Design Briefs

Open briefs for a possible republic.

Briefs organised into families: original New Republican Standards, Union Interventions that critique the existing flag, and movement studies to learn from. Pick one — it becomes the brief for your next proposal.

Brief № 01No heraldry

NewOriginal

Design an original flag that does not use Union Flag geometry.

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Brief № 02Memory test

NewCivic

Design a flag that says where power comes from, not who it belongs to.

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Brief № 03Two colours

NewMinimal

Design a flag using only two or three colours and one simple shape.

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Brief № 04Memory test

NewMemorable

Design a flag that could be drawn from memory.

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Brief № 05B&W safe

NewDistance

Design a flag whose meaning survives a black-and-white photocopy.

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Brief № 06Pole + badge

NewCivic

Design a flag for public assembly rather than parade.

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Brief № 07Memory test

NewConstitutional

Design a flag that names what comes after monarchy, not just rejects it.

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Brief № 08Pole + badge

NewConstitutional

Design a flag that would work outside a town hall.

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Brief № 09No heraldry

NewModern

Design a flag that feels modern without becoming a logo.

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Brief № 10No heraldry

NewLandscape

Design a flag rooted in landscape rather than heraldry.

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