Workshop Australian Flag

[Dank Academy]

+1 for the Golden Wattle Flag. It's bloody gorgeous.
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Couldn't agree more, but would love to see the wattle pieces designed more intricately by an indigenous artist; in a world of flags full of lines/stripes and stars it would be so unique and Australian.

 

[Fizzler]

This is when I'm going to be political. We have had the Australian flag since federation therefore I believe we need to keep the flag. we need to keep our nood to our foundered the British hence why we need to keep our current flag. For 117 years it's been our flag and we need to keep it. As for Australia Day, we need to keep the day because we are celebrating Australia being discovered by Captain James Cook not federation or just another random day. I respect the indigenous peoples views but we need just continue to celebrate our great country. We can't change history so what good will it do.

Heaps of Commonwealth countries have originally had flags with the Union Jack in the corner but remained in the commonwealth, two I can think of right now are Malta and Canada.

 

[Billy ray]

I wish all these designs would stop with the stars already. Stars are impossible to draw by kids. Thats the sniff test.

 

[goalieboy82]

 

[Spanna_]

Screw our colonial oppressors. The union jack has to go if we want to establish our own identity as a nation. Our flag should represent who we are- the current flag does not and should be changed.

 

[PAFC04]

I would of thought the colours of the Olympic rings would work well with the our diverse multiculturalism. John Bartholomew 1992 - winning design in Adelaide Advertiser flag competition shown below, but perhaps white flag replacing the Union Jack with the Aboriginal Flag with the stars as the colours of the rings to also represent the migrants who built the country.

 

[Fizzler]

Screw our colonial oppressors. The union jack has to go if we want to establish our own identity as a nation. Our flag should represent who we are- the current flag does not and should be changed.

This sounds like an issue I would get in NationStates.

 

[Andonis1997]

I would of thought the colours of the Olympic rings would work well with the our diverse multiculturalism. John Bartholomew 1992 - winning design in Adelaide Advertiser flag competition shown below, but perhaps white flag replacing the Union Jack with the Aboriginal Flag with the stars as the colours of the rings to also represent the migrants who built the country.

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(Welcome back, long time no see)
They mean well, but like the screenshot says, the designer of the Aboriginal flag does not want the flag used in any capacity for national use. Not even as a recolour or edit.

 

[hitthepost]

I wish all these designs would stop with the stars already. Stars are impossible to draw by kids. Thats the sniff test.

Its not that hard to draw a rough star. We want kids to be able to draw a decent version of it, not an exact replication.

 

[Klim]

It was funny a couple of pages ago now it's not.

 

[Andonis1997]

It was funny a couple of pages ago now it's not.

Lighten up, sourpuss. Stop trying to get likes by degrading harmless posts.

 

[Klim]

Lighten up, sourpuss. Stop trying to get likes by degrading harmless posts.

You've taken this the wrong way. This discussion is actually interesting as I have no 'established' knowledge and would like to read what the opinions are of posters who are fairly knowledgeable.

 

[Fizzler]

My favourite design is the Golden Wattle, it's probably the only flag I've seen that can use only green and gold in a good way.
This link has a few slides that show that it follows the five basic principles of flag design (which are linked within this link)
http://www.goldenwattleflag.com/#simplicitydesign

 

[Barrybran]

My favourite design is the Golden Wattle, it's probably the only flag I've seen that can use only green and gold in a good way.
This link has a few slides that show that it follows the five basic principles of flag design (which are linked within this link)
http://www.goldenwattleflag.com/#simplicitydesign

The website doesn't do much to support the design but it is genuinely brilliant.

 

[just_kick_it]

Heres my crack at it. I used the Canadian flag as a bit of inspiration where theyve got the Maple Leaf I used the Commonwealth Star dunno if the colours work together that well in my design. Then I had a crack at bringing it to life doesnt look that good but its only the second time Ive done it.

 

[Lagooner]

+1 for the Golden Wattle Flag. It's bloody gorgeous.
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This is the best one by far.

 

[magpienato]

I wish all these designs would stop with the stars already. Stars are impossible to draw by kids. Thats the sniff test.

Maybe we should add how to draw a star to the curriculum then:

 

[magpienato]

Here's my go, incorporates the southern cross and the wattle into a contrasting design.

 

[magpienato]

And to make this thread still relevant to footy graphic design... here's my Clash Australia flag:

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

holy shit...

 

[magpienato]

holy shit...

Is that a "holy shit that's good" or a "holy shit I need to wash my eyes"?

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Is that a "holy shit that's good" or a "holy shit I need to wash my eyes"?

best thing ever

 

[fancyscum]

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Here's my go, incorporates the southern cross and the wattle into a contrasting design.

The wattle is strong enough on its own, doesn't need anything else.

 

[Billy ray]

Maybe we should add how to draw a star to the curriculum then:
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Draw without lines in middle or using and eraser to remove central lines

 

[Billy ray]

The southern cross is uniquely australian