and thanks, Journal Star, for asking for ideas and posting them. I laughed the most at the sower with a wrench on the windmill. My favorites are the yellow outline state on the blue background with the state seal, the mammoth design, and the sandhill crane design, and the design with the canoe, the deer, the pheasant, etc. All 4 are better than the DMV offered designs. Maybe we'll see some of these options in 6 years!

designer

wrote on 05/20/09 03:15:24 PM

These are way better than the 4 we were given to choose from.

we wish

wrote on 05/20/09 12:56:46 PM

As a designer, I'm a lot happier with most of these designs!

Kegger

wrote on 05/20/09 08:37:49 AM

Nebraskan's should be embarrassed by the design that was chosen. Any of these are better than the plate that will soon be on your vehicles. By the way, is it necessary to have &quot;Nebraska&quot; twice on your license plate? I think that Missy Day's design is the best. By the way, I am a native and have a great deal of pride in saying I'm from Nebraska

ATeacher

wrote on 05/20/09 07:55:59 AM

So we picked the gray plate. So why is Nebraska misspelled (maybe twice)? With the fading and poor contrast it looks like NEERASKA down the side. Plus on my car, a bolt would cover the E on the top to make it NOBRASKA.

Khan

wrote on 05/19/09 09:45:27 PM

We should of had a ruben sandwich on a plate.

D Warnick

wrote on 05/19/09 07:59:13 PM

The meadow lark, and the sunset by Louise Baker are fantastic. And we are going to get stuck with the drab &quot;plain lable &quot; ones. That sucks.

Why?

wrote on 05/19/09 03:51:31 PM

I like many of these plates but I think we should change the state law and just pick one design and keep it FOREVER. Look at states like California, Texas, New York, Iowa and may other that have kept the same design and don't seem to have any problems keeping track of people with unlicensed vehicles and their population is a lot higher than ours.

kw guy

wrote on 05/19/09 05:32:42 AM

The gold & black plate would look so good on cars I won't even hope that we'd use it, looks like Cal plates were years ago before they got goofy.

Savage

wrote on 05/18/09 01:17:49 PM

Why didn't anyone include a minotaur on a plate? They're native to the Sandhills, I think.

kw guy

wrote on 05/18/09 11:07:24 AM

Guys, you did real good! Some of these plates are great. It's going to be hard to choose now. Don't hire any "professionals". With plates this good, you don't need them. (I used to run coast to coast. I've seen lots of plates and these are real good)

Pat

wrote on 05/17/09 11:34:08 AM

We just returned from a week of travel in Nevada and Utah and kept commenting on the vibrant and attractive license plates compared to the drab "government looking" options we had been given in Nebraska - and then your article, with all of these fabulous designs! - I think license plates reflect the state - sure hope NE govt reconsiders with one of these!

ELMO

wrote on 05/17/09 11:08:36 AM

THE PLATE BY GERRY LAWSON IS CLASSIC. HOPE THIS IS TAKEN OR SIMILAR ONE. THE PLATE BY LOUISE BAKER IS NICELY DONE AS WELL, BUT ALAS THE POWERS THAT BE WE KNOW WILL NOT BE CHOOSING IT DUE TO TH PLAIN LOOK?

Tara

wrote on 05/16/09 11:49:59 PM

Some of these are really good! Greta Bose's plate shows the beauty of Nebraska's big sky and endless horizon. Gerry Lawson's is really neat too. My vote's for Greta Bose's design.

Peter&WistromRule

wrote on 05/15/09 10:11:25 PM

I like almost all of these better than the real ones. The Pelini one made me laugh out loud! I really like the one with building thunderheads. That's very cool.

Really?

wrote on 05/15/09 09:36:12 PM

Wow I thought cliques ended in High School. Since when is another state going to ridicule us for the design on our license plate? I can't think of another state's license plate design at all! Apparently when I go traveling I pay attention to the road and not everyone's plates. The first four are just fine. Oh and FYI the governor picked one himself! So for him to go for one of these is probably not going to happen! Have any of you thought of the cost involved in making plates. Yes there is the technology but these don't come on a piece of paper now do they?! And do you really have that much time on your hands to be upset about a plate design? Pathetic!

