OK so the initial controversy over the London 2012 logo has died down. Somewhat.
My feed reader is kind of quirky sometimes and I just got retreads on posts from Mack and David on the subject.
Despite all of the negative takes on the logo, I think it’s a success. Why?
1. The event is five years away and people outside of London are buzzing about it. Since when did the general public care about the Olympics anymore? I used to work for a sporting goods company and I remember the day that our running marketing manager gave us a hard time about this. Unlike football (i.e. soccer), which people care about every day, all year and which gets much more funding.
2. Can you recall what the last Olympic logo was? Do you even remember where it was held? Can you recall ANY Olympic logos? I remember 1996, because I was living in Atlanta at the time. I remember 1988, because I went to Seoul the year before. Otherwise…?
3. [Proper form would have me make three points to support the argument, but in this case I think the first two suffice.]
As Oscar Wilde said, "there is only only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."