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  • 2012 London mascots
  • Burts
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    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/london2012/7741352/London-2012-Olympic-mascots-Wenlock-and-Mandeville-unveiled.html

    WTF?!

    2012 Olympic Games London mascots:

    Evil alien invaders, Kang & Kudos:

    Posted 13 years ago
    Zoolander
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    Judging by the rainbow they're out aswell.

    Posted 13 years ago
    Hairychested
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    They coud/shoul've gone for this:

    Posted 13 years ago
    buzz-lightyear
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    Is Mandeville exposing himself?

    Posted 13 years ago
    juan
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    The SO just asked me if they were bottle openers?

    Posted 13 years ago
    millzy
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    i wonder how many millions it cost to come up with these things!

    Posted 13 years ago
    mastiles_fanylion
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    They are a distinct improvement of the usual fluffy shite they roll out and hopefully they will engage with kids (who are their primary market) – they are very similar in characterisation as many recent animated films/tv series so I think they will work.

    Posted 13 years ago
    tiggs121
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    Better with Cameron and Clegg? Oh sorry —– it is Cameron and Clegg!

    Posted 13 years ago
    coffeeking
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    They are a distinct improvement of the usual fluffy shite they roll out

    How so?

    Posted 13 years ago
    IanMunro
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    Why has the sperm on the right got a reinforced gusset?

    Posted 13 years ago
    clubber
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    They look alright to me in as much as what their purpose is – eg for kids.

    Better than the main logo at least which once someone pointed out that it's a female giving a male some form of pleasure, I can't see it as anything else 😉

    Posted 13 years ago
    Coyote
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    Better than the main logo at least which once someone pointed out that it's a female giving a male some form of pleasure, I can't see it as anything else

    The popular view is Lisa Simpson delivering said service. Now with the aliens, it makes one wonder if Krusty will be somehow involved in the entertainment with Kent Brockman delivering news updates.

    Posted 13 years ago
    enduro-aid
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    I actually quite like them, I think they are modern and pretty stylish people need to stop living in the past with all this talk of "we should have a lion as our mascot"

    up against that logo they are a triumph of design

    Posted 13 years ago
    coffeeking
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    Not exactly sure they're a triumph of design. They just look like someone lobbed some clay onto a board and drew an eye on to me, but they're fun and fairly abstract in nature which is nice.

    Posted 13 years ago
    nickc
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    I like them. My kids think they're cool. But then I quite like the logo so what do I know

    Posted 13 years ago
    mastiles_fanylion
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    How so?

    Because they feel contemporary, they reflect characterisations in animations such as Monsters Inc. – a hugely popular film with kids who, as the brief required, the characters should engage with.

    Posted 13 years ago
    coffeeking
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    They're a bit pear shaped and they have a physical link to cars (taxi light?! WTH), they have a camera on everything and are always recording. Certainly contemporary, kids of today should have an affinity 😆 .

    Of course they are cute, non-aggressive and non-descript in nature so they'll appeal to kids, which is the point and a good thing.

    Posted 13 years ago
    missingfrontallobe
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    I like them. Different and not what would be expected the Lions thing again or an animated Houses of Parliament.

    Posted 13 years ago
    mrmichaelwright
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    [dons tin foil hat]

    those 'eyes' are a bit panopticon for me

    Posted 13 years ago
    mastiles_fanylion
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    I 100% agree that it is a good thing we moved away from anything to do with lions or bulldogs or anything else stereotypically British.

    I also love the 2012 brand – the logo itself is only part of the brand and overall I think it is exciting, vibrant, fun and energetic.
    The brand in action

    Posted 13 years ago
    chakaping
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    We're a nation of dog lovers, so why didn't they just go for a sporty cartoon dog FFS?

    I'd have drawn them one for £250k, and done them some pie charts too.

    Posted 13 years ago
    BigDummy
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    "What we've got here is two giant, damaged teeth, each with a massive, psychotic eye and razor sharp claws. And the blue one seems to using bright, friendly colours to draw attention to his genital area.So these things – designed specifically for children – are basically lobster-clawed pervert monsters that remind them of the dentist. Bravo."

    Posted 13 years ago
    kimbers
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    i think they are avery cunning marketing ploy

    series of kids books too, probably a cartoon

    look liek a cross between pokemon and teltubbies

    which sounds like $$$$$$$$$$ for the money hungry olympics and the sponsors….
    coke
    macdonalds
    BP
    GE
    nestle
    visa

    its a list of some of the evilist corporations in the world

    its all about money, not sport

    Posted 13 years ago
    coffeeking
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    We're a nation of dog lovers, so why didn't they just go for a sporty cartoon dog FFS?

    There are pretty much equal numbers of domestic cats as there are domestic dogs in the UK (around 10.5 million) – I'd have preferred a cat.

    its all about money, not sport

    Aye, but without the money the sport wouldn't happen either. Do you think the olympics of anchient greek times were not about money either?

    Posted 13 years ago
    myheadsashed
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    MUMMY THE 'ONE EYED MONSTER' FRIGHTS ME 😯

    Posted 13 years ago
    RoterStern
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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Teletubbies!

    Posted 13 years ago
    trailmonkey
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    I think they're cool. I like the logo too.

    Posted 13 years ago
    satsoma
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    I really like them, when you read the article it explains how they're for kids and how they're going to tie in with education in schools.

    Better than the suggestion of "big ben with arms and legs"!

    Posted 13 years ago
    grumm
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    mf – is there a brand/logo for a big project/company that you think is rubbish?

    Posted 13 years ago
    AndyRT
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    they look like a doctor who monster!

    What does this say about the mascots or Doctor Who?

    Posted 13 years ago
    mastiles_fanylion
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    mf – is there a brand/logo for a big project/company that you think is rubbish?

    Many.

    Microsoft
    Bernard Mathews
    Most cosmetic brands
    BT

    Most others I am apathetic about but I think I 'get' the London 2012 brand.

    And the other stand-out brand for me is BBC

    Posted 13 years ago
    CaptainFlashheart
    Free Member

    Sorry…..really…..but….

    🙂

    Posted 13 years ago
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