Comments on: Welcome to the Department of Innovation

By: James H

James H — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:39 +0000

Probably, we can see now that the true religion is innovation. It’s so good to know that there is someone ready to lead the change.

By: Richard Callahan

Richard Callahan — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:04:48 +0000

Great site. Would like to see what kind of education, careers etc. would be needed in the near future.

By: Randy Rieland

Randy Rieland — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:45:58 +0000

Two things. Again, there is no Department of Innovation. It’s simply the name of the blog, with irony intended. Second, in June Nevada passed a law allowing the driverless car on public streets.

By: d

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:51:58 +0000

Well, the logo embarrassment is enough, and the fact that ‘innovation’ is represented by 3rd century gears is appropo, so not much else left to say. Well, there is one thing. The fancy innovative Prius with self-drive technology is illegal to operate on public streets in all 50 states.

When we run completely out of money(and we will, make no mistake about it), some idiot will disclaim ‘but, but, but it is the dept of INNOVATION!’ how did we ever live without it before 2011? Oh the huge manatee!

By: » Those gears on the Innovation Blog logo aren’t interlocked any more! :: Granite Geek :: NashuaTelegraph.com

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:06:26 +0000

[...] has fixed the logo of its new blog called Department of Innovation, which I (and many others) ridiculed. The graphics designer pulling two of the gears apart so the [...]

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:22:08 +0000

I really hope the US does something to get back on track. I believe that we as a nation are great innovators. Maybe Innovation is the very thing to save us! I just hope that the government doesn’t start a Department of Innovation… if it does it will probably end up like the Department of Education (wasting a ton of money and destroying the very thing it was meant to help).

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:52:06 +0000

Even the new logo will not work…the smaller gear on the bottom does not have the proper distance between the teeth as related to the larger gear. The teeth will sheer off! Seriously, while the designer created an eye catching logo, if you are going to be in the Dept. of Innovation then do something that a) is innovative and b) works!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:45:53 +0000

To all you folks who claim to be engineers in respect to the first logo drawing – you all made the ASSUMPTION from a 2D rendering that the gears were all on the same plane and not located at different heights. Perhaps one was not engaged full-time and its sole purpose when engaged was to lock the other two gears in place? Learn to think outside the box before you criticize! Keep up the good work Randy, I look forward to reading your blog!

By: John

John — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:09:10 +0000

ACTUALLY…if you look close, you see gear on the right and the gear on the bottom cannot meet…therefore THIS CAN TURN.
Our country’s problem: jumping to conclusions (all three gears meet) before closer inspection of issues?

By: Patrick Thomas

Patrick Thomas — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:30:30 +0000

The logo, even after being fixed, is still incorrect from an engineering standpoint. The teeth will not line up; the gears will not move each other.

To echo previous comments, aren’t gears a bit dated and non-innovative anyway? Why not MagLev or Rail-gun technology as a metaphor?

Also, by the way, I think it’s hilarious how the first nine or so comments are so praiseworthy. The bloggers friends, eh? A little transparent, made all the more obvious by the 60+ negative comments that follow.

But, again, I think it’s perfect. Government cannot influence innovation; innovation comes from individuals. Edison invented the light bulb. The government can’t even balance its checkbook.