In response to Amy . . .

wrote on 05/15/09 09:00:15 PM

I agree many are gaudy. The football one was created as a joke. I don't think Schneider's are odd, I kind of like them. Now if you want to talk odd . . . what about the Wooly Mamouth? Missy Day's is ordinary. Just because it has a pretty sunset doesn't make it a good design. Everyone is a critic. What a joke!

I don't understand . . .

wrote on 05/15/09 08:49:06 PM

Everyone is liking Missy Day's design but we've done similar designs in the past. I would not take my vote.

Amanda

wrote on 05/15/09 08:46:42 PM

Love the plane design:) I think it's the most original of all.

Joan

wrote on 05/15/09 08:43:39 PM

The public is taking these designs too seriously. I'm sure most of the designers didn't put that much time and effort into these plates to warrant this kind of critique . . . they're just license plates!! I say the simpler the better. Schneider's design get my vote.

Atlas

wrote on 05/15/09 05:56:27 PM

Wow, cuteone. Sensitive much? Guess you didn't read through the other comments to see that the plate was actually done as a joke.

Amy

wrote on 05/15/09 04:18:07 PM

Most are very gaudy (especially the football one, please don't force tacky football paraphernalia on the rest of us). Plus, what will you do when you fire this coach also? Of these I'd pick Missy Day's. Schneider's are odd. How do the hot pink web address and lemon yellow Japanese sun tie into the bison and deer themes?? Most of these style and color combinations are quite schizophrenic.

Nebraskans4CU

wrote on 05/15/09 04:01:09 PM

The Pelini one cracks me up. He has a face only a mouse or rat could love. It's good to see there is a real sense humor left in NUbville...I think one of my favorite times was watching Mouseface blow a gasket in the Mizzou game and help cost his team a TD. Good stuff there.

cuteone

wrote on 05/15/09 03:14:48 PM

Bo P. on our plates, come on. When he has a losing year, then we will be going through this again trying to elimate Bo's picture off the plates and looking for another. Louise Baker's plate looks like Nebr.

Scott E. Farleigh

wrote on 05/15/09 01:37:33 PM

Egads! With all of the nasty slams about these designs, I wasn't aware that there were so many unemployed art majors in Nebraska! :^) Yes, some of them are too busy for a license plate, e.g. Louise Baker's Meadowlark, pretty, but too busy. Some are simple, e.g. Gary Lawson's corn and Kerri Williams' Arbor Day. However, some of the slams that have been posted here are just plain childish. To all of the unemployed art majors, RELAX. The creativity that all of the submitters have shown is far above the sewage that the State paid for. Scott

Driver

wrote on 05/15/09 01:30:31 PM

I like a great deal of the plates, easy to read plates are nice. I don't care if they match my car or not.

I Agree . . .

wrote on 05/15/09 11:11:03 AM

I agree with the comment that Schenider's are the most simple and legible because the numbers need to be legible for law enforcement . . . The design is secondary. Some of these designs would disappear once they're encased in a specialty plate, like Gerry Lawson's corn cobs. I like the use of Nebraska.gov on the plates.

For what it's worth . . .

wrote on 05/15/09 11:05:50 AM

The Arbor Day plate is very legible but it's very frightening! It's a fright night special! I like Baker's and Schneider's the best . . . Baker's is very official looking and Schneider's are very simple but fun. I think we need a plate that is fun and happy! Great job!!

Opinionated . . .

wrote on 05/15/09 10:59:49 AM

There must be a fan club of friends sending in kudos for Missy Day, Gerry Lawon and Sarah Reed's plate designs. Missy Day's design is pretty but we've done similar and poor choice of fonts used for Nebraska and the numbers. Gerry Lawson's is boring and once the design is on the vehicle, you will not be able to see the corn in the upper right corner. The plate I dislike the most is Sarah Reed's. Even though it's the most readable, it's just plain boring. Personally, even though I'm not a fan of bison, they do represent our historic landscape. The plates designed by Cynthia Schneider are by far the most readable and composed. Love the fonts used on hers and they're not too busy. Actually I like all four of hers . . . two with bison, one with deer and love the plane! Very clever but simple.

jackie

wrote on 05/14/09 09:12:15 PM

love the one by kerri williams!

Rocket Sauce

wrote on 05/14/09 07:52:11 PM

While a lot of these are rather, well...uh, stupid...the blue flag with yellow outline of the state is visually stunning, as is the black and gold capital one.

Patrick

wrote on 05/14/09 06:46:09 PM

Thank you, Savage. I did indeed put together that little beaut as a joke. Satire, if you will, and I think you will.

