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Here's The New Logo For Visit Malaysia 2020

wHAt dO yOu tHiNk aBoUt iT?

By Sadho Ram — 28 Jan 2018, 12:55 PM

Cover image via TourismMalaysia

The new logo for 'Visit Malaysia 2020' was launched on Friday at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2018 at Chiang Mai, Thailand

Image via TourismMalaysia

Featuring caricaturish sketches of an orangutan hugging a proboscis monkey alongside a turtle on a beach, all wearing sunglasses, the logo's text incorporates the Petronas Twin Towers

The new logo tries to portray Malaysia's treasured flora and fauna, with a tagline "Travel, Enjoy, Respect", which Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said is in line with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation's aspirations.

Image via theSundaily

However, the new 'Visit Malaysia 2020' logo has riled up a lot of Malaysians. They criticised it for how poorly it has been designed.

How about stop using design agency that has no idea what they are doing? Why always show to the world that Malaysia only can do shitty stuffs? Man, such humiliation
— Taylor Ling (@taylorling) January 27, 2018

It is already embarrassing to showcase a power point clip art as a logo & this happened in SEA country. Gosh. This tells so much about Malaysian talents.
— Ellice Ng (@Ellicenps) January 27, 2018

sorry to say, but that is one ugly logo. I'd rather have the 2014 logo being reused.
— Шaфик Aшpaф (@syfq_syrf) January 27, 2018

The fact that the logo appears to carry different font sizes doesn't help either

Look, I don't usually critique design in public, but when it comes to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture using taxpayers' money...who designed this logo, how much did they get paid for it, and how much did the people who approved it pocket for themselves? #ViSitMalaySia2o2o pic.twitter.com/jSpTO0i70d
— Charis Loke (@charisloke) January 27, 2018

"Let's use two different styles of illustration in the two Os. And make sure nobody can tell what they are unless they see the logo up close! We want them to guess if the orang utan is hugging another orang utan or a person." #VisitMalaysia2020
— Charis Loke (@charisloke) January 27, 2018

"Make sure the turtle and the orang utan/s wear sunglasses. We have to get the message across that everyone and everything is cool and chill in sunny Malaysia."
— Charis Loke (@charisloke) January 27, 2018

"And screw kerning and alignment, you know, cos we don't abide rules here. That 's', let it float free and unencumbered. Let's see how close we can mash the letters together without them touching. Like when you play rubber tops in school and try to knock your friends' ones down."
— Charis Loke (@charisloke) January 27, 2018

I'm sick & tired of this humiliation. How can you be a freaking minister, when you can't realize how awful & humiliating this logo is. You know what this says to the world for 2020? "Malaysians can't design." I weep for all our great graphic designers. #VisitMalaysia2020 pic.twitter.com/FdGn2TttwP
— Arshad (@itsmymn) January 27, 2018

While Nazri did not say who designed the new logo, a graphic designer tweeted a six-panel comic strip that mockingly showed that the Minister must have hired a child for the job:

pic.twitter.com/dDJ7ArYbOz
— Yoy (@ShrlSbrdn) January 28, 2018

Here's The New Logo For Visit Malaysia 2020

The new logo for 'Visit Malaysia 2020' was launched on Friday at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2018 at Chiang Mai, Thailand

Featuring caricaturish sketches of an orangutan hugging a proboscis monkey alongside a turtle on a beach, all wearing sunglasses, the logo's text incorporates the Petronas Twin Towers

However, the new 'Visit Malaysia 2020' logo has riled up a lot of Malaysians. They criticised it for how poorly it has been designed.

The fact that the logo appears to carry different font sizes doesn't help either

While Nazri did not say who designed the new logo, a graphic designer tweeted a six-panel comic strip that mockingly showed that the Minister must have hired a child for the job:

What do you think about the new logo?

Meanwhile, Malaysian graphic designers have redesigned the logo and we're totally impressed:

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Here's The New Logo For Visit Malaysia 2020

The new logo for 'Visit Malaysia 2020' was launched on Friday at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2018 at Chiang Mai, Thailand

Featuring caricaturish sketches of an orangutan hugging a proboscis monkey alongside a turtle on a beach, all wearing sunglasses, the logo's text incorporates the Petronas Twin Towers

However, the new 'Visit Malaysia 2020' logo has riled up a lot of Malaysians. They criticised it for how poorly it has been designed.

The fact that the logo appears to carry different font sizes doesn't help either

While Nazri did not say who designed the new logo, a graphic designer tweeted a six-panel comic strip that mockingly showed that the Minister must have hired a child for the job:

What do you think about the new logo?

Meanwhile, Malaysian graphic designers have redesigned the logo and we're totally impressed:

Malaysians Redesigned The Visit Malaysia 2020 Logo And TBH These Look So Much Better

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