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homeowner 39 22.41%
renter 69 39.66%
stupid peace of poo poo 66 37.93%
Total: 174 votes
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truther
Oct 22, 2008

ASK ME ABOUT THE BEARS

Displeased Moo Cow posted:

As a white, cis, NEW ZEALAND man...

The worst.

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Chalupa Joe
Mar 4, 2007

WarpedNaba posted:

Jokes on the crypto-fascists, we've already got a little Te Reo on our banknotes.

The new "these totally don't look like Canadian dollars you guys" notes which are entering circulation soon have a little bit more Te Reo on them, I wonder if anyone's told the numpties yet.

Ratios and Tendency
Apr 23, 2010

:swoon: MURALI :swoon:


The flag long list of 40 is out and they're bad.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1508/S00107/long-list-of-40-potential-flag-designs-announced.htm

cptn_dr
Sep 7, 2011

Seven for beauty that blossoms and dies


No hammer and sickle, no dice.

Moongrave
Jun 19, 2004

Finally Living Rent Free

Every single one of those looks like some poo poo a nerdy little bitch-rear end designer would fart out of his overpriced Mac while taking about brand synergy

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



I love how shallow the designer pool is to the point where multiple designers have multiple flags on the shortlist because the committee couldn't even decide whether they liked the black or the lovely blue one better.

voiceless anal fricative
May 6, 2007


some of them are ok

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.
I like 4 of them a bit, which means they definitely won't be selected by cabinet. Most of them def have that throw everything ~kiwiana~ at it look. Crowdsourcing this kind of thing is dumb af.

BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:

Every single one of those looks like some poo poo a nerdy little bitch-rear end designer would fart out of his overpriced Mac while taking about brand synergy

the real problem is lack of design

Somfin
Oct 25, 2010

In my🦚 experience🛠️ the big things🌑 don't teach you anything🤷‍♀️.

Nap Ghost

Ghostlight posted:

I love how shallow the designer pool is to the point where multiple designers have multiple flags on the shortlist because the committee couldn't even decide whether they liked the black or the lovely blue one better.

I love that there are multiple pairs of flags you could be talking about there

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.


they didn't even pre-check the top 40 for IP violations, for example the nzte logo on #17

Kathleen
Feb 26, 2013

Grimey Drawer
i like "The Seven Stars of Matariki".

spanky the dolphin
Sep 3, 2006

I feel like it could be a bad idea but I have one in there. The modern hundertwasser.

Be gentle, kiwigoons.

bobbilljim
May 29, 2013

this christmas feels like the very first christmas to me
:shittydog::shittydog::shittydog:
don't worry, no one actually gives a poo poo about the flag

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.
well i'll be voting for Silver Fern (Green)

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



spanky the dolphin posted:

I feel like it could be a bad idea but I have one in there. The modern hundertwasser.

Be gentle, kiwigoons.
It's a nice koru but I think the white overpowers the green in establishing the primary element. It's a good green though - beats the poo poo out of Moving Forward and NZ One. I'm guessing you only submitted that one colour combination though.

focal ischemia posted:

i like "The Seven Stars of Matariki".
I do too, but jesus gently caress trying to draw those stars in the correct place. Also I'm sick of those british stars - the abstracted ones of Tukutuku are really nice, shame about that grey though.


I think my least favourite is New Southern Cross because the only thing it does beyond simply cropping out the Union Jack element is gently caress up the essential spacing of the stars in the Southern Cross.

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Displeased Moo Cow posted:

As a white NEW ZEALAND man...

as a white new zealander i had $400 of parking fines waived. i thnk they saw we were white and didnt deserve them. thanks christchurch lovely counciol

Moongrave
Jun 19, 2004

Finally Living Rent Free
What if we just had a black flag with nothing on it, to show the empty, vacuous space inside our population's minds?

xiw
Sep 25, 2011

i wake up at night
night action madness nightmares
maybe i am scum

Cpig Haiku contest 2020 winner
The John Stringer / Colin Craig cagematch continues

https://conzervative.wordpress.com/...he-10-aug-2015/

Of all the people I loathe in NZ politics, John Stringer is the *dumbest*. There are nastier, there are weirder, there are sleazier, but Stringer is just the dumbest sack of hammers around.

