Labour's new logo?

« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2007, 05:06:28 PM »

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2007, 05:58:33 PM »

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

How about a tree...oh wait.

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Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 05:58:33 PM

« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2007, 06:07:34 PM »

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

How about a tree...oh wait.

If it's good enough for UMP then it's good enough for us

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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2007, 06:30:36 PM »

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

What's wrong with it? I think it's a nice symbol, myself.

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Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 05:58:33 PM

« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2007, 10:50:05 PM »

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

How about a tree...oh wait.

The flaming chalice was at least honest. The tree is just propoganda.

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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2007, 11:33:44 PM »

Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 05:58:33 PM

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

How about a tree...oh wait.

The flaming chalice was at least honest. The tree is just propoganda.

Well...It may just reflect the views of one Tory...Cameron himself (if you take him at his word)...his party? Yeah...chalice...or perhaps a flaming chalice setting fire to a tree.

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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2007, 12:33:48 AM »

Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 05:58:33 PM

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

How about a tree...oh wait.

The flaming chalice was at least honest. The tree is just propoganda.

I loved the torch, but I will take a general election win if it means having the tree...

As for Labour... the rose sticks I guess, dunno what they could change it to.

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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2007, 06:21:01 AM »

Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 05:58:33 PM

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

How about a tree...oh wait.

The flaming chalice was at least honest. The tree is just propoganda.

I loved the torch, but I will take a general election win if it means having the tree...

As for Labour... the rose sticks I guess, dunno what they could change it to.

A red flag!

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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2007, 06:45:39 AM »

I would have prefered a change back to the pre-Michael Foot logo (the knife, fork and spoon) but this isn't so bad really. There are at least hints of a red flag under the rose Grin

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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2007, 12:28:20 PM »

Any particular reason the labour site is in Purple? including a purple version of the logo?

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Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 12, 2007, 12:28:20 PM

« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2007, 12:32:37 PM »

Any particular reason the labour site is in Purple? including a purple version of the logo?

That's the page for the leadership election. The main site is in red, but they don't seem to have finished it yet.

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Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 11:33:44 PM

« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2007, 04:06:20 PM »

Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 05:58:33 PM

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

How about a tree...oh wait.

The flaming chalice was at least honest. The tree is just propoganda.

Well...It may just reflect the views of one Tory...Cameron himself (if you take him at his word)...his party? Yeah...chalice...or perhaps a flaming chalice setting fire to a tree.

I don't think Cameron is really as liberal and environmentally conscious as he makes himself out to be. Certainly he wasn't in his votes prior to being elected leader.

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Quote from: Free Alan! on May 12, 2007, 06:45:39 AM

« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2007, 04:18:34 PM »

I would have prefered a change back to the pre-Michael Foot logo (the knife, fork and spoon) but this isn't so bad really. There are at least hints of a red flag under the rose Grin

Sounds like you guys need a spork.

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Quote from: Verily on May 12, 2007, 04:06:20 PM

« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2007, 10:50:13 PM »

Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 11:33:44 PM

Quote from: bullmoose88 on May 11, 2007, 05:58:33 PM

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

How about a tree...oh wait.

The flaming chalice was at least honest. The tree is just propoganda.

Well...It may just reflect the views of one Tory...Cameron himself (if you take him at his word)...his party? Yeah...chalice...or perhaps a flaming chalice setting fire to a tree.

I don't think Cameron is really as liberal and environmentally conscious as he makes himself out to be. Certainly he wasn't in his votes prior to being elected leader.

Yeah, I dont know who I'd support in Britain...i like both the Orange Book Lib Dems, and Wet Tories...but Lib Dems or Tories...I'm torn...then again, its not like it really matters.

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« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2007, 03:28:20 AM »

I quite like the Tory logo, the torch was interesting too. The tree just looks more suitable for a Green party somehow.

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« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2007, 12:10:52 PM »

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

Well, it was only adopted in around 1987(?). Although of course it's an old emblem for continental European social democratic parties, if that's what you mean..

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« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2007, 04:12:53 PM »

I don't like the new rose; I remember reading a booklet produced by the Labour party about how to design election leaflets and it said that you were not supposed to reverse out the colours like on the new logo; our logo is a red rose, not a white one.

I've always liked some of the European socialist logos (like the PSOE) - a big chunky flower in a clenched fist.

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Quote from: Matheuse on May 16, 2007, 12:10:52 PM

« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2007, 08:29:50 PM »

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

Well, it was only adopted in around 1987(?). Although of course it's an old emblem for continental European social democratic parties, if that's what you mean..

That's what I meant. It's not as if earlier Labour logos were better, but that was also before graphics could be designed on a computer.

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Quote from: Verily on May 16, 2007, 08:29:50 PM

« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2007, 07:37:19 AM »

Quote from: Matheuse on May 16, 2007, 12:10:52 PM

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

Well, it was only adopted in around 1987(?). Although of course it's an old emblem for continental European social democratic parties, if that's what you mean..

That's what I meant. It's not as if earlier Labour logos were better, but that was also before graphics could be designed on a computer.

Exactly; the stem is too long. They need to have simply a stylised red rose like PvDA.

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« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2007, 10:33:50 AM »

The BiH Socialdemocrats logo is quite nice IMO:

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Quote from: merseysider on May 16, 2007, 04:12:53 PM

« Reply #21 on: May 17, 2007, 10:42:59 AM »

I've always liked some of the European socialist logos (like the PSOE) - a big chunky flower in a clenched fist.

Seconded

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Quote from: afleitch on May 17, 2007, 07:37:19 AM

« Reply #22 on: May 18, 2007, 06:28:53 AM »

Quote from: Verily on May 16, 2007, 08:29:50 PM

Quote from: Matheuse on May 16, 2007, 12:10:52 PM

Anyone else think they should ditch the rose for something not so... Cold War era?

Well, it was only adopted in around 1987(?). Although of course it's an old emblem for continental European social democratic parties, if that's what you mean..

That's what I meant. It's not as if earlier Labour logos were better, but that was also before graphics could be designed on a computer.

Exactly; the stem is too long. They need to have simply a stylised red rose like PvDA.

Did you notice that there is a stylized fist in the centre?

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Quote from: merseysider on May 16, 2007, 04:12:53 PM

« Reply #23 on: May 18, 2007, 06:45:33 AM »

I've always liked some of the European socialist logos (like the PSOE) - a big chunky flower in a clenched fist.

French Parti Socialiste:

Youth branch of German SPD:

Also the old logo of Dutch PvdA:

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