paul Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 post cool pics still cant figure out how good this might be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Didn't realize Russia was pro-gay now. Liking this LGBT-friendly look of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 The "quilt" look never looked so cheap as seeing it everyday now until those Paras end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Russia was always pro-gay. They're just in denial now. I mean, look at this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen-Seth Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I dunno...I actually really like it so far. The one picture of the tilted wordmark on the venue looks pretty bland, but I think that's more due to the poor look of the venue than the nature of the look. So far, I'd say this is, for me, perhaps the best look since Torino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Russia was always pro-gay. They're just in denial now. I mean, look at this To be accurate though, the spectrum of colors (VIBGYOR) was always around before, again, LGBT pre-empted it for its own agenda...since no one else had lain claim to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Honestly, to me this look is dated and cloying. Too busy. Tacky bright. With a dose of somebody's grandmother thrown in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 that's rough. i like it, but i haven't seen it enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 To my taste, I've liked it since the quilt-look was announced. Probably my favourite look, summer or winter, to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Ain't nothing wrong with a bit of grandma thrown in. But the idea behind the quilt is strong, the execution is a little lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Except for the poorly designed torch, weird cauldron and boring pictograms, I'm very satisfied with Sochi's design choices so far. Folks here on the boards sometimes overreact on Sochi 2014 as if they never could get over their Cold War Era rivalries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Not as cohesive as vancouvers wonderful look. So far it's just too busy for me but I will wait to see how it's deployed inthevenues before making a judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I like it alot. Is it my favourite look? Probably not, but it's pleasing to the eye and seems to be quite versatile. I think they needed a slightly more complex look to go with the rather simplistic (but imo... on the mark) logo, so it works well in the context of Sochi design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 i like it, but i haven't seen it enough. Ain't nothing wrong with a bit of grandma thrown in. But the idea behind the quilt is strong, the execution is a little lacking. Agree. As the picture in Paul's post (and just about every other daytime picture) shows, they're focusing on the blue, which with all the grey concrete, white cladding of the venues, and dull winter ambient light, is not generating excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 i imagine the colors will be isolated for more monochromatic venue trim by discipline, the usual approach but at this point not much has materialized. old clock pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 A+ The logo is really strong, very Russian, good symmetries, and the quilted look is also very effective when used sparingly. C The medals, and torch (aesthetically at least) are decent enough but I wouldn't say I'm in love with either. F The pictograms are infantile, the slogan slutty and the mascots lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Having said I like the logo and the quilted look, I don't like the quilted look applied to the logo.This looks iike it's comes straight from the page called 'DON'T DO THIS' in the branding guidelines... DON'T put the quilted look inside the logo DON'T rotate the logo 45 degrees DON'T crop the logo or any part of the logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Having said I like the logo and the quilted look, I don't like the quilted look applied to the logo. This looks iike it's comes straight from the page called 'DON'T DO THIS' in the branding guidelines... DON'T put the quilted look inside the logo DON'T rotate the logo 45 degrees DON'T crop the logo or any part of the logo Well said, I'm shocked that they attempted to crop it and rotate it. Seeing the rings on the bolshoi dome doesn't quite look right either, they look cheaply applied, would be better if they lit up I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Best post I have read in ages Rob. I love the 'Don't do this' page in brand guidelines, most of which you have to think Why the hell would I do that, you really don't need to tell me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I bought a shirt that displays the look in blue. Some reactions by people who had no clue of it's significance. 1) "What a nice Hawaiian shirt." 2) "That looks like something a nurse would wear." 3) "Whoaa!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 i like this use, the whole diamond quilt has so many diagonals it seems natural, also love the fill. #lonely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 nice rocket trim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 just a glimpse of banners and scoreboard trim @ RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Interesting that the word mark changes slightly when used omits own and not in the logo. Doesn't make it very distinctive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRob Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Oooh, I just got a "like" from adrianme17....still lurking here, good to see. You should post more often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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