The winning entry from Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition led to a discussion on the symbolic nature of the UK's future passport, in this week's comments update.
Crestfallen: Ian Macfarlane's winning passport features a cover coloured with a gradient of the burgundy EU passport and the blue of the pre-EU British passport, bringing back the emotions surrounding the EU referendum result for some readers.
"Does the winner indicate that Brexit is actually heading towards a Republic, with the royal Coat of Arms being painted out" After all, it was supposed to be about 'taking back control'," asked Peter B.
"Every time you look at this you will think Brexit," stated Dave.
John Jacon felt there was an important design element required to represent the reality of the result: "The new English passport should be smaller than the EU's." "Well if Scotland goes, plus we get a united Ireland, the passport will be defunct anyway" pointed out Dezeen regular Mr Walnut Grey.
One reader was unfazed about the situation except for one detail:

Do you care if the design of the post-Brexit passport would remind you of the EU Referendum result" Have your say in our comment section ?

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