I agree with you that this seems like an exorbitant amount for what is surely a very simple logo design! Not long ago, here in the states, our post office got into trouble. Although our postal service was excellent, they began spending too much money promoting what a good job they were doing, and even sponsored the Olympics four years ago. This put them in a very bad light. They then had to cut back on costs and layoff employees, and the postal service here has suffered as a result. I think sometimes the focus is entirely on the wrong things. It should be excellent service and the hard work of the employees that is the focus, not fancy logos and public relations.

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It makes you wonder some time just what the hell are the folks running the show, thinking when they pull a stunt like that. It seems governments are great at spending lots of money to accomplish very little. Quite a crazy story.

Beamer

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Well it’s a real shame this is happening, innocent people having to pay the price is so horrible to me. The prioritties of governed states these days rely on money alone and their people will always come second. In my country the employee costs are great as well since 2000 and well Its an outrage. A stupid logo, because I have to admit the logo doesnt seem as imppressive as the amount of time spend on it, is not worth what it caused.

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Spending over 55 million dollars and two years is good and bad. Good for the designers and bad for everyone else. Of course some of the two years was probably spent doing research…like watching Star Wars!

I think there are a lot of great options for companies of all sizes via the Internet. I do not see a major postal companies spending 50 dollars for a logo, but they could most likely get the same result by spending under ten thousand dollars. I have seen people like the guy who created the A&E logo advertise on the net.

Funny post!

Thanks,

Staniel

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