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Old 04-06-2007, 20:31   #31
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but would have been the same if we had all liked it I suppose .. would you have questioned it then??
Definitely. £400,000 is a rip-off, whatever the quality of the finished product.
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Old 04-06-2007, 20:35   #32
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If everyone else is ripping of the olympic committee you wouldn't want to miss out would you?
Let's face it, the Olympic committee is there for the taking. They even "forgot" to allow for the 17.5% VAT rate on construction work. No wonder the costs are spiralling out of control.
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Old 04-06-2007, 20:48   #33
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They should have got Damian Hirst to do a diamond encrusted logo.

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Old 04-06-2007, 20:54   #34
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I don't know ... it looks kind of, like, symbolic of .... of what it means, to be ... like a metaphor for all that sport means ... in a sort of Londonish way. Or it harkens to past images, of what it might mean for the future, if there is one. Yes, I think that clears it up.
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Old 04-06-2007, 20:57   #35
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They should have got Damian Hirst to do a diamond encrusted logo.
How much did they say that was worth Garinda ?.. forgotten.
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Old 04-06-2007, 20:59   #36
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I also agree it's pretty lame (or should I say "nice"). However, if the public has too much of an outcry it'll give em an excuse to scrap it and spend 500,000 for a "really really good design"!

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Old 04-06-2007, 21:06   #37
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looks a bit doggy to me ....sorry bad spelling dodgy
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Old 04-06-2007, 21:36   #38
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the origin of the logo..



nad that skull is worth i think 50m
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Old 04-06-2007, 21:43   #39
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It's not terrible, but I a 5 mins job at the most.
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Old 04-06-2007, 21:49   #40
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It is barely recognisable as 2012 and the 'London' part is almost as if it's trying to be insignificant. As for the Olympic rings - aren't they supposed to be multicoloured for a reason?

Sorry Katex, I still think tis rubbish.
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Old 04-06-2007, 22:03   #41
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Well, I've just redesigned the logo:



It took 7.58 minutes.

YouTube vid coming up...
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Old 04-06-2007, 22:50   #42
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Just done a quick one for the new Accrington and District Borough Council

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London 2012 Logo in under 8 minutes.

That's £952.38 per minute. I really need to go into logo design...
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Old 04-06-2007, 23:30   #44
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Ah but you see someone had to be paid to do all the thinking to dream up such a naff design.
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How much did they say that was worth Garinda ?.. forgotten.

For sale at 50 million pounds, and the most expensive art work ever created.

Peanuts for the Olympic Committee though.
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