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  • WingerW Offline
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    Winger
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    #273

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="dogmeat" data-cid="513800" data-time="1441533215">
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    <p>That post but not for symbolism.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Its my first opportunity to see it other than a nicely presented airbrushed blowing in the morning breezes piece of artwork.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I really like its simplicity and that one side is red/white/black our Maori heritage and the other red/white/blue our British.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>But in TR's representation it looks a bit meh.</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>But its comparing a flag on paper (computer screen) to a great picture or photo's</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>So of course it comes off second best. But flags are best outside surrounded by nature or even human creations. And then the red peak looks great</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bec618b4cf053091261e3d7813eb1292f80cf379/0_0_3000_1801/master/3000.jpg?w=700&q=85&auto=format&sharp=10&s=3d8c9e89bdc6377117a188506ab8ddd3" alt="3000.jpg?w=700&q=85&auto=format&sharp=10"></p>

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    <p>Heres the panel, obvious lack of lesbian  green voting dolphin midwife  but other than that its a decent cross section of people . I'm not sure why it has to be made up of graphic designers but I reckon the ceo of Saatchi and Saatchi would have a decent idea of designs that work as would a flag historian. As TR has pointed out scratch the surface of a lot of peoples objections to the flag and Keys name comes up pretty quickly, it speaks volumes about them that they would waste an opportunity like this to have a childish crack at Key. If the red peak meant so much to them why didn't they start their hash tags etc before the final four were picked? I see Andrew Little has got behind the red peak as well now and the designer says he's never seen so many people get behind a new form of New Zealnd identity. Really ? How often does something like this happen? Oh and he said this from Melbourne where he lives........<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/growing-support-for-red-peak-flag-design-2015090516 '>https://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/growing-support-for-red-peak-flag-design-2015090516 </a></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong>Nicky Bell – CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand and board director, Auckland<br><br>
    Peter Chin, CNZM – Former Mayor of Dunedin, director and trustee, Dunedin<br><br>
    Julie Christie, ONZM – Director of Julie Christie Inc. and board member, Auckland<br><br>
    Rod Drury – CEO of Xero and technology entrepreneur, Havelock North<br><br>
    Beatrice Faumuina, ONZM – Olympian, Commonwealth gold medallist, ASB Head of Talent & People Strategy, board member and trustee, Waitakere<br><br>
    Lt Gen (Rtd) Rhys Jones, CNZM – Former Chief of NZ Defence Force, Wellington<br><br>
    Stephen Jones – Invercargill Youth Councillor, Invercargill <br><br>
    Sir Brian Lochore, ONZ, KNZM, OBE – Former All Blacks captain, coach and administrator, Masterton<br><br>
    Malcolm Mulholland – Academic and flag historian, Palmerston North<br><br>
    Hana O’Regan – Academic, Maori Flag Consideration Panel members announcedstudies and te reo Maori, Christchurch</strong></p>

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  • dogmeatD Offline
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    #275

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Winger" data-cid="513807" data-time="1441533871">
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    <p>But its comparing a flag on paper (computer screen) to a great picture or photo's</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>So of course it comes off second best. But flags are best outside surrounded by nature or even human creations. And then the red peak looks great</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Yeah but we havent had the opportunity to see the others have an ad agency make-over so the on paper comparison is the only fair one</p>

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  • WingerW Offline
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    <p>Here's another recent flag  :good1:</p>
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    <p>This works as well the red peak flag. The black fern could still be used for sports events</p>
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    <p><img src="http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4821426-3x4-700x933.jpg" alt="4821426-3x4-700x933.jpg"></p>

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  • WingerW Offline
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="dogmeat" data-cid="513810" data-time="1441534549">
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    <p>Yeah but we havent had the opportunity to see the others have an ad agency make-over so the on paper comparison is the only fair one</p>
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    <p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/PskZRHO.png" alt="PskZRHO.png"></p>

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  • canefanC Offline
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    #278

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Winger" data-cid="513812" data-time="1441535009"><p>Here's another recent flag  :good1:<br>
     <br>
    This works as well the red peak flag. The black fern could still be used for sports events<br>
     <br><img src="http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4821426-3x4-700x933.jpg" alt="4821426-3x4-700x933.jpg"></p></blockquote>I wonder how SA arrived at their design? It is a total departure from the old, a bold statement. It didn't take long to become iconic either

