Bob, two things - and I'm being 100% sincere and I'm not attacking you or being the least bit sarcastic:
1.) There are a number of other designers that have made approving comments in this thread in regards to the logo...
That would be a number of
people. Whether or not those same people are competent to perform or comment on this sort of work is not in evidence. 50,000,000 people thinking something is good does not make it good by any objective standard
You're the ONLY one that has said the entire thing is basically garbage...
I did not say it was garbage, I said it was forgettable. Here in my village there's a lot of space between 'good' and 'garbage'. Perhaps not so much in binaryland.
Do all of the other designers in this thread have that horrible of taste that they can't see these supposedly glaring flaws that you see? I mean, this is the equivalent to the kid in class that doesn't get along with ANYONE, but they lay the blame on EVERYONE but themselves.
What does calling 'em as I sees 'em have to do with children getting along with each other? Do you feel that honesty is trumped by diplomacy. There's many that do, I do not.
2.) With the effort you put into your criticism and disparaging comments, I have to assume that surely, you design logos. If so, I would sincerely love to see your work. I've searched through your posts and can't find any designs you've done or links to your site or portfolio.
My comments are, for the most part, effortless. But even if they were fraught with intense labor, what would that have to do with the quality, or lack thereof, of design?
I have no site, no portfolio, or any of the standard ego-boosting accoutrements affected by many here.
These things would be in direct conflict with by basic desire to have a lifestyle that does not require my presence. Moreover I am confident in my abilities honed over the last six decades, I have no need of either approbation or vituperation. I simply do not care what you or anyone else might think of anything I do. I only care what the person paying for it might think.
To be honest, I seldom design logos. I do signs. More often than not a client will commandeer some element or another of a sign to use as it's logo. Fine by me, I have other things to do. This lack of interest, or at least active participation, in this particular niche market does not mean that I'm incapable of evaluating others product in this area.
