OGC - branded a bunch of *******
This (from Comment Central) is too good to be true, but it is!
The UK Office of Government Commerce is:
Responsible for improving value for money by driving up standards and capability in procurementAnd they've - as it the way of such bodies - spent a small fortune on a branding excercise. They've come up with the letters OGC. Genius.And even more so when you turn the font they have used ninety degrees:
No sniggering.
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Faceless Bureaucrat
April 23rd, 2008 4:58pmI know this organisation well - they got rid of their dedicated civil service press officers and replaced them with ex-BBC 'consultants' on vastly increased salaries. The reason, so they said, was that the civil servants needed to be replaced with consultants with a "higher skill set". If this is an example of their skills, bring back the civil servants - and quick!
Verity
April 23rd, 2008 7:39pmIts well-known that socialists don't have a sense of humour. Hence Jo Brand
John
April 23rd, 2008 9:01pmThere really is only one thing to say: what a bunch of t****.
Commondog
April 23rd, 2008 9:43pmIs that really their logo?
Straight up?
Hands on management. Sorry I'll stop there.
Faceless Bureaucrat
April 24th, 2008 10:50amAnd what was the OGC's 'ex-BBC Consultant's' response to the story? - "It is true that it caused a few titters among some staff when viewed on its side, but on consideration we concluded that the effect was generic to the particular combination of the letters 'OGC' - and is not inappropriate to an organisation that's looking to have a firm grip on government spend". I rest my case M'Lud...
PS: It hasn't taken long for the anination experts to get to work - http://www.hein.org.uk/ogclogo.gif
rg in bc
April 26th, 2008 5:22amInterestingly, here in British Columbia, Canada, the provincial Oil and Gas Comission has had this exact logo for years.
https://www.ogc.gov.bc.ca/
Jim N
April 26th, 2008 7:53pmSorry. Could'nt help meself. Sniggered. Still am, in fact. Sorry.