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Yes, the mascots are retarded. But this story is extra special.
Most of the comments are (rightfully) bashing the new mascots.
Except for a couple:
Now recall from the article:
The mascots are the creation of Vancouver graphic designers Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy, who own Meomi Design.
2010 Olympic mascots unveiled
Meet Miga the Sea Bear, Quatchi the Sasquatch, and Sumi, the Thunderbird.
Jeff Lee , Vancouver Sun
Published: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Meet Miga the Sea Bear, Quatchi the Sasquatch, and Sumi, the Thunderbird.
Along with a virtual sidekick, Mukmuk the Vancouver Island Marmot, who will never make an appearance in the flesh, these are mascots the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers hope will be adopted and adored by thousands of children around the world.
Vanoc unveiled a combination of British Columbia animals, an aboriginal mythic creature and a long sought-after half-man Tuesday as the flagbearers for its Olympic program, and in doing so joined a long list of organizing committees that have used cute and cuddly as the benchmarks for successful mascots.
None of the three mascots actually exist in real life: Miga the Sea Bear is a combination of an orca and a bear. Sumi, the Paralympic mascot, is a Thunderbird but looks more like a bear with wings.
And Quatchi is the first Sasquatch in history to actually make an appearance before human beings.
As for Mukmuk, it's actually the only real animal. But Vanoc says it isn't really a mascot and will only make appearances on its website.
The mascots are the creation of Vancouver graphic designers Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy, who own Meomi Design. Vanoc says that although the two provided more than 20 different concepts, it was Quatchi, Miga and Sumi that they first proposed and which were selected as winning designs.
Vanoc's much-anticipated mascots made their first appearances in Surrey at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in front of 800 school children, starting with a cartoon showing how Quatchi and Miga meet in the forests of British Columbia and then encounter Sumi at Whistler.
Vanoc says Miga is a sea bear "inspired by the legends of the Pacific Northwest First Nations, tales of orca whales that transform into bears when they first arrive on land."
Quatchi, according to Vanoc spokeswoman Renee Smith-Valade, became the instant hit with boys, while Miga resonates more with girls. Quatchi "reminds us of the mystery and wonder that exist in the natural world," Vanoc said.
And Sumi is an animal spirit whose name comes from the Salish word "Sumesh", meaning 'guardian spirit."
Meet Miga the Sea Bear, Quatchi the Sasquatch, and Sumi, the Thunderbird.
Jeff Lee , Vancouver Sun
Published: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Meet Miga the Sea Bear, Quatchi the Sasquatch, and Sumi, the Thunderbird.
Along with a virtual sidekick, Mukmuk the Vancouver Island Marmot, who will never make an appearance in the flesh, these are mascots the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers hope will be adopted and adored by thousands of children around the world.
Vanoc unveiled a combination of British Columbia animals, an aboriginal mythic creature and a long sought-after half-man Tuesday as the flagbearers for its Olympic program, and in doing so joined a long list of organizing committees that have used cute and cuddly as the benchmarks for successful mascots.
None of the three mascots actually exist in real life: Miga the Sea Bear is a combination of an orca and a bear. Sumi, the Paralympic mascot, is a Thunderbird but looks more like a bear with wings.
And Quatchi is the first Sasquatch in history to actually make an appearance before human beings.
As for Mukmuk, it's actually the only real animal. But Vanoc says it isn't really a mascot and will only make appearances on its website.
The mascots are the creation of Vancouver graphic designers Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy, who own Meomi Design. Vanoc says that although the two provided more than 20 different concepts, it was Quatchi, Miga and Sumi that they first proposed and which were selected as winning designs.
Vanoc's much-anticipated mascots made their first appearances in Surrey at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in front of 800 school children, starting with a cartoon showing how Quatchi and Miga meet in the forests of British Columbia and then encounter Sumi at Whistler.
Vanoc says Miga is a sea bear "inspired by the legends of the Pacific Northwest First Nations, tales of orca whales that transform into bears when they first arrive on land."
Quatchi, according to Vanoc spokeswoman Renee Smith-Valade, became the instant hit with boys, while Miga resonates more with girls. Quatchi "reminds us of the mystery and wonder that exist in the natural world," Vanoc said.
And Sumi is an animal spirit whose name comes from the Salish word "Sumesh", meaning 'guardian spirit."
Most of the comments are (rightfully) bashing the new mascots.
Except for a couple:
Vicki WOng
Tue, Nov 27, 07 at 02:03 PM
cool. I love them
Michael Murphy
Tue, Nov 27, 07 at 02:04 PM
Awesome!!!! Brilliantly done. good job!!!! 8^)
Tue, Nov 27, 07 at 02:03 PM
cool. I love them
Michael Murphy
Tue, Nov 27, 07 at 02:04 PM
Awesome!!!! Brilliantly done. good job!!!! 8^)
Now recall from the article:
The mascots are the creation of Vancouver graphic designers Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy, who own Meomi Design.
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