+$1 million for logo (with dodgy Lisa Simpson connotations)

**Big Dave** · 6th June 2007, 00:17

400,000 pooonds and a year to design the logo for the London Olympics.

Riffer could have done this in 10min* for $150.

* Incl Make Coffee allowance

**yod** · 6th June 2007, 00:19

lol....never ceases to amaze....

**skidMark** · 6th June 2007, 00:22

i'm gunna put my name down for doing that job for the next olympics.

**Bob** · 6th June 2007, 02:08

I didn't notice this first time... but as soon as someone said this to me, I had another look... and it does!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...12/6722763.stm

**Disco Dan** · 6th June 2007, 02:25

The "news hound" is right, it does look like Lisa Simpson giving head

**Disco Dan** · 6th June 2007, 02:26

Goodness... your right! Go Lisa!

**jazbug5** · 6th June 2007, 04:22

Words... fail... me.... ngh.

At least none of you guys paid tax towards the abomination. I've seen better things designed in crayon by the certifiably insane, and at least they can claim the excuse that they were on mind bending psychotropic drugs at the time.
Ah. I do believe I may have hit on something. Perhaps they spent the advance down Charing Cross Road on a huge bag of crack?

**Mr. Peanut** · 6th June 2007, 06:29

Is it broken?

**riffer** · 6th June 2007, 06:52

LOL.

Are you suggesting I'm some kind of cheap design whore?

Seriously though, is the $1M for research, concept and design?

Or are we talking the equivalent of the Te Papa Tongarewa fiasco, where it was reported that the design of the thumbprint logo was $250,000, when the actual cost actually included full implementation of the entire brand identity, stationery, signage, etc?

Thanks for the ups though Dave.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 6th June 2007, 06:54

That is the worst logo I have seen in years... but yeah it does look like...

that is the worst logo I have seen in years...

**Nasty** · 6th June 2007, 08:26

Ok .. saw it yesterday and thought it was bad .. but the lisa simpson comment just make it too real .. thats bloody awful.

**White trash** · 6th June 2007, 08:40

I like it.

**sisterecho** · 6th June 2007, 08:51

At first glance I thought it was hideous but now I don't think its too bad. Especially when you compare it to some of the past logos.

**Paul in NZ** · 6th June 2007, 09:08

Originally Posted by White trash

I like it.

Well that just confirms it's in bad taste....

Seriously - not my cuppa tea old chap but it IS getting attention and has attracted at least a mils worth of media time

**White trash** · 6th June 2007, 09:13

Yeah, but NOTHING's your cup of tea Paul.

You're the only bloke I know that can repeatedly walk through a bike shop and walk out saying "Nope, nothing in there I like"