The Logos of Terrorist Organizations Predictably Love Using Guns

[onehandle]

Babbar Khalsa International logo




RAF




Hezbollah logo




National Rifle Association logo



In a book called Branding Terror, Francesco Trivini Bellini and former United Nations counter-terrorism analyst Artur Beifuss compiled the logos and brand identities of terrorist organizations "from al-Qaeda to the Real IRA" and analyzed them as they would any logo. It's fascinating to approach the identity of the terrorists from a graphic design perspective.

Branding Terror says:

Each of the 60-plus entries contains a concise description of the group's ideology, leadership and modus operandi, and a brief timeline of events. The group's branding – the symbolism, colours and typography of its logo and flag – is then analysed in detail.

http://gizmodo.com/5995240/the-logos-of-terrorist-organizations-predictably-love-using-guns

[Bake]

1. And your point is ... ?

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[onehandle]

3. Guns are a object of worship for terrorists.

And NRAhadists.

[Bake]

6. And in related news, water is wet.

I pretty much thought you were going for the "all gun owners are therefore terrorists" mantra, which of course would be a prime example of fallacious logic. Or maybe you were just implying that.

Time for some and I swear I'm staying out of this one.

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[neverforget]

2. This has potential

[Bake]

7. Could you pass me some butter please?

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[cherokeeprogressive]

4. You rec'd your own thread. I've only seen two or three people do that in eight years.

Ah well... if recs are what's important to you, I guess I'll rec it too.

Quick question though: Are you "whatthefu...", the person who posted the NRA logo in the comments section?

[onehandle]

5. No. I just found it appropriate. nt

[tarheelsunc]

8. I honestly LOLed when I saw the NRA logo

I guess I should have seen it coming though. Well done!