I’ve taken every plate in the USA — one from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, the five US overseas territories, and special plates used by the Federal Government, and sorted them according to my preferences, ranking on originality of design, technical execution, and quality of the concept. I’ve also awarded bonus points for some which I think are particularly fun.

  • @[email protected]
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    325 days ago

    This ranks California’s 10/10 design near the bottom and Texas’ 9.5/10 design way too low.

    The blobby multicolored designs ranked highly here don’t look good on an actual car.

      • @[email protected]
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        125 days ago

        OP are you the author? I disagree with your rankings but enjoyed your commentary. You have good insights into intra-state social dynamics too. Thanks for posting.

        • @ElfWordOP
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          125 days ago

          Nope, not the author. 🙂 Just thought it was interesting. Trying to post more here to get the sub more active.

  • @impudentmortal
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    125 days ago

    OP is making the classic mistake of form over function. The colorful backgrounds of the top license plates look nice in photos but they make it more difficult to read a license plate number on a moving vehicle.

    Since design should take function into consideration, I think some of the more esthetically pleasing plates, at least according to OP, would be considered to have poor design.

    Sure the plain plates are a little boring but I’d rather have a boring, easily legible plate than a pretty, indecipherable one any day.

    • @ElfWordOP
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      225 days ago

      I’m not the author. 🙂 Just posting interesting stuff to try and get this sub more active.

      • @impudentmortal
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        125 days ago

        Fair enough. This community has been quiet

  • @RizzRustbolt
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    125 days ago

    Wrong.

    Missouri plates look like ass. They shouldn’t even make the list.