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!
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Not a Design Expert you wonder why the Irish design is doing so well – maybe because it is the best designed. It is a blend of tradition and modern. It contains the symbol of Ireland – the harp, and also a warrior holding a shield and a spear. You say that it is weak and that it reflects the nations military capability. Ireland is a neutral country. Its military are more interested in Peace keeping missions abroad. Ireland does not go to war because of some hidden agenda like the US / UK / Australia etc etc.
Ireland has the best logo for how it looks and what it symbolizes….
The Irish have been happily waging war since 1798. It may not have been done through what is considered to be a legitimate defence force, but it has been doing it since then quite succesfully (i.e. the founding of the free state, good Friday agreement and so on). It’s latest reincarnation happens to be the P.I.R.A. The official defence force will forever be an insignifigant blip in comparison to a real army that influences the nation south and north of the border.
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Mark I would not consider Jadotville a surrender. They fought to the end, until both water and ammo was completely used up. Professionals trained in many bigger european armies were completely unable to dislogde them using force. Relief from others in the UN consisted of ignoring them or sending in air lifted water that was in uncleaned fuel drums, which was undrinkable. I am actually very proud of the service given in the Congo and Jadotville in particular. Despite the useless leadership given at a political in the UN level at the time. If all UN service was as selfless there would be far fewer prolems around the world today.
Mark- some army, you have no guns…
United32. You’re factually incorrect. 1798 and all since has not been waging war. It was defending against those who chose to wage a war. It was defense against the would-be oppressors. Those involved did not invade a foreign land. That was the other side.
Yeah United32, the Irish army doesn’t wage war. When the Irish want to take over somewhere, we simply emigrate and outbreed the existing population until we are in control. The army has nothing to do with ti.
Its a peaceful and much more fun way of taking over a country.
united- dont think there were too many non catholics in PIRA, they are more like the run on from the peep o day boys or the defenders than the United Irish men. Many of the main movers in 1798 were non sectarian and non catholic . PIRA had many short coming in that department. The rest of us might not be perfect, but I dont think following PIRAs example will get us any closer to be “united”. By the way the “offical” forces were the IRA in 1918 not PIRA which came much later from a split within a split and never had more than a samll minority of support. The legimacy of our forces comes from our own democracy not want anybody elses thinks of us…
Hey brim4brim that’s hillarious and true. Very well pointed out. As regards to the coment by Joseph Blake, it is you Mr. Blake who is incorrect. Historically, the people ‘who chose to wage war against us’ as you describe them were in fact the legitimate government of Ireland. This was put in to statute through the crown of Ireland act 1542. As the vast majority of Gaelic chieftans accepted this anybody who fought against the legitimate government of the day (i.e. the crown) would be described as terrorists, using todays terminology. There was in FACT no war waged by the crown of England. War was however waged against the crown by anyone who chose to use violence or agression against it.
Eddie, firstly I never made any reference to any particular religon of any of the organisations who have fought for the nation of Ireland. The fact that you make reference to this, shows that you are trying to distort my argument, which in fact makes very logical sense. As regards the P.I.R.A. and being united, this particular organisation has made more of an impression on this objective than any other organisation in Ireland. This includes Fianna Fail and our defence forces. Remember the Good Friday agreement is directly linked to the impression that the P.I.R.A. had on the government of Britain. Anybody who thinks differently is a fool. The I.R.A. of 1918 were not the official force of Ireland, they were a haphazard organisation fighting against the legitimate forces of the state, the Queen or King of England. The I.R.A. were the peoples army. It so happens that the official I.R.A. was superseeded by the P.I.R.A. therefore all legitimacy as the peoples army was surrendered to this new organisation. You can never make reference to how much support an illegal organistaion has as it is only speculation. This stands true for both the I.R.A. and the P.I.R.A.
