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No, this is not a dream - yes, I am as surprised as you are.... This certainly came out of the blue, I quite like it actually - thoughts, suggestions?
('The Dove' Livery)M4.
British Airways Unveils "Second" A319 Olympic Livery
Started by M4matthew, May 16 2012 07:16 PM
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 07:16 PM
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After the hype of Pascal Anson's 'The Dove' livery, British Airways today unveiled their second Olympic livery 'The Firefly'.
No, this is not a dream - yes, I am as surprised as you are.... This certainly came out of the blue, I quite like it actually - thoughts, suggestions?
('The Dove' Livery)
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No, this is not a dream - yes, I am as surprised as you are.... This certainly came out of the blue, I quite like it actually - thoughts, suggestions?
('The Dove' Livery)M4.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 07:31 PM
Personally, I almost hate this new livery. Certainly I'm not a fan of the contrasting colour at either end of the aircraft, which if I'm being honest, looks quite tacky.
As for the Dove, well, all I can say is I'm glad I lost out in the Great Britons competition to a piece of art as good as that.
As for the Dove, well, all I can say is I'm glad I lost out in the Great Britons competition to a piece of art as good as that.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 07:39 PM
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As for the Dove, well, all I can say is I'm glad I lost out in the Great Britons competition to a piece of art as good as that.
I can honestly agree. A lot of people say it looks crap, but I don't think the pictures do it justice. It's one of those things you have to see in reality to appreciate.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 07:54 PM
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I may not have seen the dove, but the firefly looks pretty bad. SB had a much better design.the dove does look crap but the firefly looks great
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 07:56 PM
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Got a link SB? 
I need to see this.
I need to see this.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 08:16 PM
SB had a much better design.
Ha, as much as I appreciate the complement, mine was a pile of utter s***e
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 08:56 PM
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I've seen the dove and I didn't like it but this new one... god wtf are they thinking... It doesn't even look gold it looks like it was flying behind a 747 that had eaten some crappy curry the night before... I'll have to see it maybe it looks more "gold" in real life... but I had to see the dove before I said it was utter crap. They had so much potential for the Olympics and they've wasted it... twice.
SB... I agree the dove is a good piece of "art" but it isn't a livery. The dove would look amazing on paper but on an actual aircraft it is an uninspiring vague big fat wtf.... What BA need's to do is throw out a livery that screams "olympics" not a white plane with some pieces of gold paint... hell 99% of the world don't even realise the dove is associated with the Olympics, you Brit's need to pull the corncob out your asses and start thinking simple. I don't know what Keith is thinking allowing that trash on one of his planes. You of all people, SB, should know that brand and identity is more important than "art" especially on liveries promoting an event such as the Olympics.
Two things I do like about this new livery is the subtle "To fly. To Serve" and the fact they kept the tail rwb. I'd like to see a wide-body painted, but not into these Part of me is hoping that they will paint more of these in the other colours of the Olympics.
SB... I agree the dove is a good piece of "art" but it isn't a livery. The dove would look amazing on paper but on an actual aircraft it is an uninspiring vague big fat wtf.... What BA need's to do is throw out a livery that screams "olympics" not a white plane with some pieces of gold paint... hell 99% of the world don't even realise the dove is associated with the Olympics, you Brit's need to pull the corncob out your asses and start thinking simple. I don't know what Keith is thinking allowing that trash on one of his planes. You of all people, SB, should know that brand and identity is more important than "art" especially on liveries promoting an event such as the Olympics.
Two things I do like about this new livery is the subtle "To fly. To Serve" and the fact they kept the tail rwb. I'd like to see a wide-body painted, but not into these
Part of me is hoping that they will paint more of these in the other colours of the Olympics.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:48 PM
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Now that I come to think of it, it was indeed more focused on everything other than the design itself, namely the shading. It captured the concept of an international athletic event better than "The Firefly" though.Ha, as much as I appreciate the complement, mine was a pile of utter s . . .
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:53 PM
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It captured the concept of an international athletic event better than "The Firefly" though.
Ye, I think the Air Canada 2010 Winter Olympic livery captured that well.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:28 PM
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After the hype of Pascal Anson's 'The Dove' livery, British Airways today unveiled their second Olympic livery 'The Firefly'.
No, this is not a dream - yes, I am as surprised as you are.... This certainly came out of the blue, I quite like it actually - thoughts, suggestions?
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It looks as if its flown through the dairy isle at the local supermarket, egg and cheese everywhere its disgusting.
Ha, as much as I appreciate the complement, mine was a pile of utter s***e
This is SB's. Not sure if its the latest version but...
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:50 PM
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 11:07 PM
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It looks as if its flown through the dairy isle at the local supermarket, egg and cheese everywhere its disgusting.
This is SB's. Not sure if its the latest version but...
That was the first version, he had to tweak it after someone realized that he accidentally put a skier on the livery.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 11:17 PM
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That was the first version, he had to tweak it after someone realized that he accidentally put a skier on the livery.
Yes but the point is there is no match between speed's and the BA cheese slice livery.
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 06:41 AM
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 10:07 AM
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Oh so that's Speed's Olympic design? 
wow, I swear I've seen that before somewhere...
wow, I swear I've seen that before somewhere...
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 11:18 AM
My only gripe with the Firefly is the "Our time to shine" font; thought was Comic Sans at first 
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 11:29 AM
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It's the Olympic font, not one of BA's. It's on all the 2012 promotional stuff
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Posted 28 August 2012 - 02:18 PM
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I LIKE IT!
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Posted 28 August 2012 - 02:18 PM
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IT'S GENIUS!
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