worst logo ever?

Raven · 11-14-2005, 02:34 AM

I'm not a hockey fan, so this is the first time I've seen it. But how can a professional sports franchise possibly think this logo was even remotely good?

SackAttack · 11-14-2005, 02:36 AM

Well, come on. They're the Canucks. It's not like the nickname gave them a lot to work with.

Zippo · 11-14-2005, 02:44 AM

what's wrong with it? I like it.

Zippo · 11-14-2005, 02:47 AM

maybe you just need a bigger version:

JeffR · 11-14-2005, 04:44 AM

It's not even the worst Indian-art inspired logo in the NHL:

http://www.highlandmint.com/ProductP...YOTES_LOGO.jpg

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 08:14 AM

Oh, please. The worst NHL logo in the past 20 years has to be that Gorton's fisherman thing that the Islanders used.

sachmo71 · 11-14-2005, 08:16 AM

Someone bust out that 80's Blues jersey with the trumpets on it.

*SHIVER*

Shepp · 11-14-2005, 10:53 AM

It looks like they had a contest for the fans to design a logo and some 11 year old won.

AlexB · 11-14-2005, 12:20 PM

Not a sports logo, but the worst logo ever has to be the old English motorway service restaurants 'Happy Eater': a pac-man with it's finger down its throat to try and puke up the atrocities they served...

rkmsuf · 11-14-2005, 12:24 PM

worst.logo.ever.

sovereignstar · 11-14-2005, 12:25 PM

There ain't shit wrong with that logo. Might not be your style, but it's technically sound.

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Originally Posted by Shepp

It looks like they had a contest for the fans to design a logo and some 11 year old won.

I'd like to see some of your graphic design work. Send a piece or two to thegades AT gmail.com

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 12:27 PM

Damn, sov, did you design that logo yourself or something?

LOGO RAGE.

cuervo72 · 11-14-2005, 12:28 PM

He's right though.

AlexB · 11-14-2005, 12:31 PM

rkmsuf: OK - you win

sovereignstar · 11-14-2005, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Damn, sov, did you design that logo yourself or something?

No. For someone to toss out the idea that a 10-year old could design that is pretty ludicrous. Pretty fair insult to the design industry.

Desnudo · 11-14-2005, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

No. For someone to toss out the idea that a 10-year old could design that is pretty ludicrous. Pretty fair insult to the design industry.

So is the logo.

sovereignstar · 11-14-2005, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

So is the logo.

Nice critique.

Desnudo · 11-14-2005, 12:40 PM

You have to admit the logo is really ugly. Not really the fault of the designer, since he's just translating the vision from the team, but still ugly.

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 12:42 PM

This seems to be getting way too serious now.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-14-2005, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

So is the logo.

You should be ashamed of yourself ... delivering the definitive "Match Game" answer so early in the thread, what's left to look forward to now?

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

[...] what's left to look forward to now?

I'm calling for more LOGO RAGE.

General Mike · 11-14-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sachmo71

Someone bust out that 80's Blues jersey with the trumpets on it.

*SHIVER*

Ask and you shall receive.

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 12:48 PM

what

Daimyo · 11-14-2005, 12:48 PM

It is a pretty shitty logo. I'm sure its technically sound (no way a 10 yr old could do it) but that doesn't mean its a good logo.

sovereignstar · 11-14-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I'm calling for more LOGO RAGE.

Find another decent logo, offer no constructive criticism, and ye shall receive thy LOGO RAGE.

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 12:50 PM

Maybe I'm thinking too much here, but I had pretty much accepted that the whole "11 year old" thing was a conscious exaggeration.

Warhammer · 11-14-2005, 12:51 PM

My eyes, they burn!

sovereignstar · 11-14-2005, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Warhammer

My eyes, they burn!

Your Grizzlies are gonna get the ass-kicking of a lifetime come this Sunday.
That is all.

Ksyrup · 11-14-2005, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

what

That's one pissed Gorton's fisherman.

sovereignstar · 11-14-2005, 01:00 PM

Okay, let's have some fun:

Good logo or bad logo?

Ksyrup · 11-14-2005, 01:03 PM

I'm trying hard to figure out what it is. First impression - the Rolling Stone Tongue, which has been cut out and placed on a pedestal on someone's mantle. Which would explain why it is black.

