Well, it has it’s plus points – it contains some relevant elements: it has the word London, it contains the Olympic rings, and it apparently makes up the figures in 2012, albeit in an artistic way.
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Why did the 2012 logo cause so much debate - and so much of it hostile? Apart from the obvious answer here in the UK, i.e. it was featured heavily on the BBC news, I think it's because of the increasing obsession with logos and their appeal (or not) to people.
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Just heard on the radio (I know should be working...) that Sir Alan could have found himself in deep doo-doo after his latest boardroom interview.
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Yes, it's true. Maybe it's the noise about that logo, or because the soon to be ex-PM has admitted that New Labour were a little bit over-zealous in courting the press, or maybe it's just that everyone speaks marketing now...
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Last weekend, I went to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. I hadn't been before, but I came away absolutely amazed at the fantastic way in which it delivered on it's brand promise.
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