The guys over at Coming Anarchy have written an informative post about the logo of Japan’s newly-established Defense Ministry. The Japanese government had run a contest asking designers for logo submissions, and 767 responses came in. This was the winning logo:
Cool? Lame? Awe-inspiring? Too Web 2.0-ish? Does it suck? If you’re not sure whether it sucks or not, why not compare it to this sampling of Armed Forces/Defense Ministry/Department logos from around the world:
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The UK:
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The USA:
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Germany [Defense Forces]:
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Saudi Arabia:
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Ireland:
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Iran:
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South Korea:
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Russia:
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Australia:
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India:
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New Zealand:
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Italy:
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Norway:
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Ethiopia (photo by Risbo):
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South Africa:
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Brazil:
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Canada:
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Lithuania:
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The Netherlands:
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Croatia:
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Romania:
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Portugal:
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Know of any cool defense logos we didn’t mention in this post? We’d love to see them, so please share them with us in the comments section!