Stranger: Yup, that’s true – there were reports that the video triggered some epileptic fits – though that has probably less to do with the design per se, but more of the way it’s used (flashing).

I kind of agree with the statement below, but I still think it’s a cop-out defense for bad design:

“Jim Richardson of Sumo Design has pointed out at designweek.co.uk that
the negativity damages the way the design profession is perceived by the
public and devalues its work in the eyes of clients.”

And I think this statement is ridiculous:

“It is typical of our profession and our country to knock this logo before we
have had a chance to see how it works.”

If the design doesn’t work on its own, then what difference does it make
if it sort of works in context?

In a word: Lame.

Why’d you say that the olympics is a social degeneration vehicle? (I could think of why it’d be expensive, or perhaps even the massive infrastructure/relocation efforts to accommodate the games…what else?)