WarpedNaba
Feb 8, 2012

Being social makes me swell!

BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:

What if we just had a black flag with nothing on it, to show the empty, vacuous space inside our population's minds?

All it takes is the seal of Muhammad and suddenly the Yanks will find oil in the Manawatu.

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:

What if we just had a black flag with nothing on it, to show the empty, vacuous space inside our population's minds?

a dark dark black to mega death black ghradietn

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:

What if we just had a black flag with nothing on it, to show the empty, vacuous space inside our population's minds?
Sorry Barons, but it didn't make the final forty footie.

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:

What if we just had a black flag with nothing on it, to show the empty, vacuous space inside our population's minds?

Butt Wizard
Nov 3, 2005

It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.
I will vote for the Matariki ones if we change our national anthem to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MFlHGP0VAc

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

ledge
Jun 10, 2003

The flags in the first three columns are the worst.

The ones in the second three columns, they're the worst too.

Big Bad Beetleborg
Apr 8, 2007

Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle.

How did that second triangle one get through? It's not even in the right aspect ratio despite being "designed" by 4 people.

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.
I think 2:1 was preferred but not mandatory? A couple of other ones look 2:3 as well.

these are the good ones, koru/fern + stars = trash :colbert:

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



The fifth column is the best group.



Is this the signal we've been awaiting?

Slavvy
Dec 11, 2012

Almost all of those look indescribably awful. I like the ones that look like sports logos because I imagine sponsor decals stuck all over them.

The SUPERCHEAP AUTO Unity Fern

Somfin
Oct 25, 2010

In my🦚 experience🛠️ the big things🌑 don't teach you anything🤷‍♀️.

Nap Ghost

Why are colour variants considered separate designs? Surely recolours are the easiest loving thing to do?

WarpedNaba
Feb 8, 2012

Being social makes me swell!

Somfin posted:

Why are colour variants considered separate designs? Surely recolours are the easiest loving thing to do?

The colours are symbolic and have special, unique meanings, man. And their chakras are aligned to give us the most mana!

God, it's like you've never stepped foot in Wellington.

oohhboy
Jun 8, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Everyone expect for the one with the bastardised Union Jack could be mistaken for a corporate logo. If they wanted to sabotage this, I don't think they could have done a better job.

Somfin
Oct 25, 2010

In my🦚 experience🛠️ the big things🌑 don't teach you anything🤷‍♀️.

Nap Ghost

WarpedNaba posted:

The colours are symbolic and have special, unique meanings, man. And their chakras are aligned to give us the most mana!

God, it's like you've never stepped foot in Wellington.

The blue, or if you prefer, the black, symbolises the ocean and/or the night sky, in which the Northern Cross stars are either reflected or hung...

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Good thing no one is being distracted away from other issues by this flag debate.

ledge
Jun 10, 2003

We've fallen for their cunning plan.

:smithicide:

NZAmoeba
Feb 14, 2005

It turns out it's MAN!
Hair Elf

Varkk posted:

Good thing no one is being distracted away from other issues by this flag debate.

The other Big Issue is JK Good Bloke's surprise birthday party!



not a cult

voiceless anal fricative
May 6, 2007

A bunch were designed by advertising firms, so its not wonder some look like corporate logos.

What better flag for John Key to make his legacy with than a corporate logo designed by an ad agency?

puchu
Sep 20, 2004

hiya~
They all look like poo poo for faggots

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

Lancelot
May 23, 2006

Fun Shoe

puchu posted:

They all look like poo poo for faggots

can you not

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SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
I actually quite like rugby (surprise!) but I'm going to be really pissed off if we end up with a sports logo as our national flag. The committee obviously really like the silver fern, but its association with the ABs is too strong; it just doesn't belong there. Like, the NY Yankees have a nice logo, but I think the Americans wouldn't be happy if it replaced the stars and stripes.

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