|
Although the recently adopted logo for the U.S Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has earned massive critique from bloggers for its peculiar logo design, but today I bring you a new aspect of this squabble.
The logo design controversy that marred the MDA is that it features similarities with the “Barack Obama’s logo” and the “crescent moon and star” used on flags of Islamic countries. Well folks, now comes a new twist to the tale. A striking resemblance has also been observed between the new MDA logo and the Iranian Space Agency logo. |
| |
 |
| |
| For me, the opposite arrangement of both the logo designs (Iranian Space Agency and Missile Defense Agency) hints the strong opposition of both the nations for each other. Duh…maybe I am being over critical. |
| |
Clarification by MDA:
However, Rick Lehner, Washington spokesman for Missile Defense Agency, defended by saying "I think it’s just people who are just…different."
Talking about the contentious logo design, he said it was intended for recruitment purpose and designed three years ago, suggesting that it was planned way before the Obama Campaign. |
| |
"That’s our official logo," Lehner said. "The other one was just developed for recruiting materials years before the Obama campaign. We’re trying to attract a younger workforce because we want to get kids out of college.”
|
|
| |
| Regarding resemblance to Islamic crescent, he asserted: |
| |
“The white, eight-sided design is not a star but actually an explosion indicating an intercepted missile.”
|
|
| |
|
According to Rick, the official Missile Defense Agency logo design is different and is still featured in the lower left corner of the website. |
| |
Be the Judge!!
Irrespective of what clarification MDA has given, is it just plain coincidence or clear logo plagiarism? You decide.
|
|
| |
| |
February 25th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
It doesn’t look particularly controversial to me, but it’s sad that all the other logos it’s accused of deriving from look much better (even the Iranian Space Agency logo)
March 1st, 2010 at 5:16 am
I do not find anything similar and controversial here! I do a lot of printing and designing work myself everyday and find these two logos different from each other.
March 1st, 2010 at 6:51 am
Hi there, That’s the nice thing you discovered.
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:27 am
No i am not agree with this!i am a designer and i know that arches and circles are very common symbols in a logo! just common circles and arches nothing else!
March 4th, 2010 at 2:00 am
yeah i am agree with logoziner, this is a clear example of logo plagiarism, both logos are much similar.
March 7th, 2010 at 8:08 am
A very ordinary logo. Probably made by that nephew who messes with PC. I believe that the MDA could hire a real designer.
April 4th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
[...] Embora recentemente aprovada logo para o S U. Departamento de Defesa de MÃsseis de Defesa Agency (MDA) ganhou crÃtica massiva dos bloggers para o seu projeto do logotipo peculiar, mas hoje eu trago-lhe um novo aspecto dessa disputa. A polêmica do projeto do logo que prejudicaram o MDA é que ele apresenta [. . . ] URL do artigo original http://www.logoblog.org/wordpress/missile-defense-agency-logo-controversy/ [...]
April 13th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Smart, but I don’t like it.
April 18th, 2010 at 12:12 am
This logo was actually designed during the Bush administration. If you *must* see a message in it, it would be an American missile striking the heart of Islam, not the other way around. That’s assuming it’s even supposed to be a crescent, at all.
June 10th, 2010 at 5:22 am
Nice Logo Design. ! A new twist is showing a blast after a missile fine.