BO BO BO

wrote on 05/14/09 06:31:31 PM

Love the Bo one! I would pay double to slap that slice of heaven on my automobile.

David

wrote on 05/14/09 05:58:45 PM

keep it simple. Nebraska. Where the east peters out.

Agree w SRSLY!!

wrote on 05/14/09 05:27:06 PM

These make the original 4 look like they should be in a flipping art gallery! ha!

Laurie

wrote on 05/14/09 04:52:55 PM

I like a lot of the really colorful ones but I am sure there are some restrictions on the number of colors that can be used- more colors to print means more $. I like the (Platte) river one by Stannon Cords- you can do that with 2 ink colors, it is representative of the state without being corny or cliche, and it would be acceptable to a lot of people without being totally unacceptable to some (e.g.: the Bo plate). I am at a loss to understand why it must say nebraska.gov., however. Don't all state governments have a (statename).gov for a web address? I think the rest of the country probably believes by now that we have internet access- we don't have to prove it to anyone.

Aaron

wrote on 05/14/09 04:32:36 PM

The Gold and Black plate by Louise Baker is by far the best plate I think I've ever seen. It's something that I would actually WANT to put on my car.

Nicole

wrote on 05/14/09 04:23:51 PM

I like the red one with the black tree and the sun set one right under it. Those are very simple, but yet not blah. Good job people!

The Dave

wrote on 05/14/09 04:11:22 PM

The Bo Pelini design is by far the best. I love the Huskers like every other person in this state. If you don't love the Huskers and live here then please leave. Mr. Sittner, thank you for sharing your wonderful talents with us. My only change would be to find a picture of Bo where he is not wearing a shirt and yelling. That would be pretty cool.

wow

wrote on 05/14/09 04:04:57 PM

I wouldn't pick any of those either... No offense. But The one with the lightening strike that said "the good life" made me laugh a little. The airplane was cute and the twilite one was probably the nicest of these. i would prefer something simple with just the numbers and the name of the state. nothing else really needs to be there.

Kerri Williams

wrote on 05/14/09 04:04:18 PM

As designer of the Arbor Day Plate-I have to put out a word to those who are talking about the "simplicty" of the plates. I completely, completely agree with you. When I submitted my design to the Journal Star, I let them know that mine is more of a graphic, bold plate. Of course some people wouldn't want a red license plate-I know it wouldn't look great on a few cars I know! And duh, the main reason for a license plate is to read the numbers...I know that. I simply designed "Arbor Day" for fun and I appreciate all of you who have commented on it...Thanks!

dish

wrote on 05/14/09 03:40:17 PM

Gerry Lawson's design gets my vote. I love the retro quality and how the right edge of the state is defined by the corn. I would gladly put this on my car (which isn't running at the moment).

bristol mercheson

wrote on 05/14/09 02:38:50 PM

1. Most show little creativity and are far too busy. The Pelini plate is just plain rediculous 2. The plates with buffalo on them are non-starters. Colorado media/people would have a field day casting scorn on the state. 3. The best of all of the plates is far and away one of the plates in the original four -- the Meadowlark perched on the Goldenrod. Simple, meaningful, creative.

Nebraska Fan

wrote on 05/14/09 02:32:37 PM

I love the OTHER choices. Especially the outline of Nebraska with our state seal. Way to go Sarah Reed.

Savage

wrote on 05/14/09 02:14:47 PM

Looks like a lot of people missed the sarcasm of the Bo Pelini plate. Mission accomplished for the artist, whom I know personally. I guess people miss things like that a lot of the time. I got a good laugh.

Proud Nebraskan

wrote on 05/14/09 02:04:49 PM

Louise Baker is a rock star. I'd be proud to drive out of state with any of her designs bolted to my car

Mike Honcho

wrote on 05/14/09 02:04:22 PM

Jim wrote: "Much better!!! BUT.....ENOUGH OF THE "COUNTRY LOOKING, HICK" JUNK ON THE PLATES!! We are MORE than hicks, farms, etc. Show plates with buildings, etc. NO WONDER PEOPLE STEREOTYPE US AS HICKS!!!" And just what buildings should we show? What Nebraska architecture just stands out so much that it deserves to be put on the license plate? I sure can't think of a whole lot...beyond the Capital Building. Enough with your rural-hating, negative attitude. The VAST majority of this state is rural. Rather than hating on the rural nature of this state...get out and enjoy it! You may gain a greater appreciation for things that aren't man-made. MISSY DAY FTW!!!

