winters in buffalo Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Oh, Amarillo...http://www.newschannel10.com/story/23940051/new-city-logo-creates-controversyNo question. It's the same logo, with different text and a gradient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 TIL a girl I went to high school with is covering this story for News Channel 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 who do they think they are kidding trying to act like this is a fluke accident. The logos aren't similar.. they are EXACTLY exactly the same. Lay them over one another in photoshop to see. That's impossible to be a coincidence.With stuff like this it boggles my mind WHY people do logo theft when the result is such a basic abstract logo. If you want a logo like that how hard is it for anyone with a tiny bit of creative skills draw yourself a star burst over a hoizon r whatever its supposed to be that looks different than the original one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelayedPenalty Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 If the article is true and the studio hired to design it was phased out, I'd speculate that there was some sticker shock, and an admin somewhere in Amarillo was handed the task of "creating" a logo. They're all the way in Dubai, how are they ever going to find out?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartodell Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 As a resident of Amarillo and a identity designer this was hilarious to me. I helped break the story to shine some light on the misguided and corrupted leadership in our city.It was “designed” by a college student at West Texas A&M University as she was also an intern for the City of Amarillo in the Communications Department. The city had hired a local agency to design the new logo and several versions were presented to them, however the city decided to go with the intern's lgoo. After the initial reaction on facebook of how this did not represent Amarillo, several people took to her facebook page to stand behind her, commenting that the logo was well done and she should be proud, that she should ignore the comments of narrow-minded individuals in Amarillo. However since the story broke that she committed plagiarism, her facebook has been silent, those that stood up for her have mysteriously disappeared.As of last night the designer removed her facebook page and all other forms of social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 So basically AT BEST the city is guilty of trusting an intern to design the logo to save money and this statement: "two City departments researched the artwork to avoid duplication with any similar mark and at the time did not find any similarities." is either completely made up or there is a scary amount of incompetence within those two departments. Please someone ask them exactly what "research" they did to avoid duplication when a 3 second google reverse image search shows it is stolen?Either way, in the aftermath this City Spokeswomen Sonja Gross person is passing on the city's claim that its a coincidence .. what a joke. If she had any dignity she'd refuse to say that. Unless she agrees its an amazing coincidence in which case I really feel sorry for anyone who lives in that city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshookemHORNS Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I live in Amarillo. I didn't even know we had a new rebrand, and I go downtown everyday! But this is every embrassing for the community how they just play it off like it's no big deal, but in reality it is a big deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 It will be interesting if it comes out as to whether the intern was paid for this or not. Unpaid interns have been a huge debate point here in Canada, and this could really be a lesson to all those involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Idiot Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Personally, I think they should have gone with this:..Maybe toss in a little white to symbolize the Snow they get in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Billy Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Updatehttp://www.newschannel10.com/category/161688/video?clipId=9549338&autostart=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 My God, they still won't admit it's not the same! "There are similarities but it coincidental." Come on! It even has the same random little notches on the horizon in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle98 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 "Professional searches..." Yeah right. All it takes is a simple reverse image search on Google.Also, the feigned ignorance of the city council is incredible. I'm not sure how anyone can fail to see that it's exactly the same logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Tsubasa Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I think the real controversy is that this esteemed company from Dubai is using a bare naked fire farting blue ass in a prudent Muslim country and nobody points it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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