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I've always been fond of Taiwan's recycling symbol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_symbol_Taiwan.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_

I've always been fond of Taiwan's recycling symbol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_symbol_Taiwan.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_symbol_Taiwan.s...

29athrowaway 2y ago
Looks questionable.
Doctor_Fegg 2y ago
Similar concept to Margaret Calvert’s logo for Glasgow (Prestwick) Airport, which doubles up as the Scottish saltire: https://www.logohistories.com/p/glasgow-airport-logo-margaret-calvert-1964 https://www.logohistories.com/p/glasgow-airport-logo-margare...
- frogpelt 2y ago
  I read this as "doubles up as Scottish satire" and clicked trying to find the satire. Very cool logo, though, so I wasn't disappointed.
idiotsecant 2y ago
Yes, this is the kind of logo that will last for a thousand years. Really gives a sense of spaciousness, I feel like I can really stretch my elbows in this logo.
gklitz 2y ago
Ok, with that one there’s definately a swastika and it’s not even slightly hidden.
- feoren 2y ago
  I can't make myself see a swastika even if I look for one. Can we really not use any symbology with 90-degree rotational symmetry but no mirror symmetries, ever again?
- RoyalHenOil 2y ago
  I'm not seeing it.
- Hasnep 2y ago
  There are swastikas all over Taiwan (卐, the Buddhist kind) so probably not a big deal for the designers.
feoren 2y ago
It's pretty, but it doesn't look cyclic to me. It looks like "throw everything in this pit in the middle, where nothing can leave." The "cycle" part is important in recycling! I actually prefer the U.S. recycling logo.
- frogpelt 2y ago
  There are arrows pointing out.
- ortusdux 2y ago
  The negative space makes the cycle. The green arrows represent items going to a central location to be recycled, while the white arrows represent them going back out into the world.
- rpdillon 2y ago
  The genius of the logo is similar to the genius of the FedEx logo: you have to look at the negative space to see the arrows heading back out.
saithound 2y ago
Ugh, a seamless combination of a swastika with an arrow cross. I don't think this would go well in Europe. (It's not just me. The page has a legal disclaimer: "This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany." )

I've always been fond of Taiwan's recycling symbol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_symbol_Taiwan.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Recycle_symbol_Taiwan.s...

29athrowaway 2y ago

Looks questionable.

Doctor_Fegg 2y ago

Similar concept to Margaret Calvert’s logo for Glasgow (Prestwick) Airport, which doubles up as the Scottish saltire: https://www.logohistories.com/p/glasgow-airport-logo-margaret-calvert-1964 https://www.logohistories.com/p/glasgow-airport-logo-margare...

frogpelt 2y ago
I read this as "doubles up as Scottish satire" and clicked trying to find the satire. Very cool logo, though, so I wasn't disappointed.

idiotsecant 2y ago

Yes, this is the kind of logo that will last for a thousand years. Really gives a sense of spaciousness, I feel like I can really stretch my elbows in this logo.

gklitz 2y ago

Ok, with that one there’s definately a swastika and it’s not even slightly hidden.

feoren 2y ago
I can't make myself see a swastika even if I look for one. Can we really not use any symbology with 90-degree rotational symmetry but no mirror symmetries, ever again?
RoyalHenOil 2y ago
I'm not seeing it.
Hasnep 2y ago
There are swastikas all over Taiwan (卐, the Buddhist kind) so probably not a big deal for the designers.

feoren 2y ago

It's pretty, but it doesn't look cyclic to me. It looks like "throw everything in this pit in the middle, where nothing can leave." The "cycle" part is important in recycling! I actually prefer the U.S. recycling logo.

frogpelt 2y ago
There are arrows pointing out.
ortusdux 2y ago
The negative space makes the cycle. The green arrows represent items going to a central location to be recycled, while the white arrows represent them going back out into the world.
rpdillon 2y ago
The genius of the logo is similar to the genius of the FedEx logo: you have to look at the negative space to see the arrows heading back out.

saithound 2y ago

Ugh, a seamless combination of a swastika with an arrow cross. I don't think this would go well in Europe. (It's not just me. The page has a legal disclaimer: "This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany." )