CS85 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 My alma mater EIU got a logo rebrand because the institution is in financial hell, enrollment is plummeting, and the school/city are making all kinds of awful headlines lately. The obvious solution? Fixing their sports logos.OLD: Meet "Billy" the Panther, informally titled. EIU, being assbags, decided it was in their interests to formally call him Prowler in recent years, despite the community firmly committed to calling him Billy. [/EIU]Yeah he's kind of poorly drawn but it's classic. Then they went to this new one about 15 years ago. This is the one all over the Tony Romo bullcrap you saw in stores briefly and likely on some knockoff Jimmy Garoppollo merch. Hell, I don't mind this one at all either. It's a little weird and kinda imperfect but it keeps the blue and silver with a dominant black in there. Looks pretty okay on a helmet, too. -----------2015:Ah....crap."We have the opportunity to give EIU an image with a distinctive, classy and edging new logo.”Whatever. Edging? Typo? And I'll just say this - the panther transitioning from black to white is an excellent ironic metaphor for the uncomfortable issues EIU's hometown is dealing with. I'm glad I don't live there anymore. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Isn't EIU the school who bought the updated retro logo from the college updates thread in the concepts section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Squared Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I don't know the first thing about this school's history, but the new logo and workmark are major improvements. A very polished set... NCAA rebrands have become extremely predictable and formulaic, but it still feels fresh and contemporary. My TeePublic Shop My Instagram Art Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Kerfluffle here: http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/105310-eastern-illinois-is-unveiling-new-panther-logo-tomorrow/?hl=%2Beastern+%2Billinois It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 It's a nice logo, but I don't get the change in color. This would have looked a whole lot better while staying true to the school's color scheme: POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I'll never unsee the mutton chops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Bah, sorry there's a dupe thread. My mistake. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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