{"id":25584,"date":"2012-01-19T18:17:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T01:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/19\/excuse-me-while-i-go-see-a-man-about-a-comic-book.html"},"modified":"2012-01-20T05:42:43","modified_gmt":"2012-01-20T12:42:43","slug":"excuse-me-while-i-go-see-a-man-about-a-comic-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/19\/excuse-me-while-i-go-see-a-man-about-a-comic-book.html","title":{"rendered":"Excuse me while I go see a man about a comic book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posting this (again) for two reasons.<\/p>\n<p>1. In the promotional material provided, DC shows how the logo will be used &#8230; and some of the applications aren&#39;t bad.<\/p>\n<p>2. The site author suggests it looks like a toilet seat, which it will now forever be fixed in my mind as. <\/p>\n<p>My further thought: DC is trying to look like a legit publishing firm, overly corporate (though with some playful ways of using it) but still &quot;serious&quot;.  Is that a good idea?  We&#39;ll see. #ddtb<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='http:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fdcu.blog.dccomics.com%2Ffiles%2F2012%2F01%2F1_h4uml2utzcy9u2pbt34-150x150.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com\/post\/16137663148\/logo'>DC Women Kicking Ass &#8211; DC unveils its new brand identity<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDC unveils its new brand identity The logo from last week and been officially deemed the new logo of DC Comics. I\u2019ve worked with companies on brands and logos and it is hard work and you never really&#8230;.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posting this (again) for two reasons. 1. In the promotional material provided, DC shows how the logo will be used &#8230; and some of the applications aren&#39;t bad. 2. The site author suggests it looks like a toilet seat, which it will now forever be fixed in my mind as. 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