London 2012 Olympic Logo

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:46 am

Oh Dear.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:55 am

you mean, you're not proud of this

?

chrisoff · Post by **chrisoff** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:15 am

As someone pointed out elsewhere it looks like Lisa Simpson giving Bart some, er, special attention.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:19 am

chrisoff wrote:As someone pointed out elsewhere it looks like Lisa Simpson giving Bart some, er, special attention.

Ow GAWD, I'll never watch TV again..!!!!

daveboling · Post by **daveboling** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:12 am

Is this not a direct copy of the 1906 San Francisco Olympics logo showing the city's skyline after the quake?

hathair_bláth · Post by **hathair_bláth** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:59 am

I don't get why they couldn't keep the candidate city logo. That one was a thousand times better.

I was reading earlier that there are petitions going around like crazy to get rid of it .

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:38 am

It's disgusting. I don't understand how that can pass for good today. I could maybe understand in the early 90's, most things were hideous like that. Seriously.

Roger O'Keeffe · Post by **Roger O'Keeffe** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:49 am

One sportsperson (could be one of either sex these days) kneeing the other in the groin. Pretty much reflects the competitive ethos as practised in professional sport - which includes the Olympics, which I mercifully won't be @r§€d to watch as nobody Irish has a hope in hell of doing well in them.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:19 am

There was an online petition to get it scrapped, whih was closed after 3 days when it was (apparently) clear that the thing is here to stay. There were nearly 50,000 signatures in that time.

I think the shape is hideous, the colours are hideous, so bright they make my eyes water, I have no idea way london is spelt with a small "l" and I will never buy anything with this brand on it. Seb Coe says this is "Everyone's Olympics" - so far everyone's united in their disgust at this logo, which btw cost the paying public $800,000.

However the Olympic Committee have covered their arses by saying the design will evolve over the next 5 years. Let's hope it evolves into something completely different.

johnkerr · Post by **johnkerr** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:42 am

The best bit about this logo is that it apparently causes epileptic siezures in some people who view it.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/20 ... 943486.htm

I don't know about you lot in the UK, but here in America it's a rare thing for a product paid for with taxpayer dollars to actually deliver MORE than promised. Methinks you should be counting your blessings with this, not complaining.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:22 pm

Martin Milner wrote:There was an online petition to get it scrapped, whih was closed after 3 days when it was (apparently) clear that the thing is here to stay. There were nearly 50,000 signatures in that time.

I think the shape is hideous, the colours are hideous, so bright they make my eyes water, I have no idea way london is spelt with a small "l" and I will never buy anything with this brand on it. Seb Coe says this is "Everyone's Olympics" - so far everyone's united in their disgust at this logo, which btw cost the paying public $800,000.

However the Olympic Committee have covered their arses by saying the design will evolve over the next 5 years. Let's hope it evolves into something completely different.

I think the logo is unfortunate, myself. It speaks of chaos. That, and Bart and Lisa Simpson.

But a thought: is the design supposed to bring to mind the principal districts of London?

chrisoff · Post by **chrisoff** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:01 pm

Nanohedron wrote: But a thought: is the design supposed to bring to mind the principal districts of London?

I think it's supposed to be the home nations. Clockwise from top left: Scotland,Wales, Ireland, England

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:11 pm

chrisoff wrote:
Nanohedron wrote: But a thought: is the design supposed to bring to mind the principal districts of London?
I think it's supposed to be the home nations. Clockwise from top left: Scotland,Wales, Ireland, England

That doesn't exactly work so well either, does it.

Alcona · Post by **Alcona** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:17 pm

From what the news story said, it's supposed to be then year 20 12 done up in a horribly ugly way. Well, they didn't say it was ugly, but my kids could probably make something better than that.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:24 pm

Oh, if it is 2012, which I can sort of see, I don't think it was very successful if people were actually supposed to get that. I don't seem to mind it as much as the other folks. Knowing what the shapes mean helps me to organize it in my head.