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Friday, September 26, 2008

Stock Art Alternative Aquaman Logo

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This...unusual logo was part of the massive pile of stock art I've been working my way through here on the Shrine.

I had never seen it before, and when I got to it, I was flummoxed--what the hell is this thing? Why would any merchandiser pick this over the classic, beautiful, original Aquaman logo?

I always try to be respectful towards other artists work, because lord knows I've produced my share of lame stuff, but...man, is this logo butt-ugly. Sheesh!


Update: Here's the one piece of merchandising and/or stock art where someone used this logo instead of the classic one:
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No, no, and again, no.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is beyond fugly. Actually, the classic Aquaman logo is still the best. Just look at how nice it looks on the 13" DCD figure box!

Chris

Tegan said...

I swear I've seen this logo on a piece of merchandise somewhere. I just can't remember where, or if my brain is conflating two different things.

I'm probably misremembering.

Anonymous said...

I was thinking Rob posted something here with that logo too. I know I've seen it before, and I don't own any style guide pieces.

Chris

Anonymous said...

Isn't it on a magnet?

Anonymous said...

Yeah, the classic one is way better!

Diabolu Frank said...

I don't think it's as awful as everyone thinks, and it's important to remember this was probably from the '70s. It's cute and quirky, but not what one would expect for an iconic super-hero. Seems better suited for someone like Dolphin.

Anonymous said...

They also used it on the US Post Office Collector's Panels!