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The Number of Stars on the EU Flag Means Absolutely Nothing

This week, the United Kingdom votes on whether or not it will remain in the European Union. It’s being called the Brexit, which is just awful. But if the UK does leave, what happens to the stars on the EU flag? Nothing— because the number of stars means nothing. The idea that the stars represent…

Tech News Katharine Trendacosta Jun 20

New Zealand Will Keep Its Flag After All

The citizens of New Zealand have voted to keep its existing flag. The country has been involved in a ten-month long process to redesign it, but preliminary results from its national referendum show that the majority of voters chose to keep the existing design. According to the BBC, a total of 2,119,953 votes were cast…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 24

Village of Whitesboro Votes to Keep Racist Seal of White Man Strangling Native American Man

Yes, this is the official seal of Whitesboro, New York. And it will likely continue to be. According to Whitesboro’s mayor, the residents just voted 157-55 to keep using this symbol to represent themselves to the world. When the US finally decided to start taking down its more overt symbols of racism last year, Whitesboro’s…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jan 12

Here’s the Design That Could Replace New Zealand’s Flag

New Zealand is in the closing stages of replacing its colonial-era flag with something a little more modern. After rounds of voting only slightly less exciting than the GOP primary, we’re left with one design, which will go head-to-head with the current flag in March. The new design, officially known as Silver Fern, is the…

Tech News Chris Mills Dec 15

Are These The Ugliest City Flags on Earth?

Yesterday, New Zealand announced four finalists for its flag redesign contest, which got us thinking about which other places need new flags immediately. The answer was all cities, which tend to have really bad flags. So we asked you, our fair readers, to share the worst city flags to ever ascend a pole. As usual,…

Tech News Alissa Walker Sep 2

Which One of These Flags Should New Zealand Pick?

It’s down to four: These are the designs that will advance to the next round of New Zealand’s flag referendum. Now the public will rank these four designs in a November vote. But which fern will win? As you might remember New Zealand narrowed over 10,000 entries to40 contenders last month, and a panel of…

Tech News Alissa Walker Sep 1

Help Us Find the Ugliest City Flag

There sure has been a lot of discussion about flags lately. Flags that are appropriate to fly. Flags that need to be changed due to geopolitical shifts. Flags that represent pride. But most flags are actually horrible, from a design perspective. Specifically: Most city flags are essentially barf on fabric. Radio host Roman Mars is…

Tech News Alissa Walker Aug 31

Real Patriots Use a Flag Frame That Simulates it Blowing in the Wind

(Note: This article is best enjoyed with the Battle Hymn of the Republic playing in the background.) Does anything stir your inner-patriotism than seeing the old red, white, and blue blowing in the wind? Obviously not, so a couple of guys invented a flag frame that simulates that effect in your living room. To maximize…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 21

New Zealand’s New Flag Will Almost Definitely Have A Fern On It

In May New Zealand opened the floodgates for a crowdsourced design to replace its century-old flag that started flying when it was still a British colony. Today, the country has announced a “long list” of 40 finalists, and most of them include one of two motifs that both represent ferns. A jury of 12 New…

Tech News Alissa Walker Aug 10

WTF, People Are Combating Facebook’s Rainbow Avatars With American Flags

If your Facebook friend suddenly debuts an especially patriotic avatar this week, it might not be because they’re extra excited about the 4th of July. To combat all that gay in their timelines, some conservatives are calling for true Americans cover their profile photos with American flags instead. To counter the 26 million or so…

Social Media Alissa Walker Jun 30

How the confederate flag wasn’t really the national confederate flag

The confederate flag is a symbol of hatred and it’s nice that it’s going away. But CGP Grey examines in this video explainer how the confederate flag we know and hate wasn’t actually the national flag of the Confederate States of America. They had many national flags but the flag we’re banning was never it.…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 26

How the Rainbow Pride Flag Lost Its Pink and Turquoise Stripes

As people all over the US and the world celebrate the Supreme Court’s landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage, it seems like the whole internet is painted rainbow. There’s actually an interesting story behind the pride flag’s current colors. Most pride flags consist of six colors: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Yesterday in a…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jun 26

