If you don't know what this is about read this. And remember: It makes a great armband.
UPDATE: Ooh! It's a competition. New entry:
The official logo we're spoofing is in the linked old post. But, for reference, here it is again:
MORE: The "Inform" version is by Steve White of Rantburg.
YET MORE: Paul Denton offers this, which highlights the "inform" (as a commenter recommended) and improves the font and the kerning (and don't you love typography geekery? I do!):
Sippican Cottage has this:
YET MORE: Paul Denton offers this, which highlights the "inform" (as a commenter recommended) and improves the font and the kerning (and don't you love typography geekery? I do!):
Sippican Cottage has this:
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17 comments:
Inform?
More like, Informant.
UW wants you to be a good little informant on any proscribed speech in any context.
(except when an instructor is comparing Pres. Bush to Hitler, then it's 'active and lively dialogue')
Stop being disrespectful. You WILL get reported.
I like the graphic. It should work as well as "Whip Inflation Now" did in the 70's.
Sorry, try it now.
"It makes a great armband"
I thought I'd seen that combination of colors somewhere before. Do ya think it was intended?
What ever happened to Think, Study, Learn?
The only real question is whether the culture of UW is headed towards a Stasi
model or a Red Guard model?
Choices, choices...
It's really creepy that UW feels the need to come up with a logo for their "program." It takes it to even greater heights of thought control. The fact that they are trying to market or brand this concept--which is quite gross in itself--I find very distasteful. And very nursery school, too. Think. Respect... Grow Up!
"Too bad armbands aren't an option at CafePress"
Maybe some enterprising student will fill the need.
I think that you should change the text colors; make "Respect" red and "Inform" white. That way, the visual pun changes from "I Respect" to "I Inform".
I would love to see some freedom loving students wear those armbands in protest.
Thinking is apparently perfectly respectable, you simply aren't allowed the speak. So perhaps a "Think don't speak" graphic may be warranted
This is what you get when the concentration of bureaucrats gets too large. What is the bureaucrat/student at UW-Madison now, about 1-to-1?
How about
Think.
Respek.
[Big up yourself, as Ali g would say.]
Dave: Indeed. It's also nice to work for the state. I get all that cool First Amendment protection.
dave, I'm assuming you choose to work where you work. If you don't like it, find another job. That's the American Way!
This could be trouble. I've intercepted a "bias-related incident form" against Ann and posted it here:
Respect This [Gesture]!
Guess I should feel good that my alma mater only has to deal with the likes of Ward Churchill.
I like Paul's version and yield to the font master!
Must be nice to have tenure. Imagine what would happen if I, or any of your other commenters employed by private companies, mocked the trite shit they put out as corporate-speak in a public forum like this.
Dude, there's an entire publishing industry devoted to making fun of corporate-speak like this. And it isn't rare to see some of its works in a corporate environment. It is a rare cubicle farm that doesn't have some Dilbert strips posted somewhere or other.
Granted, openly mocking the company's policies while on company time is not a smart career movie. But I've never felt the need to hide the fact that I think some of our policies are silly.
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