08-08-2011, 12:23
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Govt logo fail
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08-08-2011, 13:30
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A perfect logo for our government...I wonder how much this one cost to produce...
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08-08-2011, 13:38
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Ha! How funny.......and sad.
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08-08-2011, 14:26
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The logo has recently been changed so that the gears appear to function. The Smithsonian has some really smart people working there; why did no one notice?
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08-08-2011, 16:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 219seminole
The logo has recently been changed so that the gears appear to function. The Smithsonian has some really smart people working there; why did no one notice?
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Logos are often more abstractly symbolic, seeking to foster recognition through the subconscious, than concretely factual in their representational themes.
And so it goes...
Richard 
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08-08-2011, 16:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 219seminole
The logo has recently been changed so that the gears appear to function. The Smithsonian has some really smart people working there; why did no one notice?
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Too bad... the original accurately reflected many gov't organizations.
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08-08-2011, 16:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard
Logos are often more abstractly symbolic, seeking to foster recognition through the subconscious, than concretely factual in their representational themes.
And so it goes...
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Richard,
Gotcha that time............... 
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08-08-2011, 20:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard
Logos are often more abstractly symbolic, seeking to foster recognition through the subconscious, than concretely factual in their representational themes.
And so it goes...
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That, and not many art school grads have an engineering minor. 
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