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'No Go to the Logo,' Say Londoners

Olympics logo is making people not only furious but physically ill

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 6, 2007 6:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – Londoners loathe the logo unveiled Monday for the 2012 Olympics so much that 30,000 have already signed a petition demanding a new one. The jagged pink-and-orange rendition of 2012 took a brand-consultancy firm $800,000 and more than a year to design; Olympics organizers,... Read full story »

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