Check it Out

wrote on 05/14/09 01:59:12 PM

The plate designs from Mary Harding were the designs used on her NRD campaign materials!

Dave Brady

wrote on 05/14/09 01:58:37 PM

I LOVE Rae Welch's Sandhill Crane plate. That is awesome!!!

Westerner

wrote on 05/14/09 01:44:25 PM

I agree that some of these designs are great and much better than the four we have to choose from. However, many of them are impractical because they have something in the center that divides the digits to three on one side, and three on the other. That would work in Lincoln and Omaha, but the rest of the state still has a one or two digit county number then four or five characters following. So, having them three and three obviously won't work.

Seriously......

wrote on 05/14/09 01:30:45 PM

These are all horrible!!! The original 4 are way better. Come on you can't do any better than this????

Big Mo

wrote on 05/14/09 01:16:50 PM

I am thinking the next time around, the DOT should do an open competition like this! There are several here that are way better than those the state has presented. TYPICAL...

Better than Before

wrote on 05/14/09 12:48:37 PM

Could someone PLEASE get the govenor to take a look at these designs. I think these are much better choices than the four we have. And why do we only have four to choose from? By the looks of these we have some talent in NE that we could be proud of.

KRT

wrote on 05/14/09 12:40:07 PM

What we fail to remember is the reason we have plates in the first place: identification. A simple and legible design is much better for that purpose than letters and numbers on top of Bo Pelini or the state bird. And I seriously doubt that many people decide their travel plans based on a relatively tiny billboard affixed to a car bumper. Please give us all a generic plate - black with white or yellow text - but then let those who really want birds, plants, landmarks, websites, buildings, trees, animals, sports figures, etc. pay extra for it. The technology surely exists now to make that happen at a reasonable cost. This will keep the costs down for those of us who don't really care about the plate and generate some income to deal with stuff like, oh, education, health care, the environment...

BMan

wrote on 05/14/09 12:12:37 PM

wis - just- pow - mercy I like it, and its only two color. Cheap!!! I wish this were real, anything beats the crap we are gonna get stuck with...

Gerorge

wrote on 05/14/09 11:59:19 AM

I like the one with the mammouth. The bottom of the plate could say "Home of the fossils".

Beautiful Nebraska

wrote on 05/14/09 11:37:07 AM

The worst of these is better than the best of the four we have to choose from put out by the government! While I am extremely fond of the 000-000 with the Meadowlark, I'd have to vote for NHT 264 since it has such a lovely vintage look with a rural charm.

Susan Robinson

wrote on 05/14/09 11:34:53 AM

The plate in Navy and Gold with the State Capital (designed by Louise Baker) is dignified, clean and easily identified. The words she chose shows the character of the people and gives pride to our state. It is completely different than any plates Nebraska has every had. While a few others did a good job designing, there are only 2 colors on this plate making it very cost effective and a clear winner.

Lindsay

wrote on 05/14/09 11:30:39 AM

The Bo Pelini one is beyond awesome. Can the state issue "irony" plates? Anyways, I think I'd go for the Mammoth one but maybe they could spruce it up a bit more. It's unique and it isn't all about birds or fields of corn/soybeans/grain.

Dump the first 4 designs

wrote on 05/14/09 11:29:58 AM

I hope the governor steps in to fix this p.r. mess soon. All of these designs in the paper today are far better than what we must choose from currently. The original 4 are awful and ugly. Let's hope someone with some common sense steps up and changes these before our state becomes the laughing stock of the nation over this fiasco, if they procede with one of the original 4.

wrote on 05/14/09 11:29:30 AM

It's about time we had something to choose from that creative minds created. WE are a great state and we need not hide it. Any of these are better than the ones we have as a choice.

Jim

wrote on 05/14/09 11:28:32 AM

Much better!!! BUT.....ENOUGH OF THE "COUNTRY LOOKING, HICK" JUNK ON THE PLATES!! We are MORE than hicks, farms, etc. Show plates with buildings, etc. NO WONDER PEOPLE STEREOTYPE US AS HICKS!!!

Cen

wrote on 05/14/09 11:23:27 AM

I vote for MISSY DAY's plate!!! Nice Job!

