Borachio
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No! You don't say! Is that right? I never knew that!
Are you quite sure you're not making some kind of mistake?
Finally, your chance to redesign the flag of New Zealand
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No! You don't say! Is that right? I never knew that!
Are you quite sure you're not making some kind of mistake?
hobbsyoyo
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I really like this one.I found this online:
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However, I read somewhere that the *best* flags are easily drawn by a fifth grader or something. Which doesn't really have to do with childhood indoctrination, just that the average drawing skills possessed by most people are about in line with those of fifth graders.
And this flag is quite complicated.
Yeah, it's way too complicated, even though it's good looking from a design perspective. Maybe it's good for a national seal.
Also, I thought part of the point was to get rid of the Union Jack? I'd advocate for something that abandons the red-white-blue color scheme entirely, we have too many of those in the world already.
Also, I thought part of the point was to get rid of the Union Jack? I'd advocate for something that abandons the red-white-blue color scheme entirely, we have too many of those in the world already.
I found this online:
Spoiler :
I thought the same thing
Take away the stuff on top, and this could be the flag for the "special relationship" between America and Britain.
Oruc
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I found this online:
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That's supposed to be an Anglo-union flag it, it has a canadian maple leaf and the stripes and stars for Usa
Lohrenswald
世界的 bottom ranked physicist
Not enough Jamaica
That would make the Olympics even more depressing.
The thing about flags is that they're another form of heraldry. And the best designs are the simple ones, since those are the ones that can be most easily seen and discerned at a distance.
The white fern on the black background is simple, but elegant. I'm not sure if it would be in conflict with anything already registered, though.
That was one of the headaches we ran into, doing heraldry in the SCA - there were rules of tincture, RL rules governing certain charges that couldn't be used because of conflict or custom, and they couldn't be in conflict with anything previously registered (there are other rules about how similar two devices can be and still be considered different).
Marla_Singer
United in diversity
Having browsed the 17 pages, that one is I believe a good compromise:
https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging...flag-your-chance-to-decide/gallery/design/294
New Zealanders are quite attached to their craddle Brittania. So granted they lose the Union Jack, but the design isn't totally breaking from the existing one... so it may be better accepted.
https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging...flag-your-chance-to-decide/gallery/design/294
New Zealanders are quite attached to their craddle Brittania. So granted they lose the Union Jack, but the design isn't totally breaking from the existing one... so it may be better accepted.
azzaman333
meh
They should save themselves the trouble and just change it to the silverfern, it's the obvious choice.
Marla_Singer
United in diversity
I agree, that would be very easy to identify. However I'm wondering whether black is too harsh as a main colour. That's why I believe getting in some sort of compromise between the current existing flag and the silverfern (as the one I posted above) could probably federate more people. It would be less difficult to swallow for traditionalist and it would still strengthen the identity of New Zealand.
Borachio
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Nor South Africa. Or India, come to that.
If I'm being serious, I agree here. Work in the unofficial national symbol, but keep the color scheme for traditionalists.
