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Actually, most of the people in charge are sane but ultracynical. Only Iran is currently run by idealists.
edited 28th Feb '11 8:36:35 PM by silver2195
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I do wonder what the fuck the creative process behind the London 2012 logo was, though. It looks like it was pulled out of the deep dark depths of the late 90s.
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edited 28th Feb '11 8:37:19 PM by TrapperZoid
It is. It actually makes the Atlanta logo look good and that's just creepy.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
The Mod with the Migraine
the people in charge of Iran are not entirely sane. - silver 2195
Given what everyone says the logo looks like, I'm afraid to pull this up on a government computer. As for Iran, I'd almost like to sign, roll my eyes, pat them on the head, and send them back to their room to play, except their idea of fun toys are nukes.
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
The ugliness of this logo is clearly a Zionist conspiracy.
I see the Awesomeness.
@ OP, and not a shit was given.
Fight smart, not fair.
This is amazing! This thread seems to be recreating the exact atmosphere and conditions of Britain in 2007. It seems we were justified in complaining about it, then.
Yeah, as logos go it's a pile of cack. If Iran was boycotting for reasons of taste then it'd be acceptable.
...wait.
Ahmedinejad is boycotting the games because he finds the logo very unstylish, but he made up the "Zion" idea as an excuse.
Also: one of the funniest things
to come out of the whole logo fiasco.
edited 1st Mar '11 3:00:13 AM by EthZee
Well, now they have a convincing reason to change the logo. Just do it and everybody will be happy!
What's wrong with Atlanta besides the clolours btw?
The Atlanta logo itself wasn't bad. Their mascot Izzy, however...
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Official Muffin Watcher
Holy shit. It's smurfrog.
Don't you try anything, you baked good you.
NOT THE BEES
Oh, Izzy.
I believe the identity for the games was planned out well in advance. They unveiled the logo for the games in Rio De Janeiro this year, and it probably won't be changed (even if it is forgettable and derivative).
Forgettable and derivative, maybe, but as Olympics logos go it's not bad. Certainly not as bad as our logo, anyway.
I like how the thing simultaneously spells out 'Rio' and takes the shape of the Sugarloaf. Also, how it kinda looks like a thong, which sorta makes sense given that it's Brazil?
EDIT: The logo, if you haven't seen it yet
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edited 1st Mar '11 5:33:30 PM by EthZee
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
Yeah, it's at least a bit more fun than our one.
What's precedent ever done for us?
Gristknife
True, but it's obviously AN ILLUMINANTI MIND CONTROLL LOOP!
Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
To be fair, I think that the 2012 logo isn't that bad. I think the main problem with it (aside from the lisa-fellatio thing) is the colour scheme they chose; it's rather garish.
When it's in Union Jack rigging
◊, it looks halfway presentable. At that point, my only complaint would be the lower-case "london".
But the current colour choices
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Gristknife
Oh, the Union Jack one is actually rather fetching.
And I suddenly have the oddest craving for tea... wait, I'm out. Better go sell some of this opium.
Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
Of course, most things are improved by the addition of a Union Jack. ¬_______¬
[Insert Land of Hope and Glory/Nimrod/Thaxted here]
...No, though, seriously. The shape could work, but there just needs to be a bit to tie it into the host country, at least.
Also, I'd quite like to see the design process for the logo.
edited 1st Mar '11 6:08:27 PM by EthZee
Gristknife
Nimrod!
Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
No, you can't insert that kind of Nimrod, they're being scrapped. >_>
This Nimrod:
Official Muffin Watcher
edited 1st Mar '11 6:25:26 PM by RichReeders
Don't you try anything, you baked good you.
...No, though, seriously. The shape could work, but there just needs to be a bit to tie it into the host country, at least.Although if you do that, the '0' looks a lot more like Australia and the '1' faintly resembles New Zealand. And the last '2' ... doesn't really look like anything.
And what's that small parallelogram in the middle meant to be?
edited 1st Mar '11 7:07:51 PM by TrapperZoid
But the current colour choices just look bad, I think.But now that you mention it, it DOES look a little like islands.
When it's in Union Jack rigging, it looks halfway presentable. At that point, my only complaint would be the lower-case "london".
This foreboding is fa...
A penis. Read the other posts, once I did I couldn't unsee.
This is like 6 kinds of ugly, right here. Possibly 7 or 8, the official count hasn't come in yet. Who decides on these designs??
I've played that before, it's incredibly beautiful.
edited 1st Mar '11 7:11:55 PM by deathjavu
Look, you can't make me speak in a logical, coherent, intelligent bananna.
That would be offtopic.
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