Angie

wrote on 05/14/09 11:17:14 AM

I really like the one designed by Louise Baker. It's simple, yet effective and classy with the photo in the background. The white text really "pops" and I like the font choice for "the good life" text... I'd definitely be proud to have this on my car!

Ken Chambers

wrote on 05/14/09 11:16:28 AM

OK... so now what has to happen to get the state to offer some of these choices to the public? They are a lot better looking than the ones currently 'officially' up for consideration!

Duh

wrote on 05/14/09 11:15:06 AM

Wouldn't the ones with full color be expensive to produce?? Are license plates similar to printing jobs, in terms of the higher costs the more colors you use? I'll take a cheaper, simpler plate over some of these any day.

skip

wrote on 05/14/09 11:10:12 AM

Most of those plates look like 5 year olds created them. The best are sarah reed's, missy day, gerry lawson

Ken Chambers

wrote on 05/14/09 11:10:01 AM

The state should have done what the newspaper did in looking for new ideas for plates because the difference between its choices and yours is like night &amp; day. The infinite road through the sandhills is very simple yet very Nebraska. Good job. I knew there had to be better choices out there!

KATHY

wrote on 05/14/09 11:03:22 AM

Louise Baker's plates..Great job! Greta Bose ..also very nice!

Cat

wrote on 05/14/09 11:01:16 AM

I liked the black plate, very retro. I also liked Missy Days wildlife scene, makes it easy to center the Alpha-Numeric characters in the blue sky area.

scout swimmer

wrote on 05/14/09 10:57:55 AM

Foremost a license plate number should be readable at a considerable distance. My favorite is the one by Missy Day with the canoe and deer.

eemcbee

wrote on 05/14/09 10:55:57 AM

Give Greta Bose the prize. I haven't lived in Nebraska for more than 40 years, and would smile every time I saw that plate on the highway.

Libris

wrote on 05/14/09 10:53:05 AM

I like the sunset, the road in the middle, the deer, pheasants and canoes, and the crane. The corn one isn't bad either.

Rita Ohle

wrote on 05/14/09 10:51:03 AM

Why do we need new plates? Many states get along for years with the same plates. This is just a ploy for getting more money for the state, and more out of our pockets - which are shallow anyway. Also, what is wrong with &quot;Beef State&quot;. That is a term most of the other states know about us. We travel so know what people think around the country, and to them &quot;Cornhusker State&quot; means only football - and a losing team at that for the past few years, until last year. Then the attitude changed somewhat.

lee

wrote on 05/14/09 10:47:32 AM

Two favorites 1. The sower with the wind turbine plate 2. The arbor day plate

byroni

wrote on 05/14/09 10:38:12 AM

A couple of these are pretty cool - I guess anything beats the last round... Can't we have a serious competition where artistic talent is actually used? Maybe the winner gets a little help knocking out some student loan debt or something... Throw a couple stimulus bucks on it. &amp;quot;PLEASE SAVE US FROM THE PLATES OF SHAME!&amp;quot;

Mark

wrote on 05/14/09 10:37:17 AM

EVERYONE of these design's are better than the ones put out by the State of Nebr. I hope whoever came up with those original 4 design's to push on the public is fired! If this is the best they can come up with, why on God's green earth are they serving in state government wasting taxpayer dollars on something so ugly and bad with the current plates? Why is the not listed, &amp;quot;none of the above&amp;quot; with the current online voting? I sure hope our jr.varsity governor actually does something right and throws out the original designs along with whoever came up with them.

WHAT?

wrote on 05/14/09 10:18:19 AM

vWho chose the top four plates? I think the alternate designs are far better than the top four. Let the public choose. The top four are rather boring, especially the corn cobs. Two look like military plates. The NE Football plate . . . do I need to comment?

perfecto

wrote on 05/14/09 10:14:39 AM

Sarah Reed's is my favorite. Very simple and attractive, no covered wagons or football imagery, and would look good on any vehicle.

Pam

wrote on 05/14/09 10:06:56 AM

Wow - I would have had a hard time choosing a favorite from this group - lots of great ones... The four official choices look pretty bad next to these.

Savage

wrote on 05/14/09 09:59:39 AM

I still think my idea of Warren Buffett and Gerald Ford arm wrestling would be best. Malcolm X and Johnny Carson would be watching and cheering their favorites.

