This is the Official London Olympic logo. Wow. I know many of you have probably already seen it, but for those of you who have not heard all the controversy surrounding the London Olympic website, its Flash video, television commercials, and essentially the whole campaign, I will give you a brief overview.
The logo itself is a complete nightmare. It looks like something a 3 year old created in MS Paint. I'll let you make up your own comparison, but people have said it looks like a "toileting monkey" or even a "broken swastika". There are thousands of online petitioners with hopes of changing the campaign. And to think this logo is the result of over 400,000 pounds and a full year of research and testing. The company who is responsible for the design has even removed it from their website.
That's not all. The Official website launched for the 2012 Olympics (which if you haven't yet, you should definitely take a look at) featured an animated video promoting the games before it was removed. The video features a diver diving into a pool with bright lights and quick flashes ultimately triggering upwards of eight documented cases of seizures! You'll find a clip of the ads here.
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