Introducing Beast and Mandeville : London 2012 's Olympic poster - creatures . ` ` Digital Monsters '' mascots feature giant eyes , metallic skin and sci - fi genetics . The taxi lights on their heads refer to London 's black cabs and their origins from a steel melting pot are likened to multicultural Britain . Are they the cutting edge of technology or just plain creepy ? Product placement sparks spoof reviews on Amazon of sinister characters taking over .
Introducing Beast and Mandeville : London 2012 's Olympic poster - creatures . ` ` Digital Monsters '' mascots feature giant eyes , metallic skin and sci - fi genetics . Are they the cutting edge of technology or just plain creepy ? Product placement sparks spoof reviews on Amazon of sinister characters taking over .