Athensfan Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 2020 is definitely not the year of the best logos... I agree. I'd probably give that distinction (best bid logos) to 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filipe_Golias Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 I like the new colours and font, but I think there are too many details on the blue leaf that may look strange when the logo is scaled down. 2020 is definitely not the year of the best logos... That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 In the Ottoman Empire, tulips played such an important role that the reign of Sultan Ahmed III (1703-1730) has been labeled the "Tulip Era". Three hundred years before Dutch and British horticulture societies got together to propose the first classified list of tulip names, Turkish florist-in-chief in Sultan's court was heading a council to judge new cultivars of tulips and was giving them fanciful and poetic names; some examples are: "Those that burn the heart", "Matchless Pearl", "Rose of colored Glass", "Increaser of Joy", "Big Scarlet", "Star of Felicity", "Diamond Envy", or "Light of the Mind". Only the most flawless cultivars were entered into the official tulip list. The Turkish florist standards preferred only tall thin tulips, narrowly contoured and made up of dagger-shaped petals. The petals had to be smooth, stiff, of one color, the exact size and length, petals of narrow pointed tips, and with no gaps. which named as ottoman tulip now extinct now may be reminding netherlands but Tulip is originally a turkish flower comes from central asia to anatolia and passes to europe from istanbul palace gardens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixc Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The top portion gives the impression of the Olympic Flame. I thought (after Chicago had to change their logo) that flame imagery was a no go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The top portion gives the impression of the Olympic Flame. I thought (after Chicago had to change their logo) that flame imagery was a no go. I thought the same thing when I saw it yesterday too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The top portion gives the impression of the Olympic Flame. I thought (after Chicago had to change their logo) that flame imagery was a no go. I think flames are ok. Torches are not. I adored Chicago's first bid logo though. Too bad it had to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixc Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I think flames are ok. Torches are not. I adored Chicago's first bid logo though. Too bad it had to go. Agreed. Although I was fine with their second choice I thought there was a certain majesty to the first one. Madrid had a Flame as their 2012 logo and NYC had a torch and Flame (admittedly from the Statue of Liberty but still the imagery is intended to be Olympic) I can understand why Istanbul would want to get away at this point from the stylized "I" that was their logo for every one of their previous bids but I always loved that logo. It was simple, elegant and worked on so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 To London for Istanbul 2020 Turkish PM Erdogan, minister of sports and youth, Istanbul Municipality President Kadir Topbaş ,NOC president and other officials, TOKI ( housing development adm. of Turkey) head , Istanbul Transportation Headquarters, and Hido heading to London for Istanbul 2020. PM will personally talk with Rouge and show the governments ambition& support to the games. nearly all committee of Istanbul 2020 will be there from head to toe. so we start to fight at last.. good http://www.sabah.com.tr/SabahSpor/TumSporlar/2012/07/23/2020-icin-4-koldan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 In the Ottoman Empire, tulips played such an important role that the reign of Sultan Ahmed III (1703-1730) has been labeled the "Tulip Era". Three hundred years before Dutch and British horticulture societies got together to propose the first classified list of tulip names, Turkish florist-in-chief in Sultan's court was heading a council to judge new cultivars of tulips and was giving them fanciful and poetic names; some examples are: "Those that burn the heart", "Matchless Pearl", "Rose of colored Glass", "Increaser of Joy", "Big Scarlet", "Star of Felicity", "Diamond Envy", or "Light of the Mind". Only the most flawless cultivars were entered into the official tulip list. The Turkish florist standards preferred only tall thin tulips, narrowly contoured and made up of dagger-shaped petals. The petals had to be smooth, stiff, of one color, the exact size and length, petals of narrow pointed tips, and with no gaps. which named as ottoman tulip now extinct now may be reminding netherlands but Tulip is originally a turkish flower comes from central asia to anatolia and passes to europe from istanbul palace gardens That might well be the case, but ask just about anyone in Western Europe, North America or Oceania what country they think of when they see Tulips, and the answer would almost 99.99 per cent of the time be Holland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 That might well be the case, but ask just about anyone in Western Europe, North America or Oceania what country they think of when they see Tulips, and the answer would almost 99.99 per cent of the time be Holland. lol coffee croissant tulip what europeans like the most we introduce dem except chocolate , we all thankfull fro aztecs anad mayans for this godly food:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 lol coffee croissant tulip what europeans like the most we introduce dem except chocolate , we all thankfull fro aztecs anad mayans for this godly food:) Well, potatoes come from South America too, but in most minds they'd be associated with Ireland (there's a reason why they have the nickname "Spud" Murphy). I think Turkey would face an uphill task trying to reclaim the Tulip as its emblem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 lol LMAO i laugh loudly when i heard the music.. http://vimeo.com/44315826 Angry Birds in Istanbul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Western ignorance is not a reason for Turkey to downplay one of their national symbols. If tulips are an important part of their history and the Sultans' reign, they should feature them all they like. It's not their fault that Westerners primarily associate the tulip with the Netherlands. We can all learn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikus_kecil Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 and also in Asia, Tulip is famous for the Netherlands not for the Turkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Western ignorance is not a reason for Turkey to downplay one of their national symbols. If tulips are an important part of their history and the Sultans' reign, they should feature them all they like. It's not their fault that Westerners primarily associate the tulip with the Netherlands. We can all learn... But that doesn't make it seem less Dutch. Especially with that colour scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I think we can all agree that the 2020 bid logos are rather average and seem to be appropriate for cities other than the ones that they are supposedly representing - Amsterdam 2020 and Honolulu 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 But that doesn't make it seem less Dutch. Especially with that colour scheme. I see what you're saying, but from what I understand it is also very Turkish. Turquoise is a very popular color in Turkey. The Bosphorus is vibrant blue. Orange is blue's compliment and it suggests the Olympic flame. The choices are defensible even if they have other associations as well. Australia, Britain, Cambodia, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Iceland, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Russia, Slovakia, Taiwan, Thailand and several others all have red, white and blue flags. Surely they can use red, white and blue logos without being labeled "too American." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 as u can see from my sig. thats definetly the colours of sunset ,n Istanbul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deawebo Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Wow!! I'm definetlly starting to like the logo... What a great "explation" for that akward logo!!! Let's fo Istanbul!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 ataturk olympic stadium will start to reovate in months. the whole stadium will have a shell covering and will be totally closed roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deawebo Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 ^^ Great!!! Kinda like the Euro 2016 plan right? Thats what will make Ataturk look a great stadium, being fully covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Have the plans of building a new Olympic stadium as part of the Yenisehir project yet disappeared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Have the plans of building a new Olympic stadium as part of the Yenisehir project yet disappeared? its anotherproject but the main olympiv park staying where its located now. no project pics i found yet:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJPro Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Candidates for the 2020 Olympics are all rubbish!! Istanbul will win only because Turkey haven't hosted the summer games yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Candidates for the 2020 Olympics are all rubbish!! What's wrong with them? All three are among the 20 most visited worldwide. Sure they all have their issues, but I wouldn't call them 'rubbish'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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