27 May 2010

What have they done to our olympics?

First it was the inappropriate Lisa Simpson suggestions/nazi symbol,



then Anish Kapoors "Orbit statue",



now the 2012 mascots!



The design for our 2012 olympics just isn't doing it for me. Personally I much prefer Otl Aicher's Munich 1972 campaign as shown below!













3 comments:

  1. Maybe you'll be the designer for the next Olympics! xx

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  2. It is quite bizarre. Those mascots are so awful it hurts! xx

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  3. Totally agree. Though the Munich design is dated, it's so much more contemporary? If that makes sense? Simplified, recognisable and not plain ridiculous. I hate those mascots. We went to visit the site in January when all systems were go, and I got to chat to Alison Nimmo who is overseeing the design construction of the site. When asked whether she regretted the logo decision, she laughed nervously and moved onto the next question.

    Claire @ Jazzpad

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