Comments on: ICONIC CAPE TOWN – have your say!

By: Yvonne van Onselen

Yvonne van Onselen — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:27:48 +0000

Just saw this, and I think it is a great way to describe Cape Town! What have you been up to? Do get in touch…..

By: Warren Marks

Warren Marks — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:43:00 +0000

I think the concept is a good one. However I believe the word should not appear.
I am in agreement with a number of replies stated above.
1. It is a word with no soul.It better describes a computer desktop with many icons, something to click on to get to a program.
2. Most people from abroad will not know the meaning of the word as it is not a common word. For that matter this will also exclude many of the locals who do not have that level of vocab.
Please allow more time for discussion and debate so that Cape Town and the marketing thereof belongs to all who live here and not only the intellectual few.
Lets make Cape Town a City for All.

By: Itumeleng Pooe

Itumeleng Pooe — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:45:15 +0000

Iconic Cape Town sounds great. In fact looks great written against Table Mountain background, it tells a beautiful powerful story.

Something that might be minor and personal: Is iconic a commonly used word? For English speakers yes indeed, however, I think that is might be against the simple, crisp, concise ethos we are trying to work towards in articulating our brand (for non English speakers)

By: Helen Zille

Helen Zille — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:39:34 +0000

Initially I was not overly taken by the term “iconic Cape Town” because I think the term “icon” is overused and something of a cliché. But in the context it works well and looks good, especially on the logo. So I would be happy to support it.

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:30:51 +0000

Anything would be better than the previous “Cape Town Routes Unlimited” but
most of us, let alone our visitors, wont know what ‘iconic’ means.

By: capeinfo

capeinfo — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:12:13 +0000

Voting doesn’t use your email address; a cookie is placed on a computer to record when a vote is cast. Many people do try to vote more than once.

By: lee engeler

lee engeler — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:03:39 +0000

We are more than one at this email address but the second vote (not the same as the first)was refused. That’s not fair!

By: Sally Summers

Sally Summers — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:00:15 +0000

ICONIC…….. AIKONA…..

By: Derek Carstens

Derek Carstens — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:57:05 +0000

An iconic description of an iconic destination – what could be more apt!

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:33:41 +0000

At last a positive move away from the current state of total confusion….As mentioned by Mariette first step is for the community to buy into the brand identity, embrace it and then everyone will sell the brand…..The concerns about the word ‘Iconic’ should be taken into account and some research done…Cape Town is the brand…but don’t lose the ‘Iconic’ concept..