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  • dogmeatD Offline
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    #279

    <p>Thanks Winger  You sort of make my point, Red Peak IMO looks far less impressive there</p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    <p>Dogmeat which one do you think you'll vote for?</p>

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  • WingerW Offline
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    Winger
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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="513822" data-time="1441536400">
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    <p>Dogmeat which one do you think you'll vote for?</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>With the red peak as an option</p>

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  • canefanC Offline
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    #282

    If they stick to their guns and keep the four flags I think I will vote for status quo

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="513799" data-time="1441533194">
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    <p>So how do they have a better idea of what NZers want though? What if the best graphic designer in NZ was a German, or French, or American?<br>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>From memory, when Hunterwasser designed his flag back in the early 1980s, he (an Austrian) was careful to offer it merely as a suggestion, he didn't expect his flag to be flown, he merely wanted to inject an idea into mainstream Kiwi thought that, hey, you really should identify yourself with a signature flag, and was careful to suggest it should be designed by a Kiwi. I would prefer the design not get outsourced, it should be home-grown. </p>

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    #284

    <p>I like the red peak, yet it looks more like a corporate trail marker or a boy-scout banner (someone else mentioned road marker) than it does an emblematic national flag. What makes it work is that it has perfect triangles and the composition (weight) is balanced. It doesn't need to be modified. But I can't say I love it.</p>

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  • WingerW Offline
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    Winger
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    #285

    <p>This looks great</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COPMZLGUEAAkkV6.jpg" alt="COPMZLGUEAAkkV6.jpg"></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>

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  • Baron Silas GreenbackB Offline
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    Baron Silas Greenback
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    #286

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Winger" data-cid="513798" data-time="1441533134">
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    <p>Actual designers or graphic artists</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Rather than ex ABs etc. Like AB coaches have actual rugby coaching experience rather than graphical design experience</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Actual designers? Are we not we all designers? What qualification do you require to make you a designer? I could start a design business tomorrow. I did a graphic design paper at Uni.. does that make me a graphics designer? I hope not, because that course was a complete joke, a 3rd year paper that wanked on about inane bullshit and then gave A's out like candy.</p>

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  • Baron Silas GreenbackB Offline
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    #287

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Winger" data-cid="513874" data-time="1441573114">
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    <p>This looks great</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COPMZLGUEAAkkV6.jpg" alt="COPMZLGUEAAkkV6.jpg"></p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>I dont like it.</p>

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  • Chris B.C Offline
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    #288

    <p><img src="http://www.patchprint.co.nz/uploaded_images/NZ-Made-logo-716836.jpg" alt="NZ-Made-logo-716836.jpg"></p>

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  • canefanC Offline
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    #289

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="red terror" data-cid="513846" data-time="1441551415">
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    <p>I like the red peak, yet it looks more like a corporate trail marker or a boy-scout banner (someone else mentioned road marker) than it does an emblematic national flag. What makes it work is that it has perfect triangles and the composition (weight) is balanced. It doesn't need to be modified. But I can't say I love it.</p>
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    <p>I don't think it will be loved straight off.  But its been pointed out earlier that the Canadian flag by example was not universally liked, in fact there were many that hated it.  Yet it is iconic now, and loved</p>

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  • Rancid SchnitzelR Offline
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    #290

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Winger" data-cid="513874" data-time="1441573114"><p>
    This looks great<br><br><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COPMZLGUEAAkkV6.jpg" alt="COPMZLGUEAAkkV6.jpg"></p></blockquote>
    <br>
    Yes, if NZ was the name of a company that makes mountaineering equipment.

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    #291

    <p>So no one wants anything that looks like it may be a 'logo'. Fair enough, that just leaves traditional style bands of colours and I have the perfect solution...</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/it_rom98.gif" alt="it_rom98.gif"></p>

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  • jeggaJ Offline
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    #292

    I don't have any specific objections to that . Job done,cheers Crucial .<br><br>
    Edit no specific objections apart from us looking like a nation of counties supporters.

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