TBT: Southern Expat Redesigns Mississippi State Flag
In this week’s “Throwback Thursday / Where are they now?” segment, we hear from Micah Whitson, founder of a business that sells letterpress wall art for homes. Last year, he had the chance to redesign part of the Mississippi state flag!
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What It's About
This graphic designer put his own mark on Mississippi's history.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1769
Welcome to Throwback Thursday / “Where are they now?” where we take an in-depth look at someone who’s story has evolved considerably since we first featured them. Last week, we heard from Kyla Gardner, originally from Chicago but now living with her partner in Melbourne, Australia. She’s created passive income from a series of self-published nonfiction books (more like guides or handbooks). Today, in our latest feature, we’ll hear from Micah Whitson, founder of a business that sells letterpress wall art for homes. Last year, he got the chance to redesign part of the Mississippi state flag! He’s going to tell us more about that as well as what his current challenge is here in this update. Listen to today's episode to hear Micah's updates...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Micah for sharing his updates with us. Check out his website at TheOldTry.com.
- Learn more about Mississippi’s flag redesign process from Micah's story and from this New York Times article.
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