Goatse.cx and the 2012 Olympic Games Logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_gInR3gXs There is a great deal of furor over London’s choice for the official logos for the 2012 Olympic Games, and for good reason. Not only is it hideous, the animated version causes epileptic seizures, driving several Londoners into tongue-chomping, foamy-mouthed writhing after seeing the ad. What crackerjack team of design experts put together something […]

There is a great deal of furor over London's choice for the official logos for the 2012 Olympic Games, and for good reason. Not only is it hideous, the animated version causes epileptic seizures, driving several Londoners into tongue-chomping, foamy-mouthed writhing after seeing the ad.

What crackerjack team of design experts put together something so atrocious? Who should be garroted? We don't know, but perhaps something about their overall qualifications can be gleaned by this clip from the BBC, showing the finalist entries for the new Olympic Games logo. The song is perhaps perfect: it is from here.