Well, here's a rather quirky idea for an internet list/slide show: who has the best and worst logos when it comes to reality shows?
The Chicago Tribune picks the good and the bad. They really get into it, talking about why certain fonts don't work (or do work), why the angle of the Project Runway logo is all wrong ("the logo grows out horizontally and vertically, more like a plane than a runway"), and even why The Real World logo is perfect. I don't think they've even changed the logo in the 20 seasons the show has been on the air. (Note: I'm not sure if this is also in the print edition of the Chicago Tribune or not, but online the logos look terrible, at least on my screen.)
I have to really take exception to their comments about the Hell's Kitchen logo though. They like it, but they say that each letter looks like a medieval torture device, which is what it's like to watch the show. Huh? Maybe they're talking about the hell that Chef Ramsay puts each contestant through. If they're talking about the general enjoyment of the show, well, they're way off. Or as Ramsay would say, they're way &$%*#! off.
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4-17-2008 @ 5:47PM
Richie said...
No, I'd say their description of that show is fairly accurate.
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4-17-2008 @ 6:04PM
Charlie Conner said...
I haven't read the article yet...but where's MILF Island?
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4-17-2008 @ 11:49PM
jeff stiefer said...
wow...slow news day, i guess.
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4-18-2008 @ 5:40AM
JimB said...
I've got to agree with you Bob about the quality of the graphics. For an article critiquing graphic design, you'd expect images that look better than low-res, scribbled reproductions. (I mean, did you see the Survivor one? It looks like it's rendered in crayons.)
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