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Logos revealed for 2024 Olympics candidate cities (Paris wow)
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Poodlestrike
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Prediction: Budapest is going to have a) the worst logo b) the worst bid and c) the 2024 games.
and the time zone in China was "bad" for the US.... so?
Resident_UA
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There's no timezone that's "bad" for the US. Evens get scheduled to fit US timezone because US spends the most on broadcasting rights.
FireAndBlood
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They don't air the popular events until prime time. Which is annoying because we tend to find out who wins hours before they air it.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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I don't like any of them.
Not only does it look like a stretch, but it could have been less of a stretch if they actually made it a 24 rather than a 21.They really had to stretch to get the 24 to look like the Eiffel Tower. I can't really diss any though 'cause I'm British
Am I the only one who is boggled by the 21 and not an actual 24?
I like the concept of the Rome one the best, the execution's just a bit lacking. Less gradients, give the windows on the Coliseum some proper curvilinear perspective, and find a more complementary text color than blue, and that logo's in business.
I don't understand people who like the LA one at all. Sometimes these Olympic logos can skew a bit too abstract, but that one's a bad case for going the other way. The silhouette is too on-the-nose, the fine 'radiant' lines would scale terribly. And that gradient is gross.
LA's black and white pitch logo was too spartan, but I liked some of the color treatments that someone linked to. They should have explored those.
I don't understand people who like the LA one at all. Sometimes these Olympic logos can skew a bit too abstract, but that one's a bad case for going the other way. The silhouette is too on-the-nose, the fine 'radiant' lines would scale terribly. And that gradient is gross.
LA's black and white pitch logo was too spartan, but I liked some of the color treatments that someone linked to. They should have explored those.
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Transhuman
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Reads a bit like an intended joke post (no offense) because on all your pictures, the logo still seems very terrible. I get what you mean, that looking only at the posted pink logo doesn't do it justice. I really took a second look to them but nope, still terrible.
You can probably can get used to it but you can get used to everything.
This will always look like some broken shards casually put together. Like Mr. Sam under me said, the games themself were pretty good.
I mean it's not hilariously bad, but it's not exactly great either. Feels... uninspired.As I'm sure people have pointed out, logos for candidate cities will usually change once they are chosen, e.g.
"21" never even came into the picture for me until you mentioned it. The design represents a 2 and a 4 at the same time. You view it as a whole, not as individual components. It's absolutely flawless design, frankly.
brainchild
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Yep. It doesn't get any better than that.
darkwing-buck
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LA looks great, would go if it comes here.
GoldenEye 007
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Chicago one was nice. LA looks like a good concept here, but it looks almost....... ClipArty in execution. Paris looks nice too. Probably the best ones out of these.
Nothing will ever beat the GOAT logo of all time
Wow they certainly had it (GUTS!)
This is kinda what I had in mind. I still think it makes more sense to have the top level incorporated in the design, also it looks more like a cute character welcoming people:
Alx
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With an erected penis.
JSoup
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And let's not forget the GOAT mascot of all time- meticulously blending 9 different alt-canon Sonic slash fic characters
I want to see him fight with 1996's mascot:
brainchild
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That just looks like a number, not a logo. Out of context, just looking at the Paris logo at a glance, most people wouldn't even realize it was a number, which is good because that means that as a symbol it's unique and stands on its own merits in terms of visual design (not just because it incorporates a number and the Eiffel tower).
The Paris logo is a masterclass lesson in visual design and one of the few logos in which I'd say was flawlessly designed. Its references aren't supposed to be blatant (like your mock-up), but subtle, and I think it strikes a good balance between sleek, intelligent, and iconic. I have doubts that their official logo will be even half as good as their candidate logo.
Aesthetically I don't like it. Thematically, it's fine. I also don't like gimmicky logos, but the Paris one is really elegant and obviously its more than just numbers, its the Eiffel Tower.
As soon as my friend and I saw it we both thought "21". My friend also didn't realise it was an Eiffel Tower until he saw the colosseum and then thought more about it.
You're also being a bit unfair because of my hasty unartful pen sketch, but whatever. I personally dislike it as it is. I'm sure I just don't understand design but it seems incredibly lacking and confusing. It's half an Eiffel Tower and half a number (and also fully a number).
DiipuSurotu
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Paris' reminds me of the astrological sign for Jupiter
EDIT: Beaten, right down to the picture lol
EDIT: Beaten, right down to the picture lol
I think if they did it in bolder colours - like maybe make the Angels wings/Olympic flame with vertical wavey stripes of Olympic colours, which can double up as reinforcing the flame imagery
I like what they went for though - city of angels = Angel. Angel made of Olympic flame + athlete
DiipuSurotu
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Los Angeles' might be a bit too risqué for some countries/sponsors.
Always-honest
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The LA logo is an insult to graphic design and illustration. Just horrible.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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How do you write a 4? it doesn't have to form a triangle the 4 can be open at the top.
Messypandas
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I like the Paris idea but the execution is a bit off. Gradients are old news mang.
I wouldn't be so sure about that.
The guys who run the Hungarian Olympics Board (or whatever its called) had a pretty good idea for financing the Olympics. Instead of using up government / city funds, they would set up a corporation in which the hungarian citizens could buy shares, thus directly financing the games. And they could also get profits on their shares after the games.
Because it's a corporation, they have to be transparent about their business, so it's a good solution against corruption, and I think it's a pretty good idea to get the people involved in the whole process.
Also: WHERE THE FUCK IS OUR LOGO????
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