Finally in reference to the legitimacy of our forces coming from our democracy, the Irish constitution in article 3 states the fact that the Irish people want a nation of Ireland, in so many words, and therefore as part of this territory is occupied by an aggressor it calls in to question legitimacy and sovereignty and the right of any free state governement to appoint a ‘legitimate’ defence force.
For those that said the irish logo isn’t the defence forces logo but the Department of Defence (yes you lord charlie), can they explain to me why the body and head of the warrior looks like an “i”. Why the third string of the harp and the shield, looks like a “D”. And why the spear and the hand holding it looks like an “f”? To me the logo clearly incorporates the letters “IDF”
United 32 – Your points have some truth, however the Volunteers in 1918 did place themselves under the service of the people after the all Ireland election of that year which gave their stated aim alot of credibility. During the troubles the provisionals never even had a majority of the nationalist vote in the 6 counties so it is safely to guess at their support levels. I believe this is because they were too agressive and destructive to the country at large and too willing to target civilians. Vocal criticism was not well recieved.
As far as I am concerned the IRA were the offical force in 1918 because the Dail said they were and it was drawn from all parts of the Island in as much as circumstances at the time allowed that election to be.
I am not suggesting that you were sectarian in your comments or are in fact so. But the lack of any imvolvement in your national organisation of such a large minority who were and are otherwise represented is a huge weakness. You propose build a new country for the people, but ignore their expressed wishes in vote after vote. People like me would be put against a wall by PIRA if they were running the country, because I stringly disagree. You scare too much to inspire.
The fact that the British paid heed to PIRA does not make them morally right. No more than the treaty made the free state army legitimate. I am more worried what fellow Irish people think than foreigners and frankly PIRA is far more constructive and influential now without arms than any bomb ever made it.
I believe anyone on the Island has an equal right to serve in the Army, however the disruption of that right does not allow others to set up new armies and claim they too are legitimate. Otherwise we end up in chaos. As I said originally the 26 county state is not perfect but its not that bad either and its good building block to work on. By your arguement RIRA, INLA, PIRA, the Defence Forces and CIRA all have equal rights to legitimacy regardless of who runs them or how answerable they are to who they claim to selve…
C’mon Ireland!
We do not have an offensive army but one that only does peace keeping.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0810/logo.html
It made the fuckin news!!!
The Irish logo looks like a pregnant woman holding a spear?
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I like Ireland’s.
Who knew so much work went into creating govt. dept logos?
Ireland’s logo is ridiculous. It looks like a guy in a wheelchair trying to climb a flagpole. Germany and Russia have much cooler logos.
Anyone else think the Saudi Arabia one looks more like an airliner logo?
I was able to recreate a few of these logos using a website http://www.freelogoservices.com They actually came out pretty good.
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Just to be clear: do not confuse the intentions of the civilian government with the performance of the service. In other words, don’t knock a country’s military just because the elected numbskulls send them to crazy missions. In defense of the American military, they trust and obey their civilian Congress and their civilian Commander in Chief. Baby and bathwater, etcetera.
Germany’s logo is the neatest because of history. Faught almost single handedly two world wars against the best of the best -so in a Pavlovian way it photographically creates a response. But in itself it’s not impressive.
Russia’s logo says “IMPERIAL COSSACKS AND WAR DOGS APPRAOCHING” all over it. Makes you want to take your own life before they get here!
Please add Turkish General Staff TGS to the list.
A message of the representative of God
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICIENT AND THE MOST MERCIFUL
Allah/ God/ Bhagwan/ Buddha bless you,
I am a representative of God, giving you a clarion call that everything including human being belongs to God or Almighty Allah or Bhagwan or Buddha etc. All good activities are accounted for God and bad activities are accounted for the Satan, Devil, Rakshas, etc. Now being representative of God, Almighty Allah, Bhagwan etc. I have caught the Devil, Satan, Rakshas, etc. Kindly you are requested to contact me immediately so that I can deliver you the same.
