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63. I agree. Arrows are everywhere . . .

Mon Apr 13, 2015, 09:41 AM

Apr 2015

in logo design.

FEDEX's logo with the arrow created by the negative space between the second "E" and the "x" predates the Wikileaks logo by many years.

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Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign "HAS STOLEN" OUR LOGO, Says WikiLeaks [View all] Segami Apr 2015 OP

I don't see it . . . JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #1

Two vertical bars with an arrow pointing right Segami Apr 2015 #2

theirs is an hour glass JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #22

Agreed. The claim is weak and sounds desperate. Wikileaks trying to gin up attention. nt okaawhatever Apr 2015 #27

The thing is - to people who follow wikileaks closely JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #28

I don't think the comparison passes the "reasonable person" test. Furthermore, it is highly unlikely okaawhatever Apr 2015 #29

Ohhh I don't disagree on the Clinton wanting to be associate with Wikileaks JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #31

what razzle dazzle are you seeing here? VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #53

I don't understand your question. nt okaawhatever Apr 2015 #81

My question as well. yardwork Apr 2015 #84

+1 treestar Apr 2015 #77

Perfect: the best campaign money can buy and, right out of the box, merrily Apr 2015 #3

Her logo is a POS! Segami Apr 2015 #4

"They should fire whomever approved this ridiculous design." Don't think they can. merrily Apr 2015 #58

How, anywhere in the western world, does a right-ward pointing arrow indicate going backwards? pnwmom Apr 2015 #9

I knew you'd be going ad hom. I was surprised you didn't do it on the other thread, merrily Apr 2015 #11

She must be a Muslim...her logo points east titaniumsalute Apr 2015 #49

What do you mean east sabbat hunter Apr 2015 #52

Mrs. Clinton has said she is a Christian and I take her at her word. merrily Apr 2015 #59

LOL. Your comment deserves it's own freaking thread. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #61

I think that 75% of Democrats support her is what is "discouraging challengers" VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #54

I saw that on twitter yesterday.. even wikileaks supporters OKNancy Apr 2015 #5

Aha! wikileaks is "right wing".. "arrow pointing right/red!" Cha Apr 2015 #7

They are also corporate enough to have a logo, lol treestar Apr 2015 #79

wikileaks got Cha Apr 2015 #90

And there is no copyright on geometric design, circles, arrows, squares etc... leftofcool Apr 2015 #16

there's some irony for ya right there Richardo Apr 2015 #6

You mean an organization that exists to fence stolen goods is complaining that something was stolen? randome Apr 2015 #24

LOL!!! n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #96

Wikileaks doesn't own all images of arrows, the color red, or red arrows. What Wikileaks won't do pnwmom Apr 2015 #8

The nonsense is promoting a dumb logo Segami Apr 2015 #10

Bingo. At the very best, what is supposed to evoke is unclear. merrily Apr 2015 #12

It's not a logo just for the primary. It's for the whole campaign, if she gets past the primary. pnwmom Apr 2015 #65

I know. My point was, it was not a logo created just for the general, where merrily Apr 2015 #66

There is no logo she could possibly have had designed that would have kept her pnwmom Apr 2015 #73

Now I get what you are saying JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #23

They probably spent a ton of time and $$ on it, too. A DUer posted a much better one for free merrily Apr 2015 #67

It reminded me of a hospital sign, too, but then I work in health care. It occurred to me Tanuki Apr 2015 #69

No one is talking about the logo at all today, so yeah.... quite the fail indeed. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #74

But not of the Wikileaks logo treestar Apr 2015 #80

Correct. In politics, red means something very different than it does in the wikileaks logo. merrily Apr 2015 #13

And yet Obama's Logo was also red, white and blue. McCain's blue and white, Romney's red, white and Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #37

Red, white and blue is different from red. merrily Apr 2015 #40

HRC's logo IS red, white, and blue. The red arrow, the blue H, on a white background. n/t pnwmom Apr 2015 #75

they both stole it Enrique Apr 2015 #14

I agree. Arrows are everywhere . . . brush Apr 2015 #63

Eras! xfundy Apr 2015 #88

This whole logo thing, on all fronts, is just plain stupid. Skidmore Apr 2015 #15

Yeah-- numerous threads and hundreds of posts about a logo... TreasonousBastard Apr 2015 #19

Oh brother, how damn stupid is this claim? B Calm Apr 2015 #17

Somebody stole my idea Aerows Apr 2015 #18

They are not even close liberal N proud Apr 2015 #20

LOL tammywammy Apr 2015 #21

They both have a red arrow gollygee Apr 2015 #25

It's not their logo; they just reprinted it... brooklynite Apr 2015 #26

pointing to the right dembotoz Apr 2015 #30

I thought of Twin Towers. postulater Apr 2015 #32

OMG, wikileaks is a right wing conservative group intending on leading this country to the abyss boston bean Apr 2015 #33

Angst? On the part of Hillary's supporters, maybe. merrily Apr 2015 #44

I don't base my support on a logo.. Seems some do. nt boston bean Apr 2015 #47

No one is basing opposition to Hillary on a logo. You've read enough posts here to know that. merrily Apr 2015 #48

It isn't the HRC supporters ... NanceGreggs Apr 2015 #89

And I was busy laughing at how many OPs they threw up screeching us laughing at the logo. merrily Apr 2015 #91

Excuse me, but ... NanceGreggs Apr 2015 #92

And, now I'm laughing at how you're proving my point, even as you think you're disproving merrily Apr 2015 #93

Your post makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. NanceGreggs Apr 2015 #94

LOL! merrily Apr 2015 #95

Wikileaks is leading us to the right? treestar Apr 2015 #82

Petty theft. The Hillary logo would look more at home on a hardware store. Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #34

Good for them davidpdx Apr 2015 #35

LOL... SidDithers Apr 2015 #36

Right? ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #39

Or they have a sense of humor. Either way, it's pretty funny. merrily Apr 2015 #45

LOL ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #38

On the bright side, red arrows often point to an emergency exit. merrily Apr 2015 #41

Just think, Wikileaks will go after red tail lights next. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #97

I just had a great time reading things Republicans think the Obama logo means. Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #42

This is a classic---Obama goes to Ohio, hilarity ensues....and Michelle Malkin msanthrope Apr 2015 #56

Eh, it's an H with an arrow. Calista241 Apr 2015 #43

Clearly WikiLeaks owns every red arrow in the universe workinclasszero Apr 2015 #46

Ridiculous claim. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #50

Ridiculous! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #51

Isn't that like claiming all arrow traffic signs are part of their logo.. Historic NY Apr 2015 #55

Wow, Wikileaks can sue for part of the revenue on red light tickets. Brilliant! But it proves that.. freshwest Apr 2015 #98

I thought they were into open source. Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #57

The funny thing about it is that the hourglass logo is so amateur hour alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #60

40 years ago, there was a Soap Opera Sissyk Apr 2015 #62

so go the Days of Our Lives Enrique Apr 2015 #64

Really? I thought It was gonna be FedEx. KamaAina Apr 2015 #68

Reminds Me Of The Obama Stole Pepsi's Logo BS In 2008 Corey_Baker08 Apr 2015 #70

What a bunch of fucking idiots. William769 Apr 2015 #71

Stupid bullshit. herding cats Apr 2015 #72

No , not enough to mention, no sweat though, they Do expose the esoteric orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #76

! DeSwiss Apr 2015 #78

Is this a joke? Rex Apr 2015 #83

Or just another way to Vilify WikiLeaks ? orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #86

Simpsons did it! The2ndWheel Apr 2015 #85

Wikileaks is just trying to remain relevant. Beacool Apr 2015 #87