The_Admiral Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Matching the logo is a pretty good reason. As for the Patriots' logo with the warped Elvis in it, yeah, that looked bad, but the one without it was fine enough. Certainly better than what they're using now, and worlds ahead of that hideous bicentennial-style script they used to have. And there were some pretty generic NFL wordmarks if you look back: Bengals, Falcons, and Cardinals were all pretty boring.No one is lamenting the loss of these. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MellowTheMyth Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Me, personally, I hate this generic wordmark trend going on. When I look at the new scripts for the Dolphins, Patriots, and Jags, I think of them being so generic that you could give it to any team that had the same nicknames, but looking at the old scripts, they were very distinct and automatically let you know who the team was. Going simple and modern just isn't for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 That every single one of those changes was a significant upgrade tends to undercut your argument.I agree. I can see an argument that the Dolphins and Pats were downgrades (though I don't feel that way), but the Jags and Panthers dumped steaming piles of crap. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xist2inspire Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I don't know why, but it seems to me like the new Panthers wordmark fits better with the old logo, and the old wordmark fits better with the new. The new logo seems more streamlined and "aggressive," which would match the style of the old wordmark (cleaned up a bit of course), while the old logo seemed "traditional with a touch of modern," which matches the style of the new wordmark. Tradition is the foundation of innovation, and not the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 If you put all these new wordmarks next to each other, there's no question they do look pretty similar. However, if you put each update side by side with the mark they're replacing they are, IMO, almost all big upgrades. So, the question is, what's better? To have a nice wordmark on it's own but be a little generic when compared to the group, or to stand out as unique, but dated and/or goofy? http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btharner Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 It just makes life easier for the guy who paints the Super Bowl end zones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADW77 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I agree with most sentiments about the Patriots. The new one isn't good, but it's better than the one it replaced.As far as the Panthers & Jaguars, I think the updates are better than their previous incarnations. The Jaguars one was as bad as the Panthers, but the odd shape of the layout always bothered me.Now with the Dolphins, I think that's the only one that's a downgrade. I don't like the new one compared to the old, however, they could've just cleaned up and simplified the old one to make it perfect. FDCO Fonts NFL Re-Design Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I was staring at this wordmark, and thinking about how terrible it looks... Then I realized, it sort of looked like shape of a jaguar. Coincidence? Maybe. But I suppose it's possible that that is what they were going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianLion Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Lions also botched this a few years back although not as bad as some other teams recentlyold:New: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Lions also botched this a few years back although not as bad as some other teams recentlyold:New:I like the new one, it works with their new rebranding and doesnt look like everything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I like the Lions' new wordmark, if only because it's uniquely styled. It came out around the tail end of the phase that gave us the Texans, Seahawks, Cardinals, and Bengals' wordmarks, so it was just a relief to see something original and not a rehash.That and the old one never really did it for me. It reminded me to much of the Cowboys and 49ers' wordmarks, and with the Lions being the least prominant of those three teams their wordmark kind of looked like it was trying to fit in with those other two. 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...
Eye Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Matching the logo is a pretty good reason. As for the Patriots' logo with the warped Elvis in it, yeah, that looked bad, but the one without it was fine enough. Certainly better than what they're using now, and worlds ahead of that hideous bicentennial-style script they used to have. And there were some pretty generic NFL wordmarks if you look back: Bengals, Falcons, and Cardinals were all pretty boring.No one is lamenting the loss of these.For the Cardinals' wordmark, what's the deal with the Z; that thing is unnecessarily clunky. Also, the Cardinals had a wordmark where the primary logo was in place of the O, but I don't know if it was an on field logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Does anyone else remember when the Cardinals had their endzones done up like the Arizona state flag? Not on topic, I know, but that old clunky Cardinals wordmark reminded me of those endzones for some reason.Anyway those Bengals and Falcons wordmarks were uninspired, but I'd take these versions over what they use now any day... 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...
rmackman Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 These all had character IMO. To me, sport should always be bright, colorful, and should never take itself too seriously because it's a game. No sports team should have the feel of an IBM, Microsoft, or HP. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw11333 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I think it's just following the trend of branding and design in general lately. Things are becoming much more streamlined and basic. Just look at the "flat" design of the new iOS7.Yeah, in fact you'll similar type of fonts in a lot of non sport logos on this day and age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Ironically, this wordmark matches their current logo better than the one they replaced it with. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 My Cardinals have had some crappy wordmarks...(from 2004): ...and then, there was this Primary Mark with Wordmark/Logotype (this particular one is from 1997): The Cardinals used a slightly different shade of Red for the sunbeam stripes in the flag...why they didn't adjust it to Cardinal Red, I'll never know...they adjusted the Blue in the flag at one point - why not the Red? Here's the flag from 2004 - this was actually designated as a Secondary Mark by the Cardinals: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I've posted this before, but here's a NFL wordmarks graphic from 1972: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Big fan of that Futura Display Rams mark. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad43dog Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I think Washington still has nice unique wordmark. One of the best in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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