Spain's Olympic Logo Getting the Thumbs Down

Spain’s Olympic committee has revealed the logo for its bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics (left). It was designed by a 22-year-old graphic arts student, and is meant to incorporate an “M” for Madrid and arches from one of that city’s landmarks, the Puerta de Alcala. General consensus: It is terrible.

The Telegraph reports that both social and traditional media outlets are lambasting the logo for being a confusing mess that looks like it might be better suited for the “20020” Olympics.

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