{"id":3008,"date":"2011-11-12T05:46:54","date_gmt":"2011-11-12T10:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.102.14\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2013-07-02T14:18:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T19:18:57","slug":"if-this-is-your-clinic-the-folks-at-rockefeller-center-may-want-a-word-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=3008","title":{"rendered":"If this is your clinic, the folks at Rockefeller Center may want a word with you"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI have a slight fascination with logos and typography…enough so that this blog has a Logos, Signs, Typos category. It’s no surprise that, having worked for a network of NBC affiliates for nearly a decade and a half, I have been experiencing a sort of deja vu whenever I encounter one of these clinic advertisements around town. Something about it just repeatedly caught my eye. I pondered it briefly the other day, and realized why. I delved back into my toolkit of assorted NBC logos and made a little overlay…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/center>Spooky resemblance. It’s not 100% identical, but certainly close. I suppose it doesn’t help that the “rainbow sun” (as NBC in-house designers call it) bears a geometric relationship to the arch next to the Mid Dakota logo. Maybe the lady on this billboard has realized the resemblance!<\/p>\n

Coincidence? Probably. Sinister conspiracy? Doubtful. I just find it interesting how simple shapes and typography can give us such strong, persistent visual cues. Besides, at least it’s not another doggone leaf<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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