2012 Olympic logo - Antipodean designer?

   Last year there was a threat of an Iranian boycott of the Olympic Games due to the choice of the Olympic logo, in that if you rotated and re-arranged the numbers it would be possible to spell 'ZION'. This is quite plainly ridiculous.

   No, it is perfectly obvious that the designer at Wolf Olins was from, or had a close affinity to, the Antipodes. Either that or the Games organisers sought to harness a little of our sporting prowess to empower the athletes from Great Britain and other nations. What other reason could there be for stylised maps of both New Zealand and Australia appearing on the logo?

Map of Nu Zild a.k.a. Godzone

Number One

Map of Straya

The Big Fat Zero

 Completely evident isn't it! Now, whenever you look the Olympic logo you will not be able to see anything other than little old Enzed and that other island.

Don Bradman's 1934 Baggy Green to be auctioned June 29th in Melboune

   Charles Leski Auctions in Melbourne, Australia is to sell Don Bradman's 1934 Test cap on June 29th. It is estimated to sell for AUS$250,000-300,000

DON BRADMAN'S 1934 AUSTRALIAN "BAGGY GREEN" TEST CAP, green wool, wire-embroidered Coat-of-Arms & "1934" on front, Farmers label inside endorsed "D.G.Bradman". Few small moth holes, otherwise good match-worn condition. Provenance: Bradman originally gifted this cap to his golf coach Jack Bahen, one of Australia's pioneer professional golfers. On Bahen's death it passed to his daughter Gretta Richardson, who in 1993 loaned it to the Mortlock Library in South Australia who were displaying Bradman cricket memorabilia. Included is a 1993 letter from Don Bradman to Mrs Richardson regarding the cap (personally signed by Don Bradman), and a copy of a press clipping regarding the cap and the Sir Donald Bradman exhibition in Adelaide. Also included DVD with 1950s footage of Bradman & Bahen playing golf together at Royal Adelaide. This cap formed a major part of the Bradman exhibition at the State Library of South Australia from 2003-2008 and has never previously been offered for public sale.