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Colleges In Need For A Logo Rebrand


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I have been thinking that some colleges are really excelling with old school logos, but with the new school approach, what schools need a logo change up? The first one that comes to mind for me is Ball State

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I would also say that the Charlotte 49'ers also is a little bit puzzling. Never really understood it unless there is a deeper meaning behind it.

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Think a lot of Division 2 schools could use a new logo. Two immediately come to mind though.

 

First Bowie State out of Maryland. That's one of the many generic bulldog logos out there. BSU just put a script B on the collar.

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Secondly, Pittsburg State in Kansas. Seems like there's a lot of potential in a gorilla logo. There's could be better.

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39 minutes ago, graydon said:

I have been thinking that some colleges are really excelling with old school logos, but with the new school approach, what schools need a logo change up? The first one that comes to mind for me is Ball State

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Ball State has the only cardinal which I instantly recognize.  Keep it.

21 minutes ago, graydon said:

I would also say that the Charlotte 49'ers also is a little bit puzzling. Never really understood it unless there is a deeper meaning behind it.

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1949 was basically the year which the school avoided being closed by the state of North Carolina.

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8 minutes ago, 4_tattoos said:

Think a lot of Division 2 schools could use a new logo. Two immediately come to mind though.

 

First Bowie State out of Maryland. That's one of the many generic bulldog logos out there. BSU just put a script B on the collar.

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Secondly, Pittsburg State in Kansas. Seems like there's a lot of potential in a gorilla logo. There's could be better.

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1- You can only do so much with a bulldog drawing and MGM's "Tom and Jerry" cartoons basically set the template.

2- Hard to do more with a gorilla as well.

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1 hour ago, oldschoolvikings said:

 

Really?

 

Seems to me, a gorilla has a ton of different ways you could go with it;

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I know a company in Japan that did something kinda cool using a gorilla

 

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My alma mater, Fordham University, desperately needs a rebrand. They rolled out this logo back when I was there, in 2008 or so, and we all lampooned it as the "fat ram" at the time.

 

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Way, way too many outlines on that wordmark and on the "F." What a mess. I hated it at the time, and it hasn't aged any better.

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Charleston Southern comes to mind for me..  that is such a simple and boring look there. Same for Canisius

 

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2 hours ago, Olmec said:

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This needed to be replaced the second it was revealed. 

I couldn't agree more! They should go school-wide with their gorgeous basketball wordmark:

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As for an "ST. J" logo, I've always liked the one on their old baseball caps, even though it's similar to the St. Louis Cards:

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How THIS monstrosity has lasted at least 17 years so far is beyond me...

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I am going to have to go with my alma mater, Indiana U. because all they have is the monogram.   Sure, there is the striped pants thing, and they have a script "Indiana", but with no mascot and only a flat, 1-color monogram, they need to do more.  Even adding beveling would be an improvement.  I still argue that they need to modernize the Buffalo mascot they used briefly in the past, or develop a new one.  This is not enough.  Even Penn State, known for minimalist design in uniforms, has more of a logo package than IU. 

 

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1 hour ago, 4_tattoos said:

Another bad Division 2 logo

 

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They're not the only D2 school in central North Carolina that needs an update.

 

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