Comments on: Red Cross to Twiddict: hands off our emblem, you naughty Twitter mashup!

By: Lya

Lya — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:02:40 +0000

Honestly my first impulse was to think this was absurd! But by reading the Geneva convention post, it got me thinking… Maybe it is good to have some boundaries to it. I mean, it’s not as if anyone would shoot you for changing colors, right? ;-)

By: Jort Possel

Jort Possel — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:30:31 +0000

And to add to this – recent events show us not all is fair in war. Not even the use of the red cross: http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2008/07/red_cross_logo.html

By: Jort Possel

Jort Possel — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:51:36 +0000

Robin – Halcy is right, the red cross is protected by the Geneva convention: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4497840.stm

Nice alternatives though.

By: Robin Wauters

Robin Wauters — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:16:05 +0000

Thanks everyone. I’ve updated the post twice already.

1) we replied to the Red Cross with a couple of questions to get some more insight

2) while we’re waiting for their response, Tijs has already mocked up 2 alternative logos and he’d like you to share your opinion on them: http://tijsvrolix.be/2008/07/02/which-twiddict-logo-would-you-prefer

By: @marlooz

@marlooz — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:44:51 +0000

Even though twiddict is first aid for most of us twitteradicts, I agree with the explaination halcy gave. Using the red cross for other things than medical uses would make it lose meaning. Too bad cause I like your emblem…

By: Engelachtig

Engelachtig — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:55:09 +0000

It is a trademark infringement and I would change the color indeed. Somebody else has already mentioned it, but I also think that purple would be a good choice :-)

http://www.solv.nl/index.php?blz=3&nid=3438

By: Panda Bear

Panda Bear — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:50:23 +0000

shouldn’t the red cross be focusing their attention on more important and life-saving tasks?

this action is unnecessary and a waste of donor’s money.

By: Jeff Embers

Jeff Embers — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:48:41 +0000

Change your cross to blue and be done with it. Do you really want to spend money on legal just to make a point? Trust me, they can afford it more than you.

As my wife reminds me often: Pick your battles.

Jeff

By: The Red Cross: A Trademark on Steroids | DLewis.net

The Red Cross: A Trademark on Steroids | DLewis.net — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:53:29 +0000

[...] humanitarian organization — demanded that they remove that part of the logo. As Twiddict noted on their blog, per the Red Cross, “the only third parties allowed to use the red cross emblem in their logo [...]

By: Paul Baines

Paul Baines — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:33:25 +0000

Tell Red Cross to look at this
http://shop.cafepress.com/red-cross?source=searchBox

The listing says 35,900 for red cross at cafepress.com – so let’s say there’s at least 90% of those designers are using red crosses without permission, are they going to arrest them all as well? Tell them to stuff it.