Comments on: Bad Taste Suddenly Runs Amok At IMS

By: Ben Twickerbill

Ben Twickerbill — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:11:19 +0000

Hey you guys,
Joe just needs to catch up on his reading… And TJ, here is a good place to start.

Autocourse Official Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500

By: The Lapper

The Lapper — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:04:36 +0000

Don’t kid yourself. It is all about the Indianapolis 500 and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and in motorsports nothing comes close. Always has been and always will be.

By: Mike Silver

Mike Silver — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:55:17 +0000

I am not crazy about the logo, but I don’t totally hate it. It is disappointing that a logo like this would follow the cool ones from the centennial.

By: Mike Silver

Mike Silver — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:54:11 +0000

Did Donald Davidson confirm that?

By: Jerry Cruz

Jerry Cruz — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:18:38 +0000

George, I’m not a fan of the logo, for now! did you notice that those logos you did not like had great finishes in all of them? Maybe next year would be even better than 2011. We’ll see!

By: redcar

redcar — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:09:32 +0000

I couldn’t really put into words why I didn’t like it until I read this. I think you got it, I-girl. Design by committee.

By: james t suel

james t suel — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:46:28 +0000

IAM ONE OF THE OLD GUYS, AND I AGREE ITS ALFUL! WHEN WE LOST TONY HULMAN ,CLASS STARTED TO GO AWAY.

By: dylanpt24

dylanpt24 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:57:19 +0000

Um… I’m definitly not an old guy, but I agree 100% with George, this is an awful, awful 500 logo. Surely this isn’t the real thing… I mean, my god, that wouldn’t do for the Fontana race much less the 500! Honestly, I enjoy you defending of history, and agree with it more times than not

By: nofendersTOMASO

nofendersTOMASO — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:34:48 +0000

Can you say Jeff Bellskis? As in COST CUTTING, eh?

By: indygrrl

indygrrl — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:57:46 +0000

On logos I feel I do have some credibility–as I have been in graphic design foe 30 years. I’m sure this logo took MANY, MANY committee meetings. That’s what I think happened here, it looks like a logo designed by a committee. Aside from the obvious punctuation issue–there really should be a period after the 27, but aesthetically looked stupid just hanging out there without the year after it. The 70′s is the era that is trending everywhere right now, and the logo reflects that. I can’t fault them for trying to keep up with the trends, but the “glassy-looking button look” is from about 10 years ago, when you put the 2 together, it is not very cohesive. I’m sure they pay good money for a design firm to do the logo, but as with all jobs, the committee (i.e. the people paying your check) has the final say. I loved the logo last year, I guess they are trying to be forward-looking this year, just a bit of bad design trend mixing. It will be interesting to see how they manage to make this one work in embroidery as that “glassy look” does not translate well to thread.