Vancouver 2010 Olympics Logo

Well, we still got 5 years to get used to it.

 

Winter Olympics in Whistler. I tried volunteering for the Winter games, but the waiting list was way too long.

 

Yes, they are every 4 years, but a while back they started staggering the summer and winter games. So... the summer games just happened in 2004, but it has been since 2002 that we had winter games. Therefore, the next winter games will be 2006 and 2010.

 

That's a bitchin' spot for Winter Games, mountain-wise.

 

I don't mind the logo. They're always a little dorky, and this one is a little less so. I wonder if it will be worth the bother (and expense) to go up there for the games.

 

Torino's mascots are quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

 

Wow is that little blue guy relaxing his "urinate" muscles...or is that just a clever little melting puddle of ice

 

I don't know the symbolic meaning of it but I think it's kind of cool looking - hehe.


Umm, Vancouver! Yay. I love that city. Maybe I'll actually attend the Olympics. oooh plan. Um, only five years to go! Haha.

 

Recognizing that this is an Inuit symbol (because you told me so ), it does still also remind me of the kind of totems you see in BC, like the ones that are at the First People's Exhibit at Royal BC.

Dunno, sorry to not be more supportive. I personally think its cute (as long as it doesn't offend any First People!). But I guess too that, especially as Vancouver goes through transitions involving its changing cultural demographics, and Canada celebrates its rich modern history, this could be frustrating to you. Perhaps it would be nice if they could have picked a logo which shares the common nobility of all Canadian peoples instead of showcasing one group.

 

Inuit? I thought it was Springfield.

 

what's with the "smack"? is it because they're that annoying you want to smack them?

D

 

Hope it's not a Heroin reference! We're still recovering from 4/20!

I have to admit though, that while Neve and Gliz are a little annoying, Aster is kinda cute.

 

very 1980's...

if you think that's bad, you've obviously not seen the London 2012 logo then. see the grass isn't always greener

 

I dunno, at least I recognized it right away as an inukshuk which I feel is a powerful and positive image.

"Inukshuk (singular), meaning "likeness of a person" in Inuktitut (the Inuit language) is a stone figure made by the Inuit. The plural is inuksuit. The Inuit make inuksuit in different forms and for different purposes: to show directions to travellers, to warn of impending danger, to mark a place of respect, or to act as helpers in the hunting of caribou."

"Inukshuit in themselves are the product of cooperation. The hands and efforts of an entire group were required to build these massive stone sculptures. They are the result of a consensus of purpose, of focused action by a group united in its goal and labor. The inukshuk reminds us that as good as our individual efforts may be, together we can do even greater things."

It's a Canadian games, not just a Vancouver or BC games so I don't think it's inappropriate to choose an Arctic rather than a West Coast icon.

Better than yet another orca or polar bear.

Although it brings back some vague memories of childhood stories about stone giants or trolls

 

OMG, I hope they change it before the olympics.

That is so hideous its embarrasing. I can understand if the games were up in Iqaluit but this Vancouver. A totem pole would have made more sense!

Even this is a nicer logo.

 

I think that the London 2012 looks nice. The Vancouver 2010 seems to be a representation of something in Vancouver history, reminds me of a totem pole type of design. Both of the logo are trying to use the five colors of the Olympic rings. As others have mentioned it may be a matter of getting used to the design.

 

Looks like characters from a Björk video... I like the Vancouver logo, though.

 

It's one of these:



But yeah, odd.

 

I think it looks fine. It reminds me of the totems and statues in the Vancouver airport when I visited there a few times.

 

The New York 2012 one:
http://www.nyc2012.com/index_flash.aspx
Looks pretty cool if your into that...

 

For some reason that page makes me want to go watch Cool Runnings. No idea why.