sportstar1212 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 They made the right choice, logo-wise that is. I still think they should have changed to blue and white. It actually looked pretty good when Admiral did a mockup of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBolt3 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Talk about low standards.Out of those, I would probably take the top one, but that's still not better than what they went with. The scratched T would be a decent secondary mark, the third logo screams Toronto Raptors too much(literally), and the last logo is a worse rendition of the final product.I'm not one to say that they should have bailed on a designer in the middle of a project, but maybe they should have shopped around a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I'm one of the most pedantic people on this board and even I think you guys are flipping out over a tagline and a comma too much. THANK YOU!! I'm very disappointed after reading through this thread."We the North" is a play on "We the People", the preamble / first three words of the U.S. Constitution. "We the People" has become a three word phrase that pretty much summarizes the entire constitution. Therefore "We the North" is, in essence, a three word phrase / preamble / battle cry that summarizes an entire imaginary document. The contents of that imaginary document would essentially be explaining how the North (Canada) is independent from the powerful South (U.S.), but the North will still fight for their right to be recognized as champions over the South.The Constitution would've done well to use better grammar, but despite that, "We the People" is almost a slogan now. "We The North" is a play on a slogan, and therefore is grammatically correct. Only a few people in the basketball community seem to know this, so hopefully this post can enlighten the ones who don't know so that they can spread this info.TL:DR, "We the North" is grammatically correct because it is a play on a slogan. Let's stop debating this forever.Your New Orleans Pelicans: The True South, Strong and Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Do you guys get bothered by "A Diamond Is Forever" because "forever" is being used as an adjective rather than an adverb? Or what about the CCSLC thread "Bringing the Funny," where the obvious adjective "funny" is being used as a noun? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Yes to both of them, Admiral, sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonFromMiami Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Raptor in leaf is awesome, the clawed T as secondary....would sell merchandise like crazy all over the world, the Nets logo they went with is boring as hell, and will only sell in Toronto, and probably not much even there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Raptor in leaf is awesome, the clawed T as secondary....would sell merchandise like crazy all over the world, the Nets logo they went with is boring as hell, and will only sell in Toronto, and probably not much even there.The Buffaslug was widely hated by Sabres fans but still topped sales charts. New gear sells, even if it's objectively terrible. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonFromMiami Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Raptor in leaf is awesome, the clawed T as secondary....would sell merchandise like crazy all over the world, the Nets logo they went with is boring as hell, and will only sell in Toronto, and probably not much even there.The Buffaslug was widely hated by Sabres fans but still topped sales charts. New gear sells, even if it's objectively terrible.Okay, but then i choose to belive : 1. Merchandise sales were lies. 2. The slug appealed to kids. 3. people gave slug apperal as hate gifts to mess with friends and family. 4. Sabres were a number 1 team back then.That Raptor coming though the leaf is amazing, even has a Alien chestburster feeling to it. One of the best logos ever imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Raptor in leaf is awesome, the clawed T as secondary....would sell merchandise like crazy all over the world, the Nets logo they went with is boring as hell, and will only sell in Toronto, and probably not much even there.The Buffaslug was widely hated by Sabres fans but still topped sales charts. New gear sells, even if it's objectively terrible.Okay, but then i choose to belive : 1. Merchandise sales were lies. 2. The slug appealed to kids. 3. people gave slug apperal as hate gifts to mess with friends and family. 4. Sabres were a number 1 team back then.That Raptor coming though the leaf is amazing, even has a Alien chestburster feeling to it. One of the best logos ever imoMaybe it did appeal to kids (I don't know), but people were excited about the team (kinda) going back to blue and gold, and they won the Presidents' Trophy the year that they switched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonFromMiami Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Exactly, i think going back to blue and gold, and the Presidents' Trophy did alot for sales. . But man i wish that Raptor in a leaf would be realized, would look amazing on a pair of shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 For those interested, some of what MLSE turned down in favour of the brooklyn-esque ball:1) loved the fact that they at least thought about bringing back purple. 2) that dino coming out of the mapleleaf OWNS!! I agree with JasonfromMiami (a 1st) that this looks like a chestburster!! IMO this would've sold like Superman tshirts. Bad miss on MLSE part3) "T" made from the slashes would've been a cool 2nd logo as mentioned also.4) the Brooklyn style logo with the ripped ball and the Circle with raptor/snake looks aiight/meh but still > the final product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Dinoleaf has the most potential but still looks a little too cartoonish. But, best of the bunch by far. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Seriously, could the Raptors have botched this thing any more? This is probably the worst reveal I've ever seen, and apparently I'm not alone. http://deadspin.com/did-the-raptors-screw-up-the-launch-of-their-new-logo-1674849898?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 The Dinoleaf was definitely the best of the bunch. The scratch T is laughably horrible and the rest are as bland as the logo they chose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 It's funny that they went from " Brooklyn!" to ripping their logo off. The maple leaf/raptor would have been my choice. Yeah, yeah, maple leafs and Canada but come on. Only Canadian team in the league? Owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment? It would have worked. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 It's funny that they went from " Brooklyn!" to ripping their logo off. The maple leaf/raptor would have been my choice. Yeah, yeah, maple leafs and Canada but come on. Only Canadian team in the league? Owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment? It would have worked.I don't get the Raptors and their infatuation with the Nets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I just took it as a thing from the playoffs last year. Given how the series ended? They just ran with it. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshey Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Dinoleaf is awesome. They dropped the ball GO NETS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Saw this on the main page under the "architect" Chris Creamer's post about real world incorporation. Surprised no one posted it yet. Someone did just added a small alteration and VOILA 100% better! (Still looks like Memphis 2nd logo hooked up with BKN's main logo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikWings Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Every one of those leaked concepts is better than what they ended up using (except the top snake-dinosaur one). I really like the Raptor/leaf one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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