Olympics Favourite Alternative Logo

by liamssoft | June 7, 2007 at 11:40 am

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A graphic designer from Reading has made an alternative Olympics logo which readers from the BBC voted as the best from a choice of Six. Taking only 20 minutes to complete considering the official logo cost £400,000 that would equate to £20,000 per minute. It must be a world record for the price of a logo.

A London 2012 Olympic logo created by BBC website reader Richard Voysey has been chosen as readers' favourite in an online poll.

Over 22,000 votes were cast on a shortlist of six readers' designs selected by founder of the UK Brand Council, Marcel Knobil.

The BBC has received over 600 alternative logos and more than 10,000 messages about the controversial new Olympic logo, which was unveiled on Monday.

Graphic designer Richard Voysey, who created the image with his brother Chris, said: "I've been working from home and the logo was 20 minutes of my time as a first concept."

Mr Voysey, from Reading in Berkshire, said he saw the invitation to send in logos on the BBC website and thought it would be "a bit of fun".

I would agree with the BBC viewers that this is a far more professional and suitable logo for a world famous event.

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