"Disgusted" was probably a little overboard with the description. How about "there was tons of negative feedback"?
---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > Are people really disgusted with it? It seems like such a ho-hum thing to > get disgusted with. Is it great and exciting? nope. Is it worth getting > upset and angry about? nope. Is it worth ending support for the company > over? nope. > > In my opinion, this ASPIRES to be disgusted. It's just boring. > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just saw the tweet from DC on Twitter. Needless to say they got a lot of >> retweets of many people disgusted with it, including myself. >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Have a Better One, >> Edward Crosby >> http://about.me/edwardcrosby >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The new logo is official. It will be customized depending on the >>> property. >>> >>> http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dc-entertainment-new-logo-120119.html >>> >>> On Jan 17, 1:30 pm, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Regarding "turning pages," about the only thing I can think of is that >>> > on a smart device, you still "swipe from right to left to turn pages >>> > in a lot of the comic reader apps. So it's still the same sort of >>> > "turning page" motion. That has some connective tissue with the print >>> > side of the coin; I imagine that the word "synergy" or the like being >>> > bandied about. >>> > >>> > The worse offense of this logo to me is that it's boring. It just >>> > sort of sits there. It doesn't jump out at me. Again, I may be the >>> > outlier but I thought the Whirl was bright and drew your eyes to it. >>> > This looks like the logo of a small scale systems integrator or >>> > something. >>> > >>> > On Jan 17, 1:06 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > I think it is a joke. Seriously. I saw the article and the logo and >>> thought >>> > > for sure this was either speculation or something that should be on >>> Snopes. >>> > > The logo sucks. It's bland, tasteless and unprofessional. It looks >>> like >>> > > something an new, independent comic book company would hire a 14 >>> year old >>> > > to design for them. >>> > > It can't be true. I keep checking Snopes. >>> > >>> > > ---------------------------------------- >>> > > Have a Better One, >>> > > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby >>> > >>> > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:28 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > > Make no mistake, the new one is weird and off-putting and Serv's >>> point >>> > > > about it suggesting turning pages is a strong one. Not sure what >>> sort of >>> > > > logo could be crafted to suggest bit-torrent downloads, but that's >>> beside >>> > > > the point. The main point is, they intend to do away with that >>> half-baked >>> > > > current logo. Luke's point that the current logo is identifiable >>> is a fair >>> > > > one. I can look at it and know it's DC. The new one takes some >>> work. >>> > >>> > > > But... it's like the main point of I, Claudius. Augustus wasn't >>> the best >>> > > > emperor in the world, so he made sure Caligula was his successor, >>> because >>> > > > Caligula was crazy and dangerous and much worse. That way, folks >>> would >>> > > > remember Augustus as not so bad. If you're a bad leader/logo, you >>> always >>> > > > want the one who comes after you to be worse. So... this new one >>> is >>> > > > Caligula, and folks will hate it, and then they'll think back >>> fondly on the >>> > > > current weak logo (Augustus). Then everyone will clamor for a >>> simpler, >>> > > > simpler time and elect Claudius, the DC Bullet. So... two years >>> til the >>> > > > bullet comes back? >>> > >>> > > > Caw! >>> > >>> > > > -----Original Message----- >>> > > > From: Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> >>> > > > To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> >>> > > > Sent: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 2:16 am >>> > > > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: DC Comics Gets A New Logo. And Here >>> It Is. >>> > > > | Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors >>> > >>> > > > I never had a problem with the DC Whirl logo. I thought it was >>> > > > dynamic and easy to identify. So I would have much preferred to >>> keep >>> > > > that one rather than this staid and boring one. >>> > >>> > > > On Jan 17, 9:25 am, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > > > the thing about this logo that seems so lame to me is the fact >>> that it >>> > > > > imparts the feeling of a paper comic. Now admittedly i have only >>> sort of >>> > > > > been following the posts about comics, but aren't comic >>> companies beginning >>> > > > > that transition into digital media? Doesn't the image of a page >>> being >>> > > > > turned kind if hearken back to what they have been, and not >>> where they want >>> > > > > to go? Clearly i am no marketing genius (i let Shag major in >>> that, while i >>> > > > > challenged myself with [2] real business major[s]...OH SNAP!!) >>> but if you >>> > > > > are going to go through the exercise of 'reimaging' your >>> corporate logo, my >>> > > > > thought is look FOREWORD instead of BACK. >>> > >>> > > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:34 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > > > > Apparently by "anyone", I guess I meant Salmon Oyster. And >>> he was the >>> > > > > > person I was specifically thinking of that didn't like the >>> current (or I >>> > > > > > guess previous) logo. :) >>> > >>> > > > > > The Irredeemable Shag >>> > > > > >http://firestormfan.com >>> > > > > >http://onceuponageek.com >>> > > > > >http://twitter.com/firestormfan >>> > >>> > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- >>> > > > > > Subject: RE: [The Unique Geek] DC Comics Gets A New Logo. And >>> Here It >>> > > > > > Is. | Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors >>> > > > > > From: <[email protected]> >>> > > > > > Date: Mon, January 16, 2012 9:28 pm >>> > > > > > To: [email protected] >>> > >>> > > > > > Umm... I'm agreeing with the snarkiness of the article. Why >>> the new >>> > > > > > logo?!?! And yes, I hate it. >>> > >>> > > > > > I don't recall the change of logos bothering me much last >>> time. I know >>> > > > > > there was some discussion on this very board, but I can't >>> imagine anyone >>> > > > > > liking this new logo. >>> > >>> > > > > > The Irredeemable Shag >>> > > > > >http://firestormfan.com >>> > > > > >http://onceuponageek.com >>> > > > > >http://twitter.com/firestormfan >>> > >>> > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- >>> > > > > > Subject: [The Unique Geek] DC Comics Gets A New Logo. And Here >>> It Is. | >>> > > > > > Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors >>> > > > > > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> >>> > > > > > Date: Mon, January 16, 2012 8:42 pm >>> > > > > > To: Unique Geek Google Group <[email protected]> >>> > >>> > > > > > Link: >>> http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/01/13/dc-comics-gets-logo-here/(via >>> > > > > > shareaholic.com) >>> > >>> > > > > > What? 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