Garish colors, aggressive shapes, and dodgy [the British love that word, don't they?] typography were just a few of its design crimes. Some thought it looked like a swastika. Others spotted Lisa Simpson doing something unmentionable [as seen here]. The animated version caused seizures among some people with a particular type of epilepsy... I wish I could say that the London 2012 logo has grown on me, as the organizers predicted, but it hasn't. Everyone else I've asked feels the same -- designers and "civilians" alike. Far from being "ahead of its time," it looks increasingly like the graphic equivalent of what we Brits scathingly call "dad dancing," namely a middle-aged man who tries so hard to be cool on the dance floor that he fails.
The logo reminds me of the imagery during the Saved by the Bell opening credits.
Posts
