The Commerce Department wanted a state icon to complement North Dakota’s “Be Legendary” motto. It hired The Good Kids, a design studio in Bismarck, for about $23,000 to create the icon.

The North Dakota Department of Commerce asked for bids to design the state icon, Coleman said. Four companies submitted proposals, and The Good Kids, a design studio in Bismarck, won with a bid of ...

Alaska's state motto is "North to the Future," chosen in 1967 during the Alaska Purchase Centennial to represent "Alaska as a land of promise." ... One and Inseparable" is North Dakota's state motto.

The Commerce Department wanted a state icon to complement North Dakota’s “Be Legendary” motto. It hired The Good Kids , a design studio in Bismarck, for about $23,000 to create the icon ...