Brian in Boston Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I, on the other hand, find it to be a complete downgrade. It's crap.I couldn't possibly agree more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc51design Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I think it's different, unexpected, but I can live with it. What bugs me is that some team version logos have outline and some don't. Be consistent. Some teams don't have all colours represented in the new MLS logo. NYC could have orange outline, Union light blue outline. Some outline colours are repeat of one colour from the shield...Whi Chicago has red outline while Revs and Dallas don't. All have same colour scheme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayne Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 It's too flat and simple. I'm all for simplification and minimalism but come on... all the life is drained from it. It's just one element short of being good. I'm not asking for much, but yeah. Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Tsubasa Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Shouldn't the logo (at least the 'main' one) seem a little more American? Edited below:Three teams play in Canada.One star for each Canadian team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodsep Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 How about putting the 3 stars on the white half and paint the stars red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Sounds awfully DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xist2inspire Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 This probably sounds strange...I love the application of the logo, but I don't care for the logo itself. The team-specific recolorings of the logo look amazing, as do the Reddit versions. But it almost seems as if the logo was designed for that purpose only - not to stand out, but to blend in. That's the problem I have with it, it seems to lack the ability to stand on its own, the worst version of it is the primary version. I wish they could've found a way to do something like the NBA's logo, which has the potential for different applications, but is also a strong logo in its own right.I wasn't a fan of the previous logo (a product of the 90's that looked better suited for a youth league), but I hesitate to call this one an upgrade. At least with the old logo, I knew exactly what it was when I saw it. With this, I might mistake it for something else when it's not customized to a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 i've been waiting for Brand New to post about it (which they did this morning: LINK ) so i could see more and know a little more about the concepts to make any comments. i really dont have much to say. i love the flexibility approach, but not so much how its actually going to be used. there were 2 agencies that worked on this, though im not sure who did what. maybe one did the logo the other the brand extensions. but one of them has a very good salesman.Prestige Worldwide. . .check! check! . . check! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I didn't like the logo the first time I saw it, but once I saw it being recolored to match each club, I warmed up to it. I like applying it that way.Overall, it's simple and minimal, but I think it works in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Noire Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 It's definitely a bold look for an American league and I really like it. That white space is really strange, but the potential of what can be done with it makes up for it. Not bad MLS, not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Shouldn't the logo (at least the 'main' one) seem a little more American? Edited below:Hell no!How about ditching the red stripes and replacing them with two wide red stripes and a maple leaf?An American half and a Canadian half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I think all these mockups are proving what MLS intended which is that white area is supposed to be open for a lot of graphics and customization. I think in TV and web we will see a lot of uses for that white space. I think the DC comics logo does something similar. http://io9.com/5877727/behold-the-new-dc-comics-logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I think all these mockups are proving what MLS intended which is that white area is supposed to be open for a lot of graphics and customization. I think in TV and web we will see a lot of uses for that white space. I think the DC comics logo does something similar. http://io9.com/5877727/behold-the-new-dc-comics-logoYep, like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 I rather like it for that reason. Good to see a sports league really take chances with its logo, rather than go with tried and true (read: safe) representations of its game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 If so, that's clever thinking^ I'm not the biggest fan of the logo but it is very functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Noire Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I rather like it for that reason. Good to see a sports league really take chances with its logo, rather than go with tried and true (read: safe) representations of its game.It's a ballsy move to leave the main identity open to customization and experimentation. I couldn't imagine the NFL doing something like that with their almighty shield.I rather like it for that reason. Good to see a sports league really take chances with its logo, rather than go with tried and true (read: safe) representations of its game.It's a ballsy move to leave the main identity open to customization and experimentation. I couldn't imagine the NFL doing something like that with their almighty shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I rather like it for that reason. Good to see a sports league really take chances with its logo, rather than go with tried and true (read: safe) representations of its game.It certainly makes the "in and out of the MLS" statement make a little more sense in it's application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hmm. The white space bothers me as well, but when it's another color I rather like the balance of the shield.This image came to mind when I read that prosoccertalk/reddit post. They sort of set it up this way already if these are intended to be team avatars. The team logos overlap without disrupting anything in the MLS.*They aren't inside, but used in a similar way.*provided that "travel in and out of the MLS world" can still be done with a logo obstruction.I don't quite get why the MLS logo is so varied here. For instance, the Quakes version looks correct to my eye but the Sounders seems like it would be better with the black outline added. Weird and inconsistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDhillon510 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Hmm. The white space bothers me as well, but when it's another color I rather like the balance of the shield.This image came to mind when I read that prosoccertalk/reddit post. They sort of set it up this way already if these are intended to be team avatars. The team logos overlap without disrupting anything in the MLS.*They aren't inside, but used in a similar way.*provided that "travel in and out of the MLS world" can still be done with a logo obstruction.I don't quite get why the MLS logo is so varied here. For instance, the Quakes version looks correct to my eye but the Sounders seems like it would be better with the black outline added. Weird and inconsistent. I think it's simply that some of the outlines are the same color as the background. With a different color background, you'll see a green outline on the Seattle logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Indeed. They all have keylines, it's just that not all of the keylines contrast against the backgrounds chosen for that particular image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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