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[RobH]

BBC Big Picture

http://www.bbc.co.uk/2012/

[Tatsh]

So pleasant to see it.

[tikus_kecil]

The logo is good, but not as Olympic bid logo, I don't know, but for me, in my country, that flower look like flower bucket which you send to somebody who mourn, is that logo created to attract sympathy ? for 2011 earthquake ? but if this logo not for olympic bid logo, i'll like it

[Athensfan]

tikus_kecil, on 13 December 2011 - 09:30 AM, said:

The logo is good, but not as Olympic bid logo, I don't know, but for me, in my country, that flower look like flower bucket which you send to somebody who mourn, is that logo created to attract sympathy ? for 2011 earthquake ? but if this logo not for olympic bid logo, i'll like it

I never thought of it as a funeral wreath, but you are exactly right. It does look like one...

[Soaring]

Japan likes its flowers the same way the U.S. likes its stars...


"Star Like"




Bid Logo


Host Logo


Star/Snow Flake

[Athensfan]

Yes, the US does like stars (though I think SLC is stretching it a bit -- that's pretty clearly a snowflake). It makes more sense though because we have stars in our flag... I guess you could argue that the flowers are in a circle... I dont know. Somehow the flowers just don't seem very athletic.

And Chicago did start with the forbidden torch (which I actually preferred).

[deawebo]

My NYC 2024 logo has a star

[Soaring]

Athensfan, on 13 December 2011 - 02:45 PM, said:

Yes, the US does like stars (though I think SLC is stretching it a bit -- that's pretty clearly a snowflake). It makes more sense though because we have stars in our flag... I guess you could argue that the flowers are in a circle... I dont know. Somehow the flowers just don't seem very athletic.

And Chicago did start with the forbidden torch (which I actually preferred).

I loved Chicago's original logo, and even their tagline "Stir the Soul". The official logo was just OK, and I didn't like their tagline "Let Friendship Shine".

SLC was certainly meant to be a snowflake, but it is "star like".

I am not a huge fan of Tokyo's 2020 bid logo, but there is worse out there. It will be interesting to see how they do their branding with it.

[Athensfan]

I agree, Soaring. The snowflake gets a "pass" as a star. Liked it as a logo.

Totally with you about the original logo and tagline. Best Olympic design in a while. "Let friendship shine" was dull. Too bad about "stirring your insides".....

[baron-pierreIV]

Soaring, on 13 December 2011 - 11:50 AM, said:

Snow Flake

That was NEVER meant to be a star. It's supposed to be a desert snowflake (or I like to think as a Christmas ornament) in 3-D but is difficult to represent as such in a 2-D medium; and done in, I believe, Ute motif. And the 3 colors and the fins represent the 3 "C"s of the Salt lake 2002 credo: Contrast, Culture and Courage!! (I never saw it referred to as a "star.")

Edited by baron-pierreIV, 14 December 2011 - 12:38 AM.