Hatten’s Ode to 2012 Olympics is Rebranded, Re-Undesigned ‘Unionjack’

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The London 2012 Olympic logo having pulled a Pokemon on us, Phil Hatten Design decided we could all use a little Wolff O’Branding. So they decided to re-brand, re-undesign and re-spell the Union Jack as the Unionjack (at left).

True to Wolff Olins’ branding manifesto of “frenetic, contemporary and stretchy (which they call ‘dynamic, modern and flexible’)” design, Hatten lamented he was only able to work the word “branding” in twice.

In the forward-looking spirit of 2012, the final result looks like some hacked-together early 90s concept logo for a shoe that lights up on impact. The only thing we need is a remixed version of the “Clarissa Explains it All” theme song, and hey, we’ve got a new anthem, too.

What do you say, UK?

Thanks to Scott at Advertising Industry Newswire for the heads-up.

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