It's way too late to change things now, but if you think about, it shouldn't green and white be swapped in terms of flying creatures? Green represents nature and nature has evolved lots of flying animals. Whereas white is the color mostly associated with humans and other "civilized" species who cannot fly (without artificial aid.) Also, I miss Scryb Sprites.

Of the two “creature colors”, the one with weenies needs flying much more than the one with giant beasts.

In your podcast on creatures you mentioned you played w/u weenie back when people thought it was silly to play creatures. What creatures did you use back then?

It was Green/Blue not White/Blue. I played lots of one drops like Llanowar Elves, Birds of Paradise, Scryb Sprites, Flying Men. I also play Mishra’s Workshops which cost less than 1 (although cost 1 to turn it into a creature).

I mean, 2/3 of the bug wedge is not green, and given Sultai is centered in blue, faeries are a fine fit flavorfully. They didn't fit the world this time, but uh, don't tell us people don't associate fairies with nature.

I said that mechanically fairies don’t work in green. Obviously people associate them with nature. That’s why Scryb Sprites was green in Alpha.

I know that Faeries are now primarily blue/black, from the original green Scryb Sprites, but is there a good post explaining the history of this evolution? When the discussion of moving them first took place?

They started in green, but green is supposed to be bad at flying and faeries fly.

There's Suntail Hawk and Lantern Kami. Then Flying Men. Then Scryb Sprites. Think we will ever get a french vanilla 1/1 flyer for B and R? (We came close with Nightshade Stinger and Goblin Balloon Brigade; I think we might get there eventually!)

Black has a chance (and even then not a great chance) but red is supposed to be horrible at flying with the only exception being dragons which are always far bigger than a 1/1.