Monday, February 14, 2011

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logo that was gone?

In my time we had to kickstart a major campaign to save Hugin and Munin as the logo for the University of Tromsø. Dismantling of logist was halted. Today we see the contours of a creeping liquidation despite protests from staff, students and others with love for the university.
left is one of the old envelopes to the campus, where the logo with Ramnes of Odin is clear. Right, the same envelope, but now with a minimalist logo.

One can no doubt ask themselves whether this is the right way to go. What a show of respect for the symbols and traditions?
Hugin and Munin are in Norse mythology the god Odin Ramnes. The name "OBI" meaning 'mind', "Munin" indicate 'memory'. The legend is that every morning at dawn, fly Hugin and Munin out in the world. The notes what is happening, and they listen to what is said. Nothing can be hidden from Hugin and Munin. Towards the end of the day Ramnes come back and sits on Odin's shoulders off to tell all they have seen and heard. Among other things, therefore, Odin was the wisest of the gods. One of the many epithet, or kenningane, to Odin's ramneguden.
Better symbolism can not be used for a university.


Hugin and Munin
every morning flight over the value
wide;
I'm frightened for Hugin
home that he was a feature, even more
ottast I for Munin.

(Grimnismol)

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