The Momineens, the believers of Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) of the world have decided to build gigantic and grandiose city presenting an edifice of humanity and tranquility, peace and love, supplication and consummation for the All-Forgiver and All-Merciful showering upon the people His bounties and blessings since the creation of first man on earth Adam (A.S.) and this Adam (A.S.), the first father of human being was firstly challenged by the Satan mardood that this creature of God shall be spoiling, devastating and rummaging through the planet earth.
But, the Almighty Allah, the All-knower challenged the Satan mardood that he is not that kind of wise as Allah is so shall he be expelled from his court of blessing and forgiveness after having been defeated from the court of Allah. The Satan mardood decided to challenge the human being by making him/her more adaptable towards the bad deeds including the first murder on the planet earth to the developing of mass destruction weapons. So the man, so fragile and subtle becomes the escape-goat of the Satan mardood. Since the first murder of Adam’s son by his own brother and the continuity of the same is still on and on in the shape of making man enemy to man with no fear of God and disturb the whole peace and the tranquility on this planet earth by inventing fighter jets and B-2 bombers, suicide bombers and all other inhuman activities stretching from theft to murder.
Now Almighty Allah/ God has decided to present Himself on planet earth by putting the ground breaking ceremony of the projected city of Qasar-e-Hussain located in Lahore, Pakistan, Earth Planet; which shall be the standing Exaltation of Allah in the form of Imam Hussain (A.S.) preaching place entailing hospitals, colleges, universities, airports, sky-scrappers, motorways, subways, seven star hotels and what not. All presenting the grandiosity, magnanimity and magnificence of Almighty Allah for his poors, dejected, desperate, destitute, forlorn and poverty stricken humans on the earth planet first time in the history of human beings and in this great cause The Design Constructions has joined hands with us to give this grand project a practical shape.
Thus by throwing lights on the certain characteristics and the parameters of the new city on the earth planet shall be the embodiment of Allah’s Greatness and Vanity. Now by putting the pinnacle of Allah on the planet earth shall be the final nail in the coffin of Satan or Devil or Rakshas etc. From onwards no Satan or Devil shall ever be daring to disturb the echo system of God.
Look at the concept, you all shall cooperate with us to build this magnificent piece of Allah’s Architect on the Planet Earth. Undoubtedly Allah is the best Architect in the universe. Now we say that the Satan or Devil is doing his level best to finish this grand project of Allah as soon as possible so all the people, the figure is 5 billion plus, are once again challenged by the Devil, so we request all of the human beings irrespective of their religions, beliefs, sects, tribes, colors, sex and creeds to come forward and marshel together as an army of loveable and adorable people of Earth Planet to give a blowing defeat to the army of the Satan or Devil. This exemplary innihilation of the Satan mardood shall be another living example like Pharaoh, who also challenged God one times through his sky-high pyramids, so this is the Wrath and Exuberance of Almighty Allah on the inhabitants of the Earth Planet.
After having this brief introduction every peace loving human is invited to contribute his/her means of resources of whatever nature for the preservation and restoration of the poverty stricken, socially and economically crippled, highly unsecured, and also in the presence of human bombs, nuclear bombs and heavy armaments of any kind with no fear of Wrath of God. Initially this project is being started with thousands of kanals (1 Marla=225 sq. yards, 1 kanal=20 marlas), and shall be extended to millions of kanals because every thing belongs to Allah including Earth Planet
So if we say this projected grand city is a peaceful shelter/ home for all the peace loving human beings on the Earth Planet shall not be a wrong concept by the representative of Allah. So come on it’s a clarion call to all NGO’s, Governments and all other institutions which are preaching and practicing for the peace and tranquility of this Planet Earth are once again called upon to join hand to hand with this representative of Allah to make this Planet Earth more peaceful and beautiful by harnessing and clogging the Satan or Devil.
