Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
The second is a bit heavy on the black for my liking and the medal seems to be lost.
That is because the only place where the sand color appears like the original is in the small square where they intersect, but everywhere else the black interferes. In the first one, sand is the dominant color throughout and you preserve the look of the ribbon by not breaking it up so much.

You also evened out the width of the ribbon stripes in the second one, and I don't think that's nearly as appealing to the eye.

Regards,
Rex.