tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post4252001410654913900..comments2024-03-11T02:59:30.839-05:00Comments on The Book Design Review: Off Topic: London 2012 Olympic Logo ReleasedJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-54452765029557609092007-06-09T06:56:00.000-05:002007-06-09T06:56:00.000-05:00And I thought the ones we had for Sydney 2000 were...And I thought the ones we had for Sydney 2000 were annoying.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888125796129754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-49761246210350932952007-06-07T12:52:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:52:00.000-05:00i like how the 0 split the last 2's head open. th...i like how the 0 split the last 2's head open. the word for that logo is 'trainwreck.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-69778921815587168532007-06-07T12:50:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:50:00.000-05:00My understanding was that the Chicago logo could n...My understanding was that the Chicago logo could not include the torch because the games have yet to be awarded -- but that if Chicago got it, the torch (with rings) would be OK.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe it should just be a chicago-style dog with the rings being slices of tomato, onion, and a stylized bite mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-32919427967354386332007-06-06T11:46:00.000-05:002007-06-06T11:46:00.000-05:00Yes, I'm having a worse seizure than hearing Mary ...Yes, I'm having a worse seizure than hearing Mary Hart's voice.<BR/><BR/>Wow, London logo looks like some japanese cartoonist had at it. Love the PC comic sans font too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-35054330362306258152007-06-05T22:11:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:11:00.000-05:00I couldn't for the life of me figure out what it w...I couldn't for the life of me figure out what it was supposed to <I>be</I>, so I clicked your "more info" link to the Guardian. (A 2012? Really? How exciting.) There's now an article up stating that the promotional video for the new logo has had to be pulled off the air because it has induced seizures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-3377223329523732062007-06-05T14:17:00.000-05:002007-06-05T14:17:00.000-05:00i agree that the chicago logo has class and elegan...i agree that the chicago logo has class and elegance and the london logo has none. and i'm a londoner so you might imagine i feel some sort of loyalty. i don't see that it would be that hard to modify the chicago version to add the rings in somewhere though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-38451346578736541862007-06-04T18:09:00.000-05:002007-06-04T18:09:00.000-05:00The London logo looks like a child's toy where the...The London logo looks like a child's toy where they should click together to build whatever my imagination can come up with. Then some kid will get a piece shoved in his nose and they'll have to be recalled.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967828178034612278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-17325643383443759032007-06-04T16:46:00.000-05:002007-06-04T16:46:00.000-05:00I just see Z-Z, which makes me sleepy (OK, I was s...I just see Z-Z, which makes me sleepy (OK, I was sleepy anyway).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-90902042938744322822007-06-04T15:29:00.000-05:002007-06-04T15:29:00.000-05:00The London logo, when I first saw it, reminded me ...The London logo, when I first saw it, reminded me of a Nazi swastika. Not the best thing to come to mind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-29364323919902309622007-06-04T13:57:00.000-05:002007-06-04T13:57:00.000-05:00LOL @ danup...I kind of like the London logo - eve...LOL @ danup...I kind of like the London logo - even if it is an 80s throwback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-51164269260198706492007-06-04T12:20:00.000-05:002007-06-04T12:20:00.000-05:00Whoever designed the London logo must've just awok...Whoever designed the London logo must've just awoken from a twenty year coma, suffered just minutes after designing Debbie Gibson's "Electric Youth" album.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-31049007477845256892007-06-04T12:05:00.000-05:002007-06-04T12:05:00.000-05:00I think you're right -- I did hear something about...I think you're right -- I did hear something about the torch. I don't think Chicago's issued a redesign yet, though.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-34775965450035381082007-06-04T11:23:00.000-05:002007-06-04T11:23:00.000-05:00I remember reading somewhere that the Chicago logo...I remember reading somewhere that the Chicago logo was disqualified because A) it didn't include the Olympic rings, and B) the Olympic Committee prohibits altering the image of the torch whatsoever.<BR/><BR/>But it is a far superior deisgn over the London version, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-36101226259919550972007-06-04T10:23:00.000-05:002007-06-04T10:23:00.000-05:00let's hear it for the windy city...london, uhm, hm...let's hear it for the windy city...<BR/><BR/>london, uhm, hmm... the logo might not be all that, but they've got great curry.alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722081748397151231noreply@blogger.com