Ontario 150 Logo

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Would you pay $30,000 for this logo?

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/01/25/ontarios-150-anniversary-logo-cost-taxpayers-30k.html

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It has a very retro feel to it and not worth $30K IMO.

You can't please everyone though. There was a controversy in 2015 with the Canada 150 logo where a university student entered the contest and won $5000. Professional designers complained and said it was a "exploitation of students." IMO, there should have been an open contest for both Ontario and Canada logos.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada...st-won-by-university-of-waterloo-student.html
 
I like it...... it is complex enough that you have to study it and eventually it reveals itself as logical and symmetrical.
 
Sorry, but when I first saw it I thought some elementary school kids drew it as part of a contest.
 
I thought Wynne would pick something like this
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wigglee said:
I like it...... it is complex enough that you have to study it and eventually it reveals itself as logical and symmetrical.
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You are describing art not a logo. You shouldn't have to study a logo to figure out the content/message. As for symmetry - the 150 between the 'O's is symmetrical but I'm guessing 150O could be confusing so they extending the 'i' to save the concept but degrading the design and the instant recognition. I think it's lazy and sucks.

I like the Canada 150 logo which is an updated version of the original logo:
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To it's credit the convoluted Ontario design does best represent the current provincial government.
 
huckfinn said:
Sorry, but when I first saw it I thought some elementary school kids drew it as part of a contest.
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LOL! I told another Board member that my 10 year old niece (grade 4) would have done it for free in 10 minutes.

Regarding the Canada 150 logo, I'm glad that a staving student won the contest and the $5,000 prize.
 
Let's break this down logically.

$30,000 for 150 years is only $200/yr.

Even further, there are 10 characters in the logo so it is only $20/character/yr.

So without debating the quality of the design itself, $20/character/yr is not a huge cost.

You're welcome and carry on.
 
shack said:
So without debating the quality of the design itself, $20/character/yr is not a huge cost.
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With that argument, scotch-taping a piece of dog turd to a piece of paper would be cheaper and make more sense. In the end - why not a decent logo ?

One of the student's designs who would have cost less than $30 ...
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I like the parts forming the Canadian logo represent the provinces and territories.
 
IM469 said:
With that argument, scotch-taping a piece of dog turd to a piece of paper would be cheaper and make more sense. In the end - why not a decent logo ?

One of the student's designs who would have cost less than $30 ...
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I like the parts forming the Canadian logo represent the provinces and territories.
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The first part of my sentence that you quoted says my analysis had nothing to do with the quality of the logo.
 
shack said:
Let's break this down logically.

$30,000 for 150 years is only $200/yr.

Even further, there are 10 characters in the logo so it is only $20/character/yr.

So without debating the quality of the design itself, $20/character/yr is not a huge cost.

You're welcome and carry on.
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Frankenspecs government only measures costs in cups of coffee
 
Looks like the trend continues. Government always pays the most. Either it's:

1. Morons with zero business sense
2. They know they get hooped when it comes to costs, but just don't care because goivernment coffers always seem unlimited
3. A combo of both

And government workers wonder why they have a hard time getting a good job in the private sector.

If someone at my work spent $30k to approve a shitty logo like that, they'd probably get fired. I don't think even a college intern at my work whose past experience is flipping burgers in high school would be dumb enough to spend $30k on something like this if their boss told them to make a decision and help the team pick a logo.
 
shack said:
Let's break this down logically.

$30,000 for 150 years is only $200/yr.

Even further, there are 10 characters in the logo so it is only $20/character/yr.

So without debating the quality of the design itself, $20/character/yr is not a huge cost.

You're welcome and carry on.
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Great job, now explain the closing of the two gas plants and collapsing the ontario pension plan and $300billion debt to make me feel all warm and fuzzy. It's still an idiot amount of money for a design that someone in Gr8 could do for a peek down the teacher's blouse.
 
scdave2003 said:
Great job, now explain the closing of the two gas plants and collapsing the ontario pension plan and $300billion debt to make me feel all warm and fuzzy. It's still an idiot amount of money for a design that someone in Gr8 could do for a peek down the teacher's blouse.
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My only agenda was hopefully making a few people smile.
 
harryass said:
Some consultant is laughing all the way to the bank.
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I saw the head of that "creative" agency interviewed on CP24 (or was it CTV?). He justified the $30,000 price tag saying that his staff spent "many" working hours to come up with that "innovative" design.
 
“It’s not clear, it’s not clean — it’s not balanced,” said Richard Powers of the University of Toronto.
It unfortunately, completely describes in so very few but eloquent words the federal and provincial liberals in who they are, what they do and the root of the problem.
 
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