Thursday, June 07, 2007

2012 logo continues to get a beating

As mentioned here yesterday, the London 2012 Olympics logo has been met with a strongly negative response. There's even a petition for it to be changed, which at the time of this post had been signed by 48,615 people.

Photo courtesy of Holster®'s Flickr stream.

MPs call for Olympic logo rethink
MPs have signed a series of Commons motions calling for a rethink of the 2012 London Olympics logo.
BBC NewsLast Updated: Thursday, 7 June 2007, 12:45 GMT 13:45 UK

In one, the Conservative MP Philip Davies described the design as "childish and ridiculous" and "a pathetic attempt to appear trendy".

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Focus on 'unpopular' 2012 logo
The logo for the 2012 London Olympics is popular with the newspapers - for being unpopular with the public.
BBC News
Last Updated: Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 05:02 GMT 06:02 UK

The first medal of the Olympics has already been won, says the Independent, for the most unpopular logo in British marketing history.

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1 comment:

Trader Woody said...

Like Lisa Simpson giving oral pleasure to Bart