Now we let you know the people of earth planet that deweaponization is desatanization, denuclearization is de-devilization, antitheftism is antisatanism, likewise entailing the success of good qualities and failure of all the Satanic/ Devilish characteristics from the Planet Earth, also save from the volleys of terrorism, deglobalization, hunger, poverty, injustice and inequality to make this earth more peaceful and tranquil to live on this planet. So we conclude that the emancipation of all the human beings is based upon the harnessing and catching of the Satan or Devil.
Thanking you,
Representative of Allah
SYED ALI ABID BOKHARI
Contact:
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In The Name of Allah The Beneficent, the Merciful
Allah/ God/ Bhagwan/ Buddha bless you,
For the perpetuity, susceptibility and maintainability of earth planet and to wash away the long long irreparable and impregnable damages or losses to the planet earth every man living on the earth planet is wishing and desiring very conscientiously that why he has been predestined to the unforeseen worries of suicide bombing, nuclear threats, disrespect to humanity, dishonesty, adulteration, bribery, and what not vices carried out by the Devil, Satan etc., on the earth planet. Shall it be possible for the human being who been very weak and fragile ever be in the position to clear himself alone from the mess of vices spreading around this earth planet. It is not possible individually but commonly possible, then who would dare to lead the army of humans who are desirous of peace and tranquility on this planet earth, definitely, anyone of you can do it. Living on this planet earth it could be the President of America, Mr.George W. Bush, or the President of any country of the world including the President of Pakistan, Mr. Pervaiz Musharraf. Also, any individual living in slum area or any individual living in the skyscraper or living in the most beautiful palace on this earth planet since its creation.
Now you have to decide since you are the master of your destiny either you decide to go with the Army of Humanity and Tranquility i.e Allah, God, Baghwan, Buddha etc. or the army of the gun totters, nuclear mounted launchers or so much so the suicide bombers or violent persons living on this earth planet . Moreover, I have put the ball into your court to get an answer from your conscience of whatsoever nature and; therefore, kindly intimate me through the same mail and the contact numbers given on the website. If answer is yes then fine, and if not then I shall pray to Allah, God, Baghwan, Buddha, etc. to come on this planet earth and assist us. I would rather pray to Allah, God, Baghwan, Buddha, etc. or whatsoever to whom you worship to come down and fight with the Satanic or Devilish forces who are ruling upon the brains of the five billion plus people living on this earth planet and give crushing defeat to the enemies of peace, humanity, and tranquility on this land of destitutes, poors, poverty-stricken subjects, forlorns, etc.
So, this is the challenge I give to all the Evil Forces living on the earth planet to fight with the Powers of Allah, God, etc. and that would subjugate and rope their unbridled horses which are busy in trampling the peace and tranquility of the planet earth. Thus, there is an open announcement of Armageddon between the forces of Allah, God, etc. and the forces of the Satan, Devil etc. The result of this grand some Battle will show whether this representative of Allah is right or wrong.
By the Grace of my All-Mighty Allah, the Army of Allah, God, etc. will give a mind shattering and mind boggling defeat and humiliating retreat to the army of the evil forces led by the Satan, Devil, etc. They will not even get a small space for their refugee on this earth planet, which is made for peace and love. Since every human being is a peace loving and desiring for peace and tranquility including all the governments of the world on this earth planet.
Thanking you,
Representative of Allah
SYED ALI ABID BOKHARI
Contact:
+92 332 479 8279
+92 323 535 9884
+92 303 552 3782
+92 343 450 1606
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[email protected]
hello my Brothers and sister
Greetings to you in Jesus name from Good Hope India
Ministries
My name is pastor Lawrence and iam from India
Iam not educated since my parents left me in my child
hood
From that small age onwards I had no proper guidance
for my education
and for my livelihood.now my age is 30 years and I got
married when
iam 23.and her name is Stella.
Iam so sorry to say that we had no childrens, as
doctors said that we
cant have any kids .
