London unveils logo of 2012 Games

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Atheus

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The words:

'or is it lisa simpson doing something unmentionable?'

were just uttered by Kirsty Wark on Newsnight - one of the most respected news programmes in the country...
 

arrfep

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Originally posted by: foghorn67
The Chicago proposal logo is brilliant.


Yeah it is. Unfortunately it's not going to be used as the IOC or somebody won't let Chicago use it because it infringes on some design trademark because it looks too much like the official torch image or some BS. It was all over our news a few weeks back.

It seems even more of a shame to be barred from using it now that I've seen this London disaster.
 

Mark R

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I still can't get over the fact, that the BBC accepted this particular "user-contributed" alternative logo for display on their website and on national TV.

The newsreader just has the perfect position - staring it out right down the middle.
 

PottedMeat

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Originally posted by: Mark R
I still can't get over the fact, that the BBC accepted this particular "user-contributed" alternative logo for display on their website and on national TV.

The newsreader just has the perfect position - staring it out right down the middle.

Wow, my brother showed me a video of that and I thought it was fake. Heheheh.

 

rikadik

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Ok, as is all of the above wasn't enough, I've just read that there are grounded fears that the new logo could cause epileptic seizures!!

I'm not even kidding - LINK.
 

n7

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ROFL!!!

I can totally see the Lisa Simpson doing something unmentionable comments making sense :laugh:

LOLOLOL!

What an utter pile of crud...simply hilarious what garbage you can spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on :laugh:
 

chuckywang

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Did you guys see the website for the logo designer, Wolff Olins?

I swear....when that huge close-up of that eye popped up on my web browser, I nearly freaked out. And that's the company they choose for this?
 

LtPage1

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Originally posted by: Excelsior
Wow. They could've had a first year student studying graphic arts make a better logo for free.

I could make a better logo in MS Paint. Give me 15 minutes and a hot pocket.

Originally posted by: Queasy
These logos keep getting worse and worse.

Can't wait to see what their mascot looks like.

Just announced.
 
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That's just awful...

I can tell that it says "2012" in some kind of stupid, abstract, blocky PINK font. The 1 and the 2 at the bottom look like they are having buttsecks.

Hmmm... pink and buttsecks. This is not a case of only seeing what I want to see! ;)

LOL at the poll.

How would rate the London 2012 Logo?
Gold 6.59%
Silver 6.86%
Bronze 12.9%
Wooden Spoon 73.65% :laugh:
 

Crucial

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I see nothing else but a lisa simpson bent over every time I look at that logo now.