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Japan Pulls Olympics Logo Under Accusations of Design Plagiarism
the context is silly, it would be just as silly as Volkswagen suing Honda because they stole their basic design, that is, a vehicle with 4 wheels, a bonnet, windscreen, arial and boot...
David: I can't imagine using helvetica or comic sans with that logo. It needs a serif font. In fact, the Tokyo one doesn't use the same font, look at the serif on the T. More round on the Tokyo and more square on the Liege.
Another aspect: Do you really think a graphic designer working in Tokyo is perusing tiny village theatres in Belgium for ideas? Same city, perhaps. Same country, could happen. Another continent, culture, language...doubtful.
They are both nice in my opinion, but not terribly creative. Logos based on type are fairly constrained creatively speaking.
I agree with Noodle Time. My wife went to college with Sano san and we have had numerous conversations about this unfortunate event... She cant imagine he would knowingly copy a design. Unfortunately it seems the dirt diggers in Japan have had a field day with this to the point of obsession.
they definitely look similar... but they are both very basic geometric shapes. There will always be similarities when you use only rectangles and circles. I think it is a bit of a stretch to say it is plagiarism.
I am sorry, but whether conscious or unconscious, that is a ripped off design. It is more then just similar shapes. The entire essence of the original is in the Tokyo2020 logo. Down to the same typeface... that is more then just coincidence. As a designer, would you stand behind putting out work that is that close to someone else's?? Design requires research, as much as it does creativity.