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- Bipolar
- by Siah-Design
- Copyright Josiah Jost and Siah Design © 2009
- Number of views: 11689
- Date Submitted: Nov. 08 '08
- Added to Gallery: Feb. 22 '10
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penflare said on Nov. 08 '08
@relevant.. hahahahha nice ;)
joder said on Nov. 08 '08
Crisp and clean mark! Extra cudos for comming up with a new :), :0, ;-). Never seen that one b4.
Type08 said on Nov. 09 '08
Great design usually comes out when having fun... Or not? Wait? What? :(:
omerbey said on Nov. 10 '08
it's so simple and obvious that it's genius.
bportela said on Nov. 17 '08
that's smart!
brandcore said on Nov. 27 '08
veryyy smartttttt!
dreamerworx said on Jan. 09 '09
Hah, clever :)) There is a theatre here in Bulgaria that uses a simillar logo :))
magicshadow said on Jan. 22 '09
):) nice
onesummer said on Apr. 15 '09
Siah, I love a lot of your designs, however you may want to fix this one by simply retitling the piece as "bipolar", since, as someone on Smashing Magazine article pointed out:
"Schizophrenia has nothing to do with multiple personalities or any kind of mood disorder that could be indicated by the :): symbol..." -Alicia
Siah-Design said on Apr. 15 '09
@onesummer: Yea, I've received dozens of comments and messages from offended people about this logo. I finally took the time to revise it. Changed it from "schizophrenic" to "bipolar". Its not worth offending people when its just for a fictional logo.
Am I politically correct, now? :)
onesummer said on Apr. 16 '09
ha, yeah. didn't offend me or anything though. I think people were just jealous because it was such a clever concept, and wished they had come up with it ;)
doodlecow said on Sep. 02 '09
awesome concept!!
sdijock said on Oct. 13 '09
siah - It's a very clever design, and political correctness is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Having worked on ad campaigns for bipolar medications I can tell you that a lot of bipolar patients are pretty sensitive about their condition, and deep depression and suicide rates are pretty high among that patient population. Who knows how they'd actually react to this logo - I don't think it's overtly offensive - it could be a breath of fresh air to them.
siah-design said on Oct. 13 '09
Thanks for the kind comments again people. :)
@sdijock: Thanks for the comment. I used to have this logo titled as, "Schizophrenic" but I literally had dozens of people contacting me how they were offended and that it was not accurate and that I should change it to "Bipolar". Apparently schizophrenia is the inability to decipher between reality and fantasy.
I would like to think that people who suffer from a bipolar disorder would smile at this one instead of frown...
premal123 said on Oct. 13 '09
have seen this concept already. But I guess it is yours "Siah-Design"
http://www.logomoose.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/schizophrenic.jpg
siah-design said on Oct. 22 '09
@premal123 Yup, I had the word changed from "schizophrenic" to "bipolar" as that was a more accurate match for the concept.
brandcore said on Feb. 22 '10
i love the concept.. but here is something similar. http://logooftheday.com/2008-11-22-schizophrenic/
KonradK said on Feb. 22 '10
smart logo.
siah-design said on Feb. 22 '10
Thanks guys. LOL @ Roy :)
And just to clarify things again. This logo was originally titled, "Schizophrenic" and was sold on BrandStack a while back. But due to dozens of people contacting me offended that it didn't represent the schizophrenic disorder accurately I changed the title to bipolar for my portfolio.
myfinedesign said on Feb. 22 '10
klasss!!
radhacelis said on Feb. 22 '10
It does looks bipolar BRILLIANT!
mattaebersold said on Feb. 22 '10
Really good symbolism! It took me a couple seconds to get it, and I was really happy once I did.
Chad Sanderson said on Feb. 22 '10
^ Me too, and then I was really sad when I realized my ideas will never be this good.
dezinart said on Feb. 22 '10
I instantly started laughing when I saw this. Hilarious!
mcdseven said on Feb. 22 '10
one of the cleverest logos on this pond... would be perfect for an advertising campaign to highlight bi-polar.
Jeiji said on Feb. 22 '10
Hey, I can do it, too :): see? I've seen it then and now, and I still love it. Good job!
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demiphonic said on Feb. 22 '10
added to favourites :)
matt061398 said on Feb. 24 '10
worst thing ever....I LOVE IT!
entrepiso said on Feb. 25 '10
hermoso/horrible
Mishka said on Mar. 06 '10
Great idea! I know what is about (my close friend...) so I understand and praise simple clear idea and like it a lot!
canarinho said on Mar. 30 '10
One of the best logos and concept I have seen for a while. Congrats!
sevacro said on Apr. 14 '10
A friend of mine had the same idea, apparently before this one.
http://cubbu.deviantart.com/art/HugMe-68832051
Tabithakristen said on Apr. 14 '10
Hm, that is similar and was uploaded before this one. But, this is just one website. I'm assuming this design could've been uploaded somewhere else by Siah prior to putting it here.
skywalkerone said on Apr. 15 '10
Like the simple things. Turned horizontally should work good enough. The smile...good day, solar seal today, HAND, solar tone 7, perfect for healing. By
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penflare said on Nov. 08 '08
holy moly, what a concept!! hahaha i love it! - great job josiah