And then when iam 23 I started to repent of all my
sins and accepted
Christ as saviour. and with hope and faith iam praying
and seeking
Gods guidance for my life to be blessed
Since I did not studied and don’t know how to read and
write
properly, I used to hear the Word of God by the great
pastors and then
one day God lead me to have one great thinking….. that
is..” my child
iam here for you, u bless the poor people with the
good education,
even though u don’t know I am the God for you who woll
lead u and
guide you and bless you and make u to wlak in the
light….
And then I strated to pray and iam 23 year of my age..
and then I
thought that, and dedicated my life to God by serving
Him, sicne I am
not educated, God only made me to learn little English
and how to type
and write. Then I got the heart that to educate the
poor people and
people who ahd no education and then I started to buy
some tracks,
bibles, books,materials and then I used to give freely
to the people
who are very poor
And who are unable to study… in such a way I started
to do my work for
God in helping the poor for to study, sicne iam not
studied and I
don’t want the poor pople to be lkiie me but want to
make them to
study and then help in by giving tracks, matertials.
And when iam 25 of my age I registered the misnitry
name as Good Hope
India Ministries. And ima the founder of President of
this misnitry
and we had some misnitry members and my wife as well
with heartfully
encourages me and guide me in doing the Gods work…..
and also iam poor
person in which I cant feed my family, even then..
since I gave my
life to God , by doing some part time work and earning
a very little
money and with that money feeding my family very hard
and then helping
the poor people by distributing the tracks and sending
the emails to
so many people begging for the tracks and for the
bibles and for the
materials of the bible and begging them to help and by
our GHI
Minsitries we all workers are working going to remote
palces and
serving the lord, praying and giving the tracks and
praying and
telling the Love of Lord Jesus and helping them and
give some food
,materials…..this was all work in this last days in
India
My main aim and destiny is to have the Library, church
and Orphanage
Even though I ahd no power. But with faith in my life
it was my aim
for to make the people to study in Library freely and
I want so mnay
biblical materils, tracks so that I can have the room
like a library
and then serving the people who are wiling to learn
about Jesus and
love of Him Amen.
Our Misnitry Prayer requests:
Need prayers for Library
Need prayers for Orphanage
Need prayers for church
Need prayer for my family livelihood
Need prayers for tracks, materials, bibles, toys
If you are willing to send any donations, any help ,
any tracks, any
books, any clothes, any materils and any bibles, we
will heartfully
recivce them and then supply those to poor people and
kids and food
materials.
My contact information
Pastor G.Lawrence
Good Hope India Ministries
Dr no;7-5-63,Opp ASN Collage,
Ithanagar Road, Tenali, Guntur(dst),
Andhra pradesh, Pincode:522201
My emails: [email protected] ,
[email protected]
, [email protected]
[email protected]
We will be praying for you all and for your blesigns
of this small misnitry
Thanking you
In His service
With love Lawrence/India
everything isnt logo Huh!
How dare you Paul R! I am a proud member of the Irish Defence Forces, I have served in Lebanon and Bosnia under UN Peacekeeping operations and I completely reject your claims that the Irish Military should be disbanded. Its madness! Ireland’s military hasn’t been as strong since the Civil War. Ireland’s military is a beacon of humanity in a world of evil. Ireland’s troops are deployed across the world under the UN protecting the innocent and rebuilding the lives of those effected by confict. The Irish Military is a force of peace and has never engaged in acts of aggression, a model force commited to protecting the defenceless where ever they may be. So vote Ireland! IRELAND’S MILITARY IS A FORCE OF GOOD AND PEACE, ARE ICON IS THE COOLEST, SYMBOLISES OUR HERITAGE AND IS THE MOST INNOVATIVE SO… VOTE IRELAND!!!!
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All the logos featuring the eagle and crossed swords are members of the Commonwealth, and therefore ex-members of the British Empire.
Completely agree with your comments on this – thanks for taking the time to post.
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