Olympic Logo

[grumpyoldsoldier]

Our Tony speaks very highly of it


When people see the new brand, we want them to be inspired to make a positive change in their life

Tony Blair
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/6718243.stm?dynamic_vote=ON#vote_olympic_logo




Tony you are so bloody right.

[Berek]

Mrs C has just pointed out to me that it actually says " 2012 ", that totally escaped me 

I do however think it resembles a broken swastika

[Berek]

this is a better alternative

[Berek]

a petition has started against it
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/change-the-london-2012-logo.html

[Grumpmeister]

You couldnt make this up, apparently there is now an epilepsy risk regarding the logo:

The new logo for the 2012 London Olympic Games is to be removed from the organisers' website after fears it could trigger epileptic fits.
Prof Graham Harding, who developed the test used to measure photo-sensitivity levels in TV material, said it should not be broadcast.

Charity Epilepsy Action said it had received calls from people who suffered fits after seeing the animated logo.

Organisers London 2012 said it was looking into it as a matter of urgency.

Professor Harding is an expert clinical neuro-physiology and he designed a test which all moving adverts need to undergo to check they will not trigger a reaction in people with epilepsy.

He told BBC London 94.9FM: "The logo should not be shown on TV at all at the moment.

"It fails Harding FPA machine test which is the machine the television industry uses to test images.

"And so it does not comply with Ofcom guidelines and is in contravention of them."

London 2012 told BBC London: "We are taking it very seriously and are looking into it as a matter of urgency."

Christopher Filmer rang BBC London 94.9FM to say he suffered a seizure while watching the logo on television and his girlfriend also suffered a fit and needed hospital treatment.

"The logo came up on TV and I was thinking about the 2012 and then I was out," he said.

Epilepsy Action said it had been a hot topic on its website's messageboards.

[Berek]

 

[Grumpmeister]

Maybe its a cunning plan:

"Hey that (french/german/insert as appropriate as we never win any golds anyway) bugger is going to beat our athlete"

"Like hell he is.......UNLEASH THE LOGO"

The British athlete closes his eyes and runs to voctory leaving all the others having fits. 

[Barman]

You couldnt make this up, apparently there is now an epilepsy risk regarding the logo:

The new logo for the 2012 London Olympic Games is to be removed from the organisers' website after fears it could trigger epileptic fits.
Prof Graham Harding, who developed the test used to measure photo-sensitivity levels in TV material, said it should not be broadcast.

Charity Epilepsy Action said it had received calls from people who suffered fits after seeing the animated logo.

Organisers London 2012 said it was looking into it as a matter of urgency.

Professor Harding is an expert clinical neuro-physiology and he designed a test which all moving adverts need to undergo to check they will not trigger a reaction in people with epilepsy.

He told BBC London 94.9FM: "The logo should not be shown on TV at all at the moment.

"It fails Harding FPA machine test which is the machine the television industry uses to test images.

"And so it does not comply with Ofcom guidelines and is in contravention of them."

London 2012 told BBC London: "We are taking it very seriously and are looking into it as a matter of urgency."

Christopher Filmer rang BBC London 94.9FM to say he suffered a seizure while watching the logo on television and his girlfriend also suffered a fit and needed hospital treatment.

"The logo came up on TV and I was thinking about the 2012 and then I was out," he said.

Epilepsy Action said it had been a hot topic on its website's messageboards.

 

[ice and a slice]

Hmmmm

Reminds me of something......



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[Barman]

[Bar Wench]

Is that epilepsy thing a wind up or actually true?

[Darwins Selection]

Is that epilepsy thing a wind up or actually true?

True, you sweet innocent thing.

[Bar Wench]

 

Gulible to the last me.

[Grumpmeister]

True Wench but like Nick's daily cataclysms it add to the flavour of this place 

[Grumpmeister]

While I think that in the main Red Ken is more than a bit of a tit he's gone up in my estimation now:

Creators of footage promoting the 2012 Olympics should not be paid after it emerged it could trigger an epileptic seizure, London's mayor has said.
Ken Livingstone's comments came after a segment of the animated footage had to be removed from the organisers' website on the advice of experts.

He said the designer should not be paid a penny for the "catastrophic mistake".

Charity Epilepsy Action said it had received 18 calls from people who had suffered fits after watching the clip.

Ripple effect

The film, which was unveiled along with the logo for the London Games on Monday, is now being re-edited by London 2012.

Mr Livingstone said: "I wouldn't pay him a penny for having made such a catastrophic mistake.

"Who would go into a firm like that again and ask them to do that work. This is a pretty basic thing."

Organisers said the footage concerned showed a "diver diving into a pool which had a multi-colour ripple effect".

The spokeswoman said: "We are taking it very seriously and are looking into it as a matter of urgency."

After its release Prof Graham Harding, who developed the test used to measure photo-sensitivity levels in TV material, said it should not be broadcast again.

Simon Wigglesworth from Epilepsy Action said he was shocked at the choice of animation.

"The one thing most people know... about epilepsy is that flashing lights and flashing images can cause them problems.

"The reality is there is only about 5% of people with epilepsy for whom photosensitivity is an issue. That's still 23,000 people."

The new logo, which cost ?400,000 to develop, has also been heavily criticised and more than 38,000 people have signed an online petition to have it scrapped.

The BBC News website invited users to send in suggestions for alternative logos, and has so far received more than 500.

Although I would have been more inclined to say that they shouldnt have been paid as it look shyte. Most of us had to be told that it is says 2012 as opposed to just being some random shapes scrawled by a demented gerbil.