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Studio Dumbar's Logogym wants your bodies to form famous logos

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Date
21 September 2015

Love branding? Love to work out? Longing to combine the two without resorting to one of those treadmill desks? Then Studio Dumbar’s Logogym has the answer. No more pesky clients or sweaty changing rooms, this is the solution you’ve been looking for: a small cardio workout and a good stretch, even some contortion exercises (flexibility and pre-existing injuries withstanding), and all the while you get to really study some of the world’s most famous logos. What’s not to dig?

This exploration of the human body and well-known logo design is courtesy of Studio Dumbar, which launched the Logogym site as an open call for people to send in their own images that capture bodies becoming branding. The site is simple in its design and using a typically bright Dumbar backdrop of fluoro yellow, offsetting the monochrome and often hilarious images perfectly. We’re currently trying to figure out what acrobatics we’d need to form the It’s Nice That smiley logo, so watch this space.

Three people stand in a row against a plain white wall, leaning forward with their heads bowed. They are all dressed in dark tops and trousers.
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Logogym: Adidas

A person in dark clothing balances on their backside in a V-shape against a plain white wall. They wear white trainers and look down towards their chest.
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Logogym: Nike

A black and white photo of three people lying on a gallery floor with their legs raised in the air. They are positioned in a cluster, creating a symmetrical, V-shaped arrangement of limbs against a plain white wall.
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Logogym: Volkswagen

Three people in black athletic wear perform a balanced pose by a waterfront. Two figures lean away from each other to form a triangle with their arms, while a third person lies flat on the ground beneath them.
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Logogym: Adobe

A black and white photograph of three people in a sparse room. One person leans back precariously on a chair while another bends over them, and a third person stands behind holding a white flag.
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Logogym: Burberry

A black and white photo of three people posing against a plain white wall. Two people stand upright, holding a third person who floats horizontally between them.
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Logogym: Hilary Clinton

Two people sit back-to-back on a dark, polished floor against a plain white wall. Both lean their heads on their hands in a pensive pose.
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Logogym: Kappa

A person with a beard lies on their back on a dark floor, legs raised in the air. Another person lies curled in a ball behind them.
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Logogym: Louis Vuitton

Two people bend forward and lean against each other to form an arch. Their arms meet and reach down to touch the floor between them.
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Logogym: McDonalds

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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