New Illinois license plate design to be distributed January 2017
People all over from McHenry to Benton will be receiving a license plate with a new design this coming January.
The graphic design displays half of Abraham Lincoln’s face on the left side of the plate, which covers over the Chicago skyline, a windmill, and Springfield’s Capitol Dome. It was designed by the staff from the Secretary of State’s office.
The new design has attracted mixed opinions. Former president of the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association believes that the plate is just fine and among the most attractive plates offered across the nation. He is quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times as saying:
“The old plate, you had Lincoln’s face in the middle, getting walked on by letters and numerals, and now you have Lincoln’s face out of harm’s way on the left.”
However, Mike McQuade, a graphic designer who attempted to design a plate a couple years ago when taking part in the State Plates Project, was less complimentary about the design. Criticizing the number of elements now featured on it, he expressed an opinion that the new plate “isn’t an improvement at all”.
The new design, which spokesman Dave Druker describes as “fine-looking”, is expected to be used for some time. It represents the latest in a trend that began in the 1970s of introducing art to license plates.
The graphic design displays half of Abraham Lincoln’s face on the left side of the plate, which covers over the Chicago skyline, a windmill, and Springfield’s Capitol Dome. It was designed by the staff from the Secretary of State’s office.
The new design has attracted mixed opinions. Former president of the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association believes that the plate is just fine and among the most attractive plates offered across the nation. He is quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times as saying:
“The old plate, you had Lincoln’s face in the middle, getting walked on by letters and numerals, and now you have Lincoln’s face out of harm’s way on the left.”
However, Mike McQuade, a graphic designer who attempted to design a plate a couple years ago when taking part in the State Plates Project, was less complimentary about the design. Criticizing the number of elements now featured on it, he expressed an opinion that the new plate “isn’t an improvement at all”.
The new design, which spokesman Dave Druker describes as “fine-looking”, is expected to be used for some time. It represents the latest in a trend that began in the 1970s of introducing art to license plates.