Quote from: ouıqןɐ;1292569Yeah, that cost is pretty insane for 3 straightforward letters. For $30,000 I want a fucking masterpeice, not something typed in photoshop.

The google logo cost millions. It's not about fanciness, there's probably a whole psychology behind all of it and hundreds of designs tossed out.

Though, if you get 17k for a logo, it's purely bitter that a graphic designer doesn't notice something like this.

Quote from: amy_winehouse_clock;1292690The google logo cost millions.

You're confusing brand value with production value.

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Well the advertising agency did it's job, how many of you could of told me what the Office of Government Commerce was before seeing this?

Well, OGC in pretty much any font will look like that when rotated.

Quote from: CocolateBarClog;1293065Well, OGC in pretty much any font will look like that when rotated.

Doesn't mean it shouldn't have been taken into account, plus it's very very obvious when all the letters are bolded and mashed together like that.

They could've used a square-ish font, or a curly font where the G isn't it's standard shape, putting periods in between the letters, and if you put more than ten seconds of thought into it unlike what I just did, you could come up with better solutions.

Quote from: greyYou're confusing brand value with production value.

Still doesn't mean the logo is any better than a less known brand's logo. Of course google is worth billions but OGC probably is worth more than a typical business. I guess 17.000 pounds for a government facility's logo is pretty normal.

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It's dumb. It has nothing to do with psychology or expertise. They're buying the price tag, not the logo. Any designer worth half his salt could construct that.

Someone please make a £14,000 Wank gif.

Quote from: ZeitmiserZeitmesser;1293177It's dumb. It has nothing to do with psychology or expertise. They're buying the price tag, not the logo. Any designer worth half his salt could construct that.

Anyone could have made that logo. You wouldn't even need a real graphic designer. Shit, I would have done it for some weed.

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Quote from: amy_winehouse_clock;1293078Still doesn't mean the logo is any better than a less known brand's logo.

Where in my post did you read "Google's logo is better than that of Average Joe's Tire Repair Shop"?

Quote from: amy_winehouse_clock;1293078Of course google is worth billions but OGC probably is worth more than a typical business.

Heineken, I think it's time you stop pretending you know a dick and a half about economics, because you're not making any sense.

When did government institutions (like OGC) become commercial enterprises that are actually worth money? Last I checked the whole reason for institutions like these is that, even though they serve a public interest, there is no way they'll ever make a profit like a normal business, i.e. they are simply not able to sustain themselves. That's where the government comes in to pay for them with funding. Money the government gets from, you guessed it: taxes.

In an ironic twist the OGC "is intended to improve value for money to the taxpayer" (using the taxpayers' money (by commissioning ridiculously expensive logos (of stickfigures jerking off.))) I kid, I'm sure they do a lot of good work.

So yeah, class dismissed.

Quote from: amy_winehouse_clock;1293078I guess 17.000 pounds for a government facility's logo is pretty normal.

I'll leave this unanswered so that you may test your newly acquired knowledge. See it as an exam question.

QuoteA spokesman for OGC said: “It is true that it caused a few titters among some staff when viewed on its side, but on consideration we concluded that the effect was generic to the particular combination of the letters OGC - and it is not inappropriate to an organisation that’s looking to have a firm grip on Government spend.”

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Quote from: ouıqןɐ;1293184Anyone could have made that logo. You wouldn't even need a real graphic designer. Shit, I would have done it for some weed.

i would have done it for a high five, its not like the company profits off of their logo, and if it does, oh well.