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College football team colors

Monday, October 27th, 2008

The top four teams in this week’s AP poll have uniforms that use only one team color and white. There are other teams that do this (Michigan State’s dark green and white comes to mind), but most teams use a combination of two (Scarlet & Gray, Maize & Blue, Garnet & Gold, etc.) Since many [...]

Flip-flopping the candidates’ logos

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Here’s what happens when the logos and fonts are switched for the candidates…

“WHAT?! The symbol of hope and change being used for old McCain? He’d be the oldest president ever at 72! 72 years, people! This design is a mockery! A travesty!”

“WHAT?! A military look for two guys with no military experience? The last time [...]

Vintage “Bucky Badger” logo t-shirt

Friday, August 29th, 2008

In honor of the start of a new college football season, here’s a t-shirt I bought in 1988 as a co-op student living and working in Madison. It’s interesting because the logo is unfinished (is it showing the revisions made during the trademark licensing program of 1988?) and because it has non-photo blue (!) grid [...]

Opening Ceremonies!

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Wow, it’s finally here–the launch of my full website. THANK YOU to everyone who has offered encouragement to me over the past many months. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Speaking of Opening Ceremonies, it seems that the British Embassy still issues passports with the name “Peking”. So, here’s an alternate “Anglicized” Olympic logo. [...]