Comments on: London 2012 new logo branding – this is how we look to the world http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/ neil dixon's blog, journal, and list of stuff he does Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:22:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Phil McThomas http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Phil McThomas Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:59:14 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-604 Once someone pointed it out to me, I just can't see past the resemblense to Lisa Simpson doing something <i>very</i> rude! It sucks. On every level. Once someone pointed it out to me, I just can’t see past the resemblense to Lisa Simpson doing something very rude!

It sucks. On every level.

]]> By: Mom http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Mom Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:36:17 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-610 That logo is truly awful! It looks so cheap and tacky. Nothing about it (at least, to me) says London or Olympics. That logo is truly awful! It looks so cheap and tacky. Nothing about it (at least, to me) says London or Olympics.

]]> By: Kev http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Kev Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:21:47 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-609 You are all not young and hip enough to get it the young folk fink it wikd! Yeah it makes me want to barf, hey maybe we can all sue for the mental distress it causes?? "Have you seen the logo for the London Olympics? Did it make you lose your lunch? Then call 0845 CRAP LOGO" You are all not young and hip enough to get it the young folk fink it wikd!

Yeah it makes me want to barf, hey maybe we can all sue for the mental distress it causes?? “Have you seen the logo for the London Olympics? Did it make you lose your lunch? Then call 0845 CRAP LOGO”

]]> By: Natalie Ford http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Natalie Ford Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:41:54 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-608 BTW the petition is now open again and has just hit 27478 signatures (as I signed). BTW the petition is now open again and has just hit 27478 signatures (as I signed).

]]> By: Natalie Ford http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Natalie Ford Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:30:39 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-607 <a href="http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/journal/index.pl#olympic-logo" rel="nofollow">See what one of my perl programmer geek friends has to say about this!</a> See what one of my perl programmer geek friends has to say about this!

]]> By: Adrian Pegg http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Adrian Pegg Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:46:07 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-606 Embed didn't work - try this ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_gInR3gXs Embed didn’t work – try this …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_gInR3gXs

]]> By: Adrian Pegg http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Adrian Pegg Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:45:19 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-605 You might enjoy the first alternative, as shown on BBC London ... You might enjoy the first alternative, as shown on BBC London …

]]> By: jEN http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-603 jEN Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:13:20 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-603 Amen, John. Here's my idea for an Olympic strapline: <i>London 2012: we haven't a clue.</i> (That, of course, applies to budgets and planning as well.) I sure hope this is an expensive hoax like the organ donor gameshow... Amen, John.

Here’s my idea for an Olympic strapline:
London 2012: we haven’t a clue.
(That, of course, applies to budgets and planning as well.)

I sure hope this is an expensive hoax like the organ donor gameshow…

]]> By: John Arnold http://neildixon.com/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-602 John Arnold Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:00:57 +0000 http://neildixon.com/2007/06/04/london-2012-branding-this-is-how-we-look-to-the-world/#comment-602 Good lord, this is terrible. The colours suck. The shapes suck. The font sucks. Everything about this is just awful. Good lord, this is terrible. The colours suck. The shapes suck. The font sucks. Everything about this is just awful.

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