Savage

wrote on 05/14/09 09:59:35 AM

I still think my idea of Warren Buffett and Gerald Ford arm wrestling would be best. Malcolm X and Johnny Carson would be watching and cheering their favorites.

Savage

wrote on 05/14/09 09:59:31 AM

I still think my idea of Warren Buffett and Gerald Ford arm wrestling would be best. Malcolm X and Johnny Carson would be watching and cheering their favorites.

Crow

wrote on 05/14/09 09:53:02 AM

I'm really digging the state outline with the corn on the right side. Very representative of Nebraska!

Savage

wrote on 05/14/09 09:45:54 AM

Lots of good ones. I really like the green field with the road in the middle below a blue sky. The state seal is good too. Some would be better as post cards. The Bo plate is certainly interesting and creative. Not sure if that would make the cut.

Sarah

wrote on 05/14/09 09:45:11 AM

I think Missy Day's beautiful sunset plate rises above the competition. I love that she incorporates color, the website, AND the &quot;The Good Life.&quot; It really captures the natural beauty of our state. Great job, though, everyone!...sooo much better than the original designs.

Scott E. Farleigh

wrote on 05/14/09 09:44:11 AM

Missy Day's is excellent and I concur with Mike Honcho's 8:39 AM suggestion. Gerry Lawson's is also an excellent one. Virtually EVERYONE one here is infinitely better than the sewage that was &quot;officially&quot; concocted. Scott

rev sugtastic t love

wrote on 05/14/09 09:43:53 AM

These look a lot better. I however don't like the one with buffalo's on it. The art is find but I don't think any self respecting nebraskan would enjoy having a buffalo on their vehicle.

Becky

wrote on 05/14/09 09:43:11 AM

Wow - nice job people. Too bad we couldn't choose from these plates. Each one of these seems to portray Nebraska better than the original four.

rev sugtastic t love

wrote on 05/14/09 09:42:06 AM

These look a lot better. I however don't like the one with buffalo's on it. The art is find but I don't think any self respecting nebraskan would enjoy having a buffalo on their vehicle.

Loper

wrote on 05/14/09 09:39:50 AM

All better then the first four. I like Chimney Rock, the sunset, the plains and even the buffaloes (event though the only buffaloes we have are Ted Turner's"

jisake1

wrote on 05/14/09 09:39:34 AM

Louise Baker, your design is awesome. To bad we are unable to pick individual backgrounds to complement personalized plates.

Becky

wrote on 05/14/09 09:38:51 AM

Wow - nice job people. Too bad we couldn't choose from these plates. Each one of these seems to portray Nebraska better than the original four.

Red

wrote on 05/14/09 09:38:08 AM

Wow!! there are some really outstanding ones. I agree with you wj, there are much better selections than submitted here than the 4 official choices. I wish they would re-think their current selection of plates which are pretty boring.

Lex

wrote on 05/14/09 09:37:10 AM

I like Missy Day's the best!

bstar

wrote on 05/14/09 09:34:04 AM

I just looked at the other plates,and I think that as always Nebraska missed the boat on the 4 plates. After looking at the plates that were not picked. It seem that Nebraska must like staying the plain state.Why not do like Missouri does,they all don't have the same plate.Like I said there is alot of better plates that did not make the cut.

wrote on 05/14/09 09:33:23 AM

vote bo pelini lol

stan

wrote on 05/14/09 09:30:56 AM

I can't believe the amount of reaction to an item that shows the vehicle is properly licened and registered. Remember the year it was plain white with black letters, no one reacted about that. If my memory is correct it was about the cost. Now it seems we want a graphic to show WHAT. I for one would not think about what design is on the plate as long as it is not &quot;BO Pelni&quot;.

Size matters

wrote on 05/14/09 09:30:55 AM

I wouldn't mind half a dozen of these, but it looks like not everyone paid attention to physical plate size.

mark

wrote on 05/14/09 09:26:10 AM

NO: Barns, Capitol building (every state has one, I'm not visiting or investing in Kentucky because they have a capitol building), Covered Wagons, Windmills, Football, Grassy Flatlands, Point Pile of Brown, Designs from nice ladies that should stick to crocheting. YES: Class,Trees, Birds. My pick: Orange on Black design. It's classy, distinctive. Just dump the Capitol.

