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11/08/2015

Now here's something of interest...

"The government of New Zealand is crowdsourcing designs for the country’s next flag and has published a longlist of proposals.

New Zealand is considering replacing its existing flag design, which was adopted in 1902, and next year the country will hold a referendum where citizens will be asked to chose between the current design and a new one.

The current New Zealand flagThe current New Zealand flag
To choose this new design, the New Zealand government opened up a public completion earlier this year, with residents invited to design their own proposals for the next New Zealand flag.

A total of 10,292 designs were submitted. A number of “joke” designs were submitted, including a bicycle rider rendered in MS Paint and a kiwi bird shooting lasers from its eyes.

For the longlist, the selection panel has chosen 40 of the more conservative designs. Several feature New Zealand national symbols, including the silver fern, the Southern Cross constellation and the spiral Koru shape.

The selection panel features a number of people from different walks of life, including an advertising executive, a tech entrepreneur and a former All Black rugby player.

It was criticised for not featuring any professional designers and in response says it has worked with design experts – as well as cultural and flag experts – to select the shortlist.

A shortlist of four designs from the longlist will be published next month. These four designs will then be put to a public vote and the winner will go up against the current New Zealand flag design in a second referendum to decide which design should be used.

The New Zealand government says that if a new design is chosen then it could start to be flown as early as next year. It says the estimated cost of a flag-replacement project would be $25.7 million (£11 million) over two years."

Source: Design Week (11/08/15)

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It's time to dig deep and muster a real sense of community spirit if you want to save Plymouth Albion. Please click on this link and share it far and wide.

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12/01/2015

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09/01/2015

It's almost the weekend......have a great one, whatever you're doing.

09/01/2015

There’s a real buzz in the office today. The studio is busy working on a new brand identity for a healthcare client, new-style adverts for a retailer and a new-look fireproof advert. Meanwhile the words team are preparing to deliver a Twitter training session, planning an AGM, helping a client launch a new service and drafting a job creation news release. If anyone wants to make a brew - mine's white no sugar!

08/01/2015

I would love to see Facebook and Twitter filled with free speech quotes today. Yesterday's, and today's, events in Paris are inexcusable. This quote reminds me (Emma) of my father. They are wise words indeed:

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me

07/01/2015

In 2015 can we please ask everyone to learn the difference between it's and its. I cannot believe how many 'writers' and fellow PRs confuse the two.
It's is always short for it is
Its means 'belonging to it'. It is a possessive pronoun like his or hers.

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