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 01:03 PM

it's a trap

st.cronin · 11-14-2005, 01:03 PM

very bad

too impressionistic

looks like a rorschach test

rkmsuf · 11-14-2005, 01:03 PM

Desnudo · 11-14-2005, 01:05 PM

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 01:06 PM

Haha, aren't you guys gonna feel silly when sovereignstar tells us that it's good!!

rkmsuf · 11-14-2005, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

it's a trap

st.cronin · 11-14-2005, 01:12 PM

In FOF terms, this thread has boomed.

cuervo72 · 11-14-2005, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Okay, let's have some fun:

Good logo or bad logo?

That's actually very similar [edit: ok, not very in implementation, but similar in thought] to the clip-artish logo I borrowed for Telluride, but more stylized. Is it a women's football logo (one would be surprised at the logos some of these teams have, there seems to be a bit of investment there)?

cuervo72 · 11-14-2005, 01:17 PM

Dola - and style-wise, I would object to the white outline around the front/top of the hat, as it doesn't appear anywhere else in the logo. For that matter, the white only appears in the had and not the handkerchief or anywhere else...

rkmsuf · 11-14-2005, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

Dola - and style-wise, I would object to the white outline around the front/top of the hat, as it doesn't appear anywhere else in the logo. For that matter, the white only appears in the had and not the handkerchief or anywhere else...

what hat? what hankerchief? is that what that is?

sovereignstar · 11-14-2005, 01:20 PM

That logo was designed by Paul Yuan (the guy who works with Gary on TPB). I'm not sure if a team can claim it as their own or if it was made just for his portfolio.

I really like his work though and I'll PM you a link to his site if you want it.

Edit: Thinking about it some more, I bet that one is for the San Antonio team in TPB, duh.

Desnudo · 11-14-2005, 01:20 PM

I thought it was a killer whale surfing a wave.

MikeVic · 11-14-2005, 01:27 PM

Is it some outlaw cowboy guy?

JeffR · 11-14-2005, 01:28 PM

The Canucks logo is really a pretty obscure reference to anybody who's not familiar with local native artwork. It's a fairly literal representation of how the coastal Indians depict killer whales:

http://www3.telus.net/Coast_Salish_Journey/ernorca.jpg

What a killer whale has to do with the name "Canucks" is another question entirely.

sovereignstar · 11-14-2005, 01:32 PM

I figured most guys knew a little about Northwest Indian art with the Seahawks logo and all. But you might be right.

dawgfan · 11-14-2005, 01:38 PM

The sample posted by sov is a bad logo - it just doesn't read very well. Too stylized, and as proven by multiple responses, most people can't figure out what it's supposed to represent.

The Canucks logo is bad as well - it's too busy, trying to do too much. The PNW native american artwork part is fine, but unlike the Seahawks logo which is clear and unfettered with any cleverness, this one tries to tie the whale in with the "C" and the idea it's "breaking out". There are too many colors, too much distraction in the overall lines of the artwork and it just doesn't read well at a small size.

Warhammer · 11-14-2005, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

I thought it was a killer whale surfing a wave.

I thought it was a killer whale with a flying keel.

Warhammer · 11-14-2005, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Your Grizzlies are gonna get the ass-kicking of a lifetime come this Sunday.
That is all.

Yeah, we may be 2-0, but we don't have the talent to maintain that. We'll be lucky to keep it within 14 points by the end of the game.

That said, I think we might surprise a bit this year. Hickman finally learned some good formations, and Markel knows most of them as well. That gives us quite a bit of options. Either way, it is better than the ones I had to work with last year!

Maple Leafs · 11-14-2005, 02:05 PM

Remember when kids could draw their favorite team's logo on their pencil case? You know, without having a degree in modern art?

11-14-2005, 08:14 AM	#6
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Oh, please. The worst NHL logo in the past 20 years has to be that Gorton's fisherman thing that the Islanders used. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

11-14-2005, 12:20 PM	#9
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Not a sports logo, but the worst logo ever has to be the old English motorway service restaurants 'Happy Eater': a pac-man with it's finger down its throat to try and puke up the atrocities they served... __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports! Last edited by AlexB : 11-14-2005 at 12:21 PM.

11-14-2005, 12:24 PM	#10
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	worst.logo.ever. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

11-14-2005, 12:27 PM	#12
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Damn, sov, did you design that logo yourself or something? LOGO RAGE. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

11-14-2005, 12:28 PM	#13
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	He's right though. __________________ null

11-14-2005, 02:36 AM	#2
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Well, come on. They're the Canucks. It's not like the nickname gave them a lot to work with.

