tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post3337483742555439792..comments2024-03-10T10:55:11.119+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Logo competitionMarie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-38335040732128653122011-04-12T10:55:46.471+01:002011-04-12T10:55:46.471+01:00It looks like we have a worthy winner - beautifull...It looks like we have a worthy winner - beautifully executed and packed full of secondary allusion!James Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-12109845186447505292011-04-08T00:58:34.496+01:002011-04-08T00:58:34.496+01:00jeremy the reference to the song was meant as a co...jeremy the reference to the song was meant as a compliment- we are all in a lifeboat - some do it with style and ironic wit .John R walkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-71627574418638214172011-04-05T13:26:42.605+01:002011-04-05T13:26:42.605+01:00jeremy thanks for your comment. for sure you can u...jeremy thanks for your comment. for sure you can use my sketches.giovanna melitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02590670980119836166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-1225738349552104022011-04-05T13:05:04.625+01:002011-04-05T13:05:04.625+01:00Well, that's just it isn't it? At over thr...Well, that's just it isn't it? At over three hundred years old this anachronism is like an oil painting next to a 3D plasma display, or, if you prefer car analogies, a red flag in front of a Prius.<br /><br />You may as well have a skeletal horse for a logo, and a plaque "1709 - Born. Died. Flogged. Raised. Flogged harder. Zombified. Flogged harder still. Abolished 20__?"<br /><br />A 1709 blog wishing to 'modernise its image' to distance itself from its antique origins whilst still covering the depredations of the very same antique privilege seems to hint at a deep internal conflict.<br /><br />You may even consider a logo depicting a highly polished coprolite. After all, that's what you're dealing with.Crosbie Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471152790988479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-71277763615868307372011-04-05T07:29:15.939+01:002011-04-05T07:29:15.939+01:00jeremy may I modestly propose a theme song ( and g...jeremy may I modestly propose a theme song ( and great costume theme) for the launch of the good ship?<br />The song is<br />Kid creole and the coconuts ' life boat party' <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ST-mVTma-EJohn R walkernoreply@blogger.com