Comments on: It’s not THAT bad! Is it? http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/ Not a real vee Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: doctorvee » In defence of the London 2012 logo (again) http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-92037 doctorvee » In defence of the London 2012 logo (again) Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:45:42 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-92037 [...] is another post about the new London 2012 logo. I have to admit it; I am actually becoming more fond of the logo. This now reminds me quite a lot [...] [...] is another post about the new London 2012 logo. I have to admit it; I am actually becoming more fond of the logo. This now reminds me quite a lot [...]

]]> By: doctorvee http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-92014 doctorvee Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:07:02 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-92014 Doh! Now I have <a href="http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/blog/2007/06/04/why-the-2012-olympics-logo-is-shit/">read at qwghlm</a> that the logo also looks like a man vomiting. Which it does. The logo's biggest crime is the fact that it has ended up looking like so many unfortunate things. Maybe they should change it from 20 12 to 2012. Doh! Now I have read at qwghlm that the logo also looks like a man vomiting. Which it does. The logo’s biggest crime is the fact that it has ended up looking like so many unfortunate things.

Maybe they should change it from
20
12
to 2012.

]]> By: doctorvee http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-92010 doctorvee Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:47:36 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-92010 You mean <a href="http://www.the-spine.com/images/london_logo.jpg">like this</a>? You mean like this?

]]> By: Calum Leslie http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-91993 Calum Leslie Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:48:08 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-91993 Someone pointed out on the BBC site that it looks like "someone being taken roughly from behind", and I've not been able to look at it since then. Someone pointed out on the BBC site that it looks like “someone being taken roughly from behind”, and I’ve not been able to look at it since then.

]]> By: craigblog.co.uk » London 2012 Olympics - The Unveiling of the Logo... http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-91991 craigblog.co.uk » London 2012 Olympics - The Unveiling of the Logo... Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:44:28 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-91991 [...] thing, even having readers suggest new logos and there are various blogs which are commenting both for and [...] [...] thing, even having readers suggest new logos and there are various blogs which are commenting both for and [...]

]]> By: doctorvee http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-91961 doctorvee Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:42:02 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-91961 You know, I never realised that ribbon thing was meant to look like the River Thames. You know, I never realised that ribbon thing was meant to look like the River Thames.

]]> By: Tom http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-91960 Tom Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:26:48 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/06/04/its-not-that-bad-is-it/#comment-91960 I think - beyond the basic problems that it's just eye-meltingly horrible and that Coe's "this is the vision at the very heart of our brand" was nauseating marketing-drivel - a big part of the problem was that the original candidate city logo was actually very cool. The stylised River Thames sweeping through the city's name, the simple but appealing font, the understated nature of the whole thing made it a classy piece of work, that actually did represent London (as much as a simple bit of graphic art can represent an entire city). In comparison to that, the thought of having this plastered everywhere for the next five years is simply horrifying. I think - beyond the basic problems that it’s just eye-meltingly horrible and that Coe’s “this is the vision at the very heart of our brand” was nauseating marketing-drivel - a big part of the problem was that the original candidate city logo was actually very cool.

The stylised River Thames sweeping through the city’s name, the simple but appealing font, the understated nature of the whole thing made it a classy piece of work, that actually did represent London (as much as a simple bit of graphic art can represent an entire city). In comparison to that, the thought of having this plastered everywhere for the next five years is simply horrifying.

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