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Tuesday 28 February 2012

MELBOURNE SPORTS MUSEUM CRITIQUES


‘SPORTING LOGO’

 
1.
Title: MCG ‘Melbourne Cricket Ground’
Artist: Graphic designer Richard Henderson
Date of design: Sat 3rd December 2005
Medium: Digital Media, computer generated design.

The design is a modernised version of the tradition logo. The harmonious colours are vivid and eyecatching. Cool tones of greens have been used to replicate the grass ground of the Cricket stadium. The composition is balance, with the oval shape surrounded by a repetition of rounded curved shapes. These blue curvy lines are made up of different thickness’s, it’s a contemporary way of outlining the word MCG as well as illustrating the rows of seats in the stadium. The rhythm and movmenet is depicated in this design by the directional curved lines.


The white ‘MCG’ typeography is squared with no serifs, making it ulta modern. Emphasis is drawn to it, as it juxtaposes the background colours. 

The logo is very effective in communicating the representation of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The oval shape, colour green and curved lines all work unanimously towards the outdoor sporting theme.

I feel it could come across to the public as ‘to modern’ due to the design style being completely different to the original, which had been around for an extremely long time. But it is a modern approach with a bit of a funky twist, which I find appealing.


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2.
Title: Olympic Flag logo
Logo Artist: Baron Pierre de Coubertin,
Date of design: 1913
Medium: Reinvented with digital Media


LINK_Olympic Flag logo:

LINK_Cathy Freeman Uniform; The Bodysuit with Olympic logo
(At the
400m victory at the Sydney 2000 Olympics)


The Olympic flag was designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. The rings represent the five continents involved in the Olympics. The combined colours; blue, black, red, yellow, green, represent all nations.

The Olympic logo design is symbolic as it represents the five inhabited continents of the world, united by Olympism. The concept has been designed to emphasize the unity between the nations.The repetition of thin circular rings are interlocked within one another reinforcing the joined participation and harmony within the countries.

The design style is simple and uses minimal elements. The six colours; blue, black, red, yellow, green, represent all nations national flags of the world the present time, immersing as one.

The Olympic motto is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius , which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger".

I believe this logo achieves its intention of creating a symbolic, meaningful design.
The simplicity of it, keeps it fresh and there are no unnecessary distractions.
The idea of he rings representing each nation and the way they have all been joined together, makes it work. The design is easily recognisable when placed on any uniform or objects.


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