there is a logo design so bad that has gone viral not once but twice
it's so bad in fact that there is now a design competition to find a new design to replace it
seemingly free of charge i might add now this all sounds pretty dire and in fact it is but how did
one of the worst if not the worst logo designs ever come into being and sponsoring today's
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more specifically missouri saint francois county in missouri wanted a new logo or a seal
as it's known to represent them they wanted an iconic design that would show everyone what this
county was all about and spread the word of their county with the upmost pride and by the looks of
things the designer did not get the memo and how a logo design should be simple to remain
memorable and resonate with the public or how a logo design shouldn't scar the eyeballs of whoever
is looking at it now the logo design solution that was ultimately created is memorable alright
memorable for being so bad it really does look like somebody's gone crazy with clipart where
everything that sprang to mind about missouri was slapped into a circle and then called a logo
not to mention the text around the circle being so difficult to read as much of it is just upside
down it kind of gives you a neck ache trying to read or make sense of that text oh and let's not
forget about that nice little detail in the upper right reminding us that their county has been
around since 1821. but hey is it just me or does that eagle look like it's actually falling out the
sky or toppling over either way it's a pretty sad turn of events when we're talking about this logo
but the truth about how this logo was given life much like how frankenstein and gave life
to his monster was revealed with the statement from a head commissioner of the county harold
gallagher explained that the county seal hadn't been updated for a while he went on to say with
some simple software i brought up with this new one and we've adopted that now as our county seal
so it does seem like a classic case of a non-designer having access to design software
i'm willing to bet that this design was also created in photoshop which of course is a big
no-no to anybody who understands logo design logo designs should always be vector files to
retain quality at pretty much any scale i also get the feeling that this county or at least the
head commissioner guy wants to save money and cut corners that would also explain why they've
announced a logo design competition to find a better solution four years after this abomination
was created the internet being the internet in its kind of funny and sarcastic way did make
a ton of memes and comical redesigns one of my favorites is this old dude in a mermaid outfit
but moving on to another interview that galahad gave he said i understand there's a fever pitch
on social media about the county seal it was a rush deal way back when i had two days for
the public to come up with a seal and my design is proof positive that i am not artistically inclined
but yeah at least he's honest about the situation and you can't really blame him can you because
he's not a designer and speaking of which the situation has now been opened up to us designers
so what would a good logo for this brief actually look like in my humble opinion it needs to be
simple it needs to use one if not two colors at a maximum and if there is going to be text wrapped
around the circle at least flip the lower half so it's legible but yeah i wish i had more time
because i would actually give this one a good go a reddit user by the name wtf703 has gone
on in the right direction seals and kind of crest type designs often need that official look about
them and they do have a degree of detail after all they're not brandable fashionable kind of designs
now i've tried to find a link for the competition but i've turned up empty-handed
so if someone out there watching this video does find the link make sure to leave it in
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