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Revised London Olympics logo, now with rioter!

Cory Doctorow at 1:14 pm Thu, Aug 11, 2011

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A bit of unsourced net.wit: the new London Olympics 2012 logo.

Update: Here's the original, from PureEvil.

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  • ChicagoD

    London, then Rio? For once the Olympics will be worth watching.

  • http://clarinerd617.myopenid.com/ Henry Goodwin

    You know, it’ll be tough trying to figure out where the torch is supposed to go, if the rest of the city is already on fire.

  • jameslosey

    Hi Cory, the image, for the London Olympic Looting Team, is by Pure Evil Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pureevilbunny/6028019911/

    • jerwin

      I think it works better as a symbol for the London Olympics as a whole, rather than as a symbol of Looting as an “olympic sport”. 

    • Cory Doctorow

      Thanks!

  • awjt

    NEEDS GUY FAWKES MASK SHOPPED IN

  • spejic

    Oh No! I just bought a giant red ring on Craig’s List. I knew the price was too low to be legitimate.

  • Drabula

    new medal event: 200 metre with Big Screen LCD Dash

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667032794 Jethro Taylor

    This reminded me of a remix I did for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustybadger/6033123029/

  • Lobster

    HUNTER!

  • Brad H.

    The photo is bullshit!
    The rings are interlocking. Only the next physical embodiment of Juan Antonio Samaranch can unlock these intertwined rings, and replace the symbol with corporate sponsorship.

    Toyota Presents:
    Games Of The XXXII Olympiad 

  • B A

    This should be the official logo.
    Much better than that crappy what on earth is Lisa  Simpson doing to that man? design.

    • Gulliver

      Does that count as Godwining?

  • peromyscus

    If they were really solid interlocking rings, they wouldn’t be able to fit them together, silly. Clearly there’s a break in each ring carefully hidden underneath the intersection of the ring in front of it. 

  • Sam Ley

    Cory – Made this one just for you. Lighting the Olympic Torch from a burning automobile.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/phidauex/6034046402

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_K2WCX5JKUXGZZUMB7QCT6RAWCA Jason H

    Is that Eminen? Thug!

  • ChicagoD

    Evidently some Londoners are . . . you know . . . rioting. Odd way to express their pride.