9/11 Logos

I just found these logos on Brand New - A blog devoted to corporate brand identity.  A few days late on this, but I can't decide which logo I like more.  The before has such a unique viewpoint, yet is quiet and reserved.  The newer one is much more accessible.  I guess it will be the more public logo for the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which is supposed to open in 2011.


I love logos mostly for their simplicity in communication.  It seems an impossible task for a designer to take all the weight of what the World Trade Center symbolizes, and translate it to a few words and simple graphics. When successful, logos I think are poignant - simple, but not easily forgotten.