11-14-2005, 02:44 AM	#3
Zippo High School JV Join Date: Jan 2004	what's wrong with it? I like it.

11-14-2005, 02:47 AM	#4
Zippo High School JV Join Date: Jan 2004	maybe you just need a bigger version:

11-14-2005, 04:44 AM	#5
JeffR High School JV Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada	It's not even the worst Indian-art inspired logo in the NHL: http://www.highlandmint.com/ProductP...YOTES_LOGO.jpg

11-14-2005, 08:16 AM	#7
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Someone bust out that 80's Blues jersey with the trumpets on it. SHIVER

11-14-2005, 10:53 AM	#8
Shepp High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Atlanta, GA	It looks like they had a contest for the fans to design a logo and some 11 year old won.

11-14-2005, 12:31 PM	#14
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	rkmsuf: OK - you win __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports! Last edited by AlexB : 11-14-2005 at 12:31 PM.

11-14-2005, 12:40 PM	#18
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	You have to admit the logo is really ugly. Not really the fault of the designer, since he's just translating the vision from the team, but still ugly.

11-14-2005, 12:42 PM	#19
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	This seems to be getting way too serious now. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

11-14-2005, 12:48 PM	#23
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	what __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

11-14-2005, 12:48 PM	#24
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	It is a pretty shitty logo. I'm sure its technically sound (no way a 10 yr old could do it) but that doesn't mean its a good logo.

11-14-2005, 12:50 PM	#26
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Maybe I'm thinking too much here, but I had pretty much accepted that the whole "11 year old" thing was a conscious exaggeration. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

11-14-2005, 12:51 PM	#27
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	My eyes, they burn!

11-14-2005, 01:00 PM	#30
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Okay, let's have some fun: Good logo or bad logo?

11-14-2005, 01:03 PM	#31
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I'm trying hard to figure out what it is. First impression - the Rolling Stone Tongue, which has been cut out and placed on a pedestal on someone's mantle. Which would explain why it is black. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-14-2005, 01:03 PM	#32
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	it's a trap __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

11-14-2005, 01:03 PM	#33
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	very bad too impressionistic looks like a rorschach test

11-14-2005, 01:03 PM	#34
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	bad __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

11-14-2005, 01:05 PM	#35
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	bad

11-14-2005, 01:06 PM	#36
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Haha, aren't you guys gonna feel silly when sovereignstar tells us that it's good!! __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

11-14-2005, 01:12 PM	#38
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	In FOF terms, this thread has boomed.

11-14-2005, 01:17 PM	#40
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Dola - and style-wise, I would object to the white outline around the front/top of the hat, as it doesn't appear anywhere else in the logo. For that matter, the white only appears in the had and not the handkerchief or anywhere else... __________________ null

11-14-2005, 01:20 PM	#42
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	That logo was designed by Paul Yuan (the guy who works with Gary on TPB). I'm not sure if a team can claim it as their own or if it was made just for his portfolio. I really like his work though and I'll PM you a link to his site if you want it. Edit: Thinking about it some more, I bet that one is for the San Antonio team in TPB, duh. Last edited by sovereignstar : 11-14-2005 at 01:24 PM.

11-14-2005, 01:27 PM	#44
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Is it some outlaw cowboy guy?

11-14-2005, 01:28 PM	#45
JeffR High School JV Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada	The Canucks logo is really a pretty obscure reference to anybody who's not familiar with local native artwork. It's a fairly literal representation of how the coastal Indians depict killer whales: http://www3.telus.net/Coast_Salish_Journey/ernorca.jpg What a killer whale has to do with the name "Canucks" is another question entirely. Last edited by JeffR : 11-14-2005 at 01:29 PM.

11-14-2005, 01:32 PM	#46
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	I figured most guys knew a little about Northwest Indian art with the Seahawks logo and all. But you might be right.

11-14-2005, 01:38 PM	#47
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	The sample posted by sov is a bad logo - it just doesn't read very well. Too stylized, and as proven by multiple responses, most people can't figure out what it's supposed to represent. The Canucks logo is bad as well - it's too busy, trying to do too much. The PNW native american artwork part is fine, but unlike the Seahawks logo which is clear and unfettered with any cleverness, this one tries to tie the whale in with the "C" and the idea it's "breaking out". There are too many colors, too much distraction in the overall lines of the artwork and it just doesn't read well at a small size.

11-14-2005, 02:05 PM	#50
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Remember when kids could draw their favorite team's logo on their pencil case? You know, without having a degree in modern art? __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

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