Monopoly Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Have you seen it ..... http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/ph/olympics_p.html What a crap..my kids could have done better...whats wrong with the people picking something like that Why do they pay somebody a fortune to come up with something like that...just make a completion for the ordinary people with a prize for the winner..you get better stuff and same a fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bart of Darkness Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Godawful tripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenai Brown Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Speechless.... Comments by actual human beings... "This is the vision at the very heart of our brand," said London 2012 organising committee chairman Seb Coe. It will define the venues we build and the Games we hold and act as a reminder of our promise to use the Olympic spirit to inspire everyone and reach out to young people around the world. "It is an invitation to take part and be involved. "We will host a Games where everyone is invited to join in because they are inspired by the Games to either take part in the many sports, cultural, educational and community events leading up to 2012 or they will be inspired to achieve personal goals." Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "We want London 2012 not just to be about elite sporting success. "When people see the new brand, we want them to be inspired to make a positive change in their life. "London 2012 will be a great sporting summer but will also allow Britain to showcase itself to the world." Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell said: "This is an iconic brand that sums up what London 2012 is all about - an inclusive, welcoming and diverse Games that involves the whole country. "It takes our values to the world beyond our shores, acting both as an invitation and an inspiration. Claire Stocks, Interactive editor, Olympic sports "This is not just a marketing logo, but a symbol that will become familiar, instantly recognisable and associated with our Games in so many ways during the next five years." ..... speechless...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancypants Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Godawful tripe. It is rare that I encounter such a sweeping consensus as I have already found in respect to this hideous thing - which cost £400,000 by the way. This logo is perfect really, it captures and epitomises the ugly largesse that characterises the whole project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cells Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 hahhahahaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Already posted this about an hour ago, but the thread was deleted for some reason.. somewhat off topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pindar Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Scintillatingly fitting for the cesspool of greed, vice and inequality that London has become. Was this conjured up by a drunken Merv King , using MS Paint on his laptop on the train on his way back from the last MPC meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenai Brown Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 It looks like a "shattered window" of opportunity for a decent logo. I agree with the above. It represents perfectly the legacy of the upcoming games.... a god-awful mess. Pathetic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 look what they saying on the bbc - 'lisa simpson giving head' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Peter Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 It looks like a "shattered window" of opportunity for a decent logo. I agree with the above. It represents perfectly the legacy of the upcoming games.... a god-awful mess. Pathetic.... I think that it looks like something (a runner?) collapsing or falling over, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monopoly Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 I know it is off topic..by the way..what do you think will the Olympics do to the Housing crash......( bringing it back to the topic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Hatred Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Posted this to the BBC: This is the very, very worst thing that they could have come up with. It's totally unrecognisable, says nothing at all of either Britain or the Games, will look ridiculous on merchandise, and will no doubt be seen as an embarrassment in years to come. And how is it "interactive"? Does it make a noise if I press it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Normally I have no patience for the cynicism that some people have about the London Olypmics, but that logo is a complete dog's breakfast. I can't believe they couldn't chose something with a bit of style... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cogs Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Have you seen it ..... http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/ph/olympics_p.html What a crap..my kids could have done better...whats wrong with the people picking something like that Why do they pay somebody a fortune to come up with something like that...just make a completion for the ordinary people with a prize for the winner..you get better stuff and same a fortune I was prepared to try and like it. "Branding" always costs stupid money but sometimes they get it right with an iconic design. It isn't even remotely clear what the logo represents and the overall message it sends (to me) is puzzlingly that the London Olympics are going to be held in Tokyo in the late 1980s/early 1990s. And why does it say "20R" anyway? Terrible piece of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudoBear Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Good grief, that is diabolical. Not just an abysmal design, but horrendous colour scheme as well. I can't believe this was chosen, were there no other entries? I know some of the best ideas start on the back of a fag packet, but this is shameful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me me me Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Ok maybe this is a bit much but the 0 and the 2 underneath it look like a person crouching slightly noshing on the thing opposite? Blears Shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Interesting and highly symbolic. Let's see, we have a strong purply-pink colour which represents a certain "minority", a broken zig zag that looks like a swastika someone broke in two, a general sense of Picasso-ish confusion and disharmony which must represent the unwinding miracle economy, and a sense of inequality between left and right sides which must represent the divided and unequal state of the nation. Overall, about as talented as our entry in the Eurovision which I haven't watched since Abba won it in 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzMosiz Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 look what they saying on the bbc - 'lisa simpson giving head' Looks more like Maggie!!! Sick !!! :angry: Overall, about as talented as our entry in the Eurovision which I haven't watched since Abba won it in 1968. 1974 actually!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Someone on the BBC comments page wrote that it looks like Lisa Simpson doing something rude - and it does!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me me me Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Interesting and highly symbolic. Let's see, we have a strong purply-pink colour which represents a certain "minority", a broken zig zag that looks like a swastika someone broke in two, a general sense of Picasso-ish confusion and disharmony which must represent the unwinding miracle economy, and a sense of inequality between left and right sides which must represent the divided and unequal state of the nation.Overall, about as talented as our entry in the Eurovision which I haven't watched since Abba won it in 1968. I started a thread off topic which echoes your observations exactly Oldlympdics Pink which greedy bi lefty packed lunch watcher decided on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedebtisreal Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I've said it before and I will say it again. The olympic regeneration will be the epicentre of the London Housing Crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I know it is off topic..by the way..what do you think will the Olympics do to the Housing crash......( bringing it back to the topic) Some think the Olympics might save London from Great Crash 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillill Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 [thanks to spank_daley on popbitch] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash 2005 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I know it is off topic..by the way..what do you think will the Olympics do to the Housing crash......( bringing it back to the topic) It might well be off topic, but in my opinion it is nice to have a few off topic important or funny news items to laugh at once in while as break, whilst browsing the rest of this discussion forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliemouse Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 It is not a good logo at all. It looks jaged and agressive, has odd proportions which grate on the mind when you first see it. Its dose not take any recognisable form and is unnatural in shape and design. Pink? what?. Its not united its disjointed. Its simpleton rubish like the previouse post by stillill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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