Nina

wrote on 05/14/09 09:23:37 AM

Ahh, much better. My utmost favorite is Kerri Williams' red plate with the Arbor Day theme - just what I'd wished for! I also was impressed by Missy Day's scenic beauty. Some otherwise sharp-looking plates I disqualified because of a logo or design dead center, between the numbers. Because all counties except Lancaster and Douglas use county numbers with a space before the rest of the letters, a centrally located piece of artwork would not be feasible. Thanks to all the artists who rose to the occasion. I'd like to see the winner obtain some 'stimulus' for his/her efforts.

Husker in Wyo

wrote on 05/14/09 09:21:24 AM

The one with the meadowlark definitely stands out. Very colorful, very &quot;Nebraska!&quot;

Benna

wrote on 05/14/09 09:07:31 AM

I like the one with the sun set/rise and dark clouds first, then maybe the blue sky looking down the highway, and then I think the pioneers on the information highway is clever too.

rumble grumble gurgle roar

wrote on 05/14/09 09:06:15 AM

Rae Welch and Gerry Lawson did a great job. Love both of those designs! Also liked Louise Baker's &amp;quot;Constant Guardians&amp;quot; - though I may have picked a different saying...like the motto &amp;quot;Equality Before the Law&amp;quot;

scout swimmer

wrote on 05/14/09 09:01:53 AM

The more beautiful the better, but one of the main purposes of a license plate is to provide identification that can be seen from a distance and not primarily as art work. If the numbers cannot be identified, as in the Nebraska football example, then they are not appropriate for a license plate. The one with the canoe and deer is my favorite.

tball

wrote on 05/14/09 08:55:34 AM

Great job on the plates guys. I like the corn and the sower with the wind turbine the best.

Son of the Midwest

wrote on 05/14/09 08:54:53 AM

Somewhere between 'Pioneers on the Information Highway' and a field full of deer is the ideal plate. Why not something with the wind turbine and the (excellent) corn plate ('NHT-264')

Rocket

wrote on 05/14/09 08:52:36 AM

ALL of those are better than the ones the state chose. Wow.

agree with wj

wrote on 05/14/09 08:43:42 AM

The original 4 are terrible. These one have some personality. I think we should be able to vote on some of these ones

Mike Honcho

wrote on 05/14/09 08:39:10 AM

As cliche as the corn may seem at times, I really like how the designer of the 'corn plate' was able to make the outline of the eastern edge of the state out of corn. As a hunter, I can't help but express my heavy bias toward the plate with the deer/pheasant/geese/canoeists...maybe there should be an NGPC plate, where motorists pay a little extra (like Husker plates) and the proceeds go to the NGPC. All in all...some pretty neat designs that, with a little professional polish, would really be awesome.

Jennifer

wrote on 05/14/09 08:38:54 AM

It's pretty amazing that none of the plates say &quot;In God We Trust&quot;. What's up with that? I think that should be added into the final plate design.

Steph

wrote on 05/14/09 08:36:50 AM

I was born and raised in Lincoln--have lived in Ohio for several years. The four plates to select from are not as good as the submitted ones--you need to use some of the submitted designs...

Outside the Box

wrote on 05/14/09 08:33:33 AM

As a whole, not quite as good as the ones in the OWH, but still light years ahead of whatever we'll be stuck with.

rick

wrote on 05/14/09 08:21:40 AM

ive drawn better pics after a month of meth use. these are terrible

Dan

wrote on 05/14/09 07:57:47 AM

Why can't we just leave it as is. I think we have more important things to work on in this state. However since that won't happen the 4 official ones suck!

Lars

wrote on 05/14/09 07:56:40 AM

I'd vote for the one by Missy Day. Great design.

arnold

wrote on 05/14/09 07:56:12 AM

i'm a graphic designer in the real world only a few of theses are better than the originals seriously some of these a very poorly done. but there are at least 3 that are better than the first ones.

Val

wrote on 05/14/09 07:54:46 AM

I'd take any one of these over the 4 originally purposed

Good Doctor

wrote on 05/14/09 07:50:52 AM

There are some great designs here. Now it's time for the bureaucrats to get together and tell us why they won't work!

joseph

wrote on 05/14/09 07:49:53 AM

a few of these are very good and better than the 4 original choices. several are clever but not very good. some are very poorly designed. my personal favorite is Rae Welch's.

karwied

wrote on 05/14/09 07:49:20 AM

Hey! I vote for the one with Home of Arbor Day...cool plate. I like the Constant Guardian one, but I am not sure that is a true statement.

doug1

wrote on 05/14/09 07:41:27 AM

Some of these are fantastic! Great color! I can't believe how pathetic the original plates are in comparison. Good job all!