Amazon Will No Longer Sell Confederate Flag Merchandise

As other retailers dropped similar merchandise, sales of Confederate flag-themed stuff skyrocketed 3000% in 24 hours on Amazon. But Amazon is pulling Confederate flag-themed merchandise from its online stores, a spokesperson confirmed today. After a white gunman killed nine black people in a racially motivated shooting in Charleston, South Carolina last week, debate over banning…

Commerce Kate Knibbs Jun 23

Now Let’s Take Down the Confederate Flag That Flies Over Mississippi

Yesterday’s announcement that the Confederate flag will be removed from outside South Carolina’s state house is a good step forward for the country. But there are also plenty of other flags that should come down as well. For example, the Confederate battle flag is hidden in this state’s flag design. Can you find it? This…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 23

Walmart Is Pulling All Confederate Flag Merchandise From Shelves

The nation’s largest retailer announced today that it will no longer sell any products emblazoned with a Confederate flag. No more t-shirts, no more belt buckles, and no more actual Confederate flags. Walmart sold Confederate flags!? According to CNN, Walmart says it acquired the products “improperly”: We never want to offend anyone with the products…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 22

Will the Confederate Flag Ever Truly Go Away?

Before he shot nine black Americans at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, 21-year-old Dylann Roof posed for photos holding a symbol of racial hatred. The same symbol that’s worn on t-shirts, wrapped around beer coozies, intertwined with American pop culture. Even if the flag is removed from South Carolina’s capitol, as leaders called for…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 22

9 Designs That Could Finally Replace New Zealand’s Controversial Flag

When New Zealand first raised its current flag, the design deferred to its United Kingdom rulers and bore a striking resemblance to another British colony next door. 100 years later, New Zealand is a diverse, sovereign nation which would also very much like to visually differentiate itself from the Aussies. So New Zealand is looking…

Tech News Alissa Walker May 12

There Are Five Other Countries Hidden In This Norwegian Flag

This is either an incredibly simple or incredibly lazy ad, depending on your point of view. To try and demonstrate the number of locations that Norwegian Airlines flies to, M&C Saatchi hid the flags of five other countries in the Norwegian standard. Well, sort of. Red, white and blue are probably some of the most…

Tech News Chris Mills Jan 29

What Will Happen to the Union Jack If Scotland Votes for Independence?

Today, Scotland is holding a vote on independence—whether or not it should be a country separate from the United Kingdom. If the “ayes” have it, the decision could herald the break-up of Britain, which turns a political issue into a design issue: What will happen to the Union Jack? This post originally appeared on the…

Tech News Quentin Newark Sep 18

48 American Flags That Came Before Today’s Stars and Stripes

Ah, Old Glory. A symbol of hard-won freedom that we honor by printing on $60 short shorts. It seems eternal, but it’s actually gone through dozens of revisions over the years. Would your beer kozies and bikinis have looked better if we’d stuck with the Bedford Militia Men’s flag of 1775? You be the judge.…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jul 3

flags

The Number of Stars on the EU Flag Means Absolutely Nothing

New Zealand Will Keep Its Flag After All

Village of Whitesboro Votes to Keep Racist Seal of White Man Strangling Native American Man

Here’s the Design That Could Replace New Zealand’s Flag

Are These The Ugliest City Flags on Earth?

Which One of These Flags Should New Zealand Pick?

Help Us Find the Ugliest City Flag

Real Patriots Use a Flag Frame That Simulates it Blowing in the Wind

New Zealand’s New Flag Will Almost Definitely Have A Fern On It

WTF, People Are Combating Facebook’s Rainbow Avatars With American Flags

How the confederate flag wasn’t really the national confederate flag

How the Rainbow Pride Flag Lost Its Pink and Turquoise Stripes

Amazon Will No Longer Sell Confederate Flag Merchandise

Now Let’s Take Down the Confederate Flag That Flies Over Mississippi

Walmart Is Pulling All Confederate Flag Merchandise From Shelves

Will the Confederate Flag Ever Truly Go Away?

9 Designs That Could Finally Replace New Zealand’s Controversial Flag

There Are Five Other Countries Hidden In This Norwegian Flag

What Will Happen to the Union Jack If Scotland Votes for Independence?

48 American Flags That Came Before Today’s Stars and Stripes

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