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Monday, 26 January 1998 11:18 |
Many months ago, when I needed to reproduce the Australian flag on a web page, I saw a problem. The "problem" was with the medium, not the flag. Two of my clip art collections differed in their depiction of the flag (neither was accurate) and I didn't like the way the stars were distorted when reduced to the desired size.
While driving to work, I was often held up at the traffic lights where the West Gate Freeway joins Kingsway. Directly opposite the Shell service station is a small business that meant well when it proudly displayed an "Australian" flag on its hoarding, but had grossly exceeded the bounds of artistic licence -- every element in that flag was the wrong shape or size. [That business has closed and the flag has gone, thank goodness. 4/01]
Sometimes, when I ate at my local RSL club, I wondered why the Australian flag on its restaurant's chalkboard menu was allowed to get away with a rendition that differs markedly from a real flag on display across the room. [Now fixed. 1/99]
Like many Aussies, a new flag was not high on my list of priorities, but the growing interest in this subject caught my attention. If we are going to change it, then I'd like to offer another point of view. |