Sick and tired

wrote on 05/14/09 07:34:04 AM

All of them are good EXCEPT the Bo Pelini one. Why does everybody think that everybody that lives in this state is automatically a husker fan! Wake up, not everybody that lives here likes the huskers!

wrote on 05/14/09 07:32:46 AM

These are all so much better than the any of the four we are being asked to vote on! I will not vote for any of the four-why were NE residents not given more choice in this matter?

Oh brother

wrote on 05/14/09 07:32:34 AM

Most of the plates would be difficult to read by law enforcement...ask any of them for their opinion. Most of them have more than 4 colors and would cost quite a bit more to produce. Would the complaining taxpayers be willing to spend more for colors?? Most of them (compared to other states) are too &amp;quot;busy&amp;quot; for a plate. Everyone is an expert...

wrote on 05/14/09 07:32:17 AM

These are all so much better than the any of the four we are being asked to vote on! I will not vote for any of the four-why were NE residents not given more choice in this matter?

wrote on 05/14/09 07:27:13 AM

i agree. great creativity here. would love to have a good handful of these to choose from rather than the other four.

Nancy

wrote on 05/14/09 07:27:10 AM

Wow! Some of these are really good!

wrote on 05/14/09 07:27:02 AM

i agree. great creativity here. would love to have a good handful of these to choose from rather than the other four.

funny

wrote on 05/14/09 07:21:08 AM

my favorite one is the one with the road going out towards the horizon and there is nothing out there. That does a pretty good job of summerizing NE.

IhrtLincoln

wrote on 05/14/09 07:10:45 AM

Wow! Some of these are great! Good Job artists!!

wrote on 05/14/09 07:09:24 AM

At least a dozen of these are better than any of the 4 official choices. Who in the world was in charge of that original selection process?

Joey

wrote on 05/14/09 07:08:05 AM

Bo on our plates? Are you kidding me?

Patricia R. Wenzl

wrote on 05/14/09 07:08:01 AM

At least there is no porn or violence (:

Comm UnSense

wrote on 05/14/09 06:58:11 AM

All are better than the four real plates. Some are REALLY good. The one with the meadowlark puts the one at the DMV site to shame. The Husker one may be a little over the top, but I could see it as a specialty plate.

James McArthur

wrote on 05/14/09 06:35:46 AM

Any one of these are better than the any of the four submitted for approval by the governor.

Katlyn

wrote on 05/14/09 06:34:35 AM

these choices are way better the the four they already have.

Ugh.

wrote on 05/14/09 06:22:05 AM

Good grief! These are even worse than the four we had to vote on.

matt from MN

wrote on 05/14/09 06:11:36 AM

This is fantastic! I wish I would have seen the call for designs.

Harry

wrote on 05/14/09 05:50:23 AM

Well...I must say that a number of these are certainly worthy of consideration. The state appears to have taken very little, if any, time consulting with ANYONE about the designs that they proposed. It seems that they gave their staff about an hour to come up with a design. Personally, I think that they should have taken it to the PEOPLE that will be USING these and see what they could come up with. CLEARLY with what is presented here there are MANY good people out there that came up with some FANTASTIC ideas!!!! Now folks need to lobby their senators to get those crummy plates off and get some decent ones up there for folks to choose from!!!!

abby packett

wrote on 05/14/09 05:20:03 AM

I wish we could actually buy a few of these other than the meh ones offered, i dont understand why our state is so boaring on license plates when so many other states are so much more creative...

Greg

wrote on 05/14/09 03:10:31 AM

this is CRAZY!!! All of these are better than the ones they suggested that we are voting on... How could we get the crap they sent us... many of these are WAY better....

Stephen

wrote on 05/14/09 02:41:51 AM

Louise Baker has the best one overall, hands down!!!!!!!!!

jnealf

wrote on 05/14/09 12:57:24 AM

I Like the Black Plate designed by Louise Baker, we think it is a very distinguished looking, and has a timeless design appeal. Maybe the words could be changed to something else or modified somewhat, but it beats any of the 4 proposed by the state already. My daughter really likes the Plate by Greta Bose