Introduction To The Graphic Arts GRA217.6a

Today, while on my way to the airport, my taxi passed a van with some of the poorest graphic design I have ever seen.  It was a black van with all sorts of yellow and orange stripes with white lettering that was hard to read, and a logo that just seemed like a bunch of shapes.  I don't even remember the name because I was so distracted by the horrible clash of colors.  It got me thinking about other bad logos.  I found this website that really got me laughing. 

Check this out:

There's far too many things going on in this logo.  The tree would be fine...a little self explanatory, but the flower is just weird and unnecessary.  Then there's the T in the shape of the medical symbol.  Not a good idea, it looks horrible.  A different play on words could have been funnier, and the text is boring, not amusing.

I also found another hilarious website about little-known logos that are hilarious in their design.  Take, for example, the KIDSEXCHANGE.  I'm sure its supposed to be a consignment store or something, called Kids Exchange, but really, I read it as Kid Sex Change.  Wrong message? Yup, definitely.

It really makes you wonder who approved these logos. What were they thinking??!