TO City of Light
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I'm not entirely sure on the Lisa S thing. With the lights turned way down, a pitcher of margaritas and 2:15 in the morning in the entertainment district .......
But the proposed logo, in and of itself, should ensure that the Toronto's effort is a bid to nowhere.
Guadalajara seems to have come up with something moderately more creative.
In this and other aspects, someone needs to tell the Toronto/Golden Horseshoe organizers that any international sporting event is serious business and, additional to the funding, will require some grown ups to work on it.
The video below is a good summary of the evolution of the Olympic emblems/logos/posters over the years. Try to ignore the Vangelis soundtrack if you can - way too Hollywood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCHUNmhg0H0
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But the proposed logo, in and of itself, should ensure that the Toronto's effort is a bid to nowhere.
Guadalajara seems to have come up with something moderately more creative.
In this and other aspects, someone needs to tell the Toronto/Golden Horseshoe organizers that any international sporting event is serious business and, additional to the funding, will require some grown ups to work on it.
The video below is a good summary of the evolution of the Olympic emblems/logos/posters over the years. Try to ignore the Vangelis soundtrack if you can - way too Hollywood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCHUNmhg0H0
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