Re. your point “Most flags designs have a 1:2 ratio.”
Not sure this is true, from Wikipedia:
The ratios used most commonly are 2:3, used by 87 of 195 sovereign states, and 1:2, used by 54 sovereign states. 3:5 is also very common (eg. Germany, Bulgaria), which is what proportion Silver Ferm B&W probably is. It seems unfair…
Great stuff Kat. It’s pretty obvious the fern is the most desired symbol due to the All Blacks, & the success & international respect they garner. Not at all surprised many kiwis would be proud to identify with it, & the team people love.
But that’s no reason to stick it on a flag… & I do wonder how people would feel if …
Great analysis Craig — and the result is exactly the same as my intuitively arrived at voting intention.
Just one quibble — where it it written that all flags must be 1:2 ratio? The Flag Consideration Panel suggested that 2:3 and Golden Mean were also standard — and they allowed other shapes. The official Swiss flag is…
One more note on context — there’s a common context flags can appear on that you haven’t covered, and that’s appearing on paper or other white backgrounds. Scroll up to the large images near the top of this article and you can see that both the koru and the black and white fern would need an outline to convey their rectangular shape. Red peak also…
What a load of crap. This is just blatant bias under the guise of ‘fair’ comparison.
Lets look at a few issues with your run down…
Colour:
So we’re looking at colour. Just colour. So when two flags both use the same four colours, you can’t give them different scores. The…
First: the total cost of replacing the current flag is unknowable. Every single government department and organisation, including every private business that uses the flag in any part of their collateral will need to change all of their collateral across print, digital, signage and whatever else to match the new flag. Especially for businesses…
