Luke_Groundrunner Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Quote For about two years the school has been working on both rebranding, and redesigning the academic and athletic logos. An outside consultant was brought in to design them both, but not before getting plenty of feedback from current students, alums, staff and community members. "Both of our logos were created and designed 80s style, said NMU Spokesperson Derek Hall. "We did a lot of research and with the updated logo for the wildcat we kept the same profile, just updated it. We looked at the history of the institution and there's certain icons that really stand out so we have a nod to history that I think it represents us well as an academic institution." NMU is planning to unveil the logos April 6th. This quote is from this article here on the matter. Here is their current athletics logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totems!! Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Long overdue. That poor fella should've been put to bed the day it was released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Looks like Yooper universities are playing "keeping up with the Joneses," which is good because both of them needed a refresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafiaman Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Can't wait to see what NMU comes up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIXX Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 http://www.nmu.edu/newlogo/ UPGRADE big time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panthers_2012 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 42 minutes ago, TVIXX said: http://www.nmu.edu/newlogo/ UPGRADE big time Huge upgrade...looks really good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Meh... It looks like 99% of all logos that are coming out today. Huge strokes, cartoon features, etc. I liked the old one better, it actually had character. This new one just looks boring and overplayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 New wildcat looks nice on the football helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I could tell right away that it was a Rickabaugh cat. That's not a good thing. Their cats all look the same. See Northwest Missouri State, Abilene Christian, Western Carolina, and now NMU. (And I'm sure there are more I'm not thinking of.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaha32 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 It's a solid look compared to its predecessor, and although it's nothing groundbreaking, it accomplishes what it's supposed to - the university no longer has an outdated logo. One small complaint would be that the lettering and cat are somewhat dis-joined in the vertical arrangement, but I think they did a nice job giving the fur on this wildcat a 'wild' feel and avoided a having a smooth coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresno St. Alum Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 this was trending on fb right now. Weird since they're D-II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 19 hours ago, stumpygremlin said: I could tell right away that it was a Rickabaugh cat. That's not a good thing. Their cats all look the same. See Northwest Missouri State, Abilene Christian, Western Carolina, and now NMU. (And I'm sure there are more I'm not thinking of.) Exactly! I am so sick of the same logo coming out for all schools/teams. There is no more creativity in logo design, its a click and fill template of bold outlines and cartoon features. SO BORING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hettinger_rl Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 1 minute ago, nash61 said: I'm not sure I like how the neck cuts off so abruptly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 If the neck cut was more jagged it might look a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 That is one dog-eared cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZionEagle Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 If the neck cut was more jagged it might look a little better. Agreed. I think the neck is the only thing that's bugging me. Everything else imo, is a great update. If you watch the video on the link posted here, at 1:34 a logo pops up that I think has a way better neckline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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