lilben777 154 Posted July 26, 2018 Well it’s that time of year, seems like it’s been a quiet offseason with only a verry few I can think of: william & mary stetson feel free to post other updates or announcements of dates of new identity’s 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl 186 Posted July 26, 2018 Well, we're not quite a month into the 2018-2019 year and Division I schools don't rebrand much due to most of them having established brands. However here's a list of schools that have updated or refreshed in the year 2018: Georgia Tech - April 2018: Reduced the colors to 2, new wordmark ULM (Louisiana Monroe) - April 2018: New ULM Warhawk logo, updated head logo, new gold Oklahoma - April 2018: Refreshed OU logo, new font Purdue Fort Wayne - June 2018: Formerly IPFW, new name & logos due to split between Indiana U. & Purdue U. Stetson - May 2018: New brand Those are the major ones so far. We should be seeing more rebrands in August right before classes & the football season start. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msu 269 Posted July 26, 2018 Air Force made a slight change to its primary (AF logo) this month. New: Old: 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewharrington 4,695 Posted July 26, 2018 That is subtle AF, but they did a good job. 33 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CS85 10,487 Posted July 26, 2018 All those uneven serifs...I dunno, something about that logo feels poorly done. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewharrington 4,695 Posted July 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, CS85 said: All those uneven serifs...I dunno, something about that logo feels poorly done. That’s why they fixed it. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicagolonghorn 1 Posted July 26, 2018 Texas and OU both did a brand identity update with Nike. Primarily new text fonts and numeric fonts. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CS85 10,487 Posted July 26, 2018 38 minutes ago, andrewharrington said: That’s why they fixed it. I was totally looking at it wrong. Looked at the bottom as the new one. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewharrington 4,695 Posted July 26, 2018 48 minutes ago, CS85 said: I was totally looking at it wrong. Looked at the bottom as the new one. I knew it! Because I did the same thing at first. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl 186 Posted August 1, 2018 UW-Green Bay updated their brand on July 25th. Shown below is the new GB logo. Per article the phoenix logo will still be used.https://greenbayphoenix.com/news/2018/7/25/general-green-bay-athletics-unveils-new-gb-logo-and-wordmarks.aspx 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilben777 154 Posted August 1, 2018 That’s a damn shame, they dropped red and brought in black? And the “gb” logo is bad, looking like a “cb” or such, downgrade. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sc49erfan15 2,350 Posted August 1, 2018 There were rumors that UNCG was going to get a new logo set. I briefly saw mockups of it, but it hasn't happened yet... and with school starting in ~2 weeks, I guess it's not going to happen? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl 186 Posted August 1, 2018 1 minute ago, sc49erfan15 said: There were rumors that UNCG was going to get a new logo set. I briefly saw mockups of it, but it hasn't happened yet... and with school starting in ~2 weeks, I guess it's not going to happen? I don't have a source but I've seen August 7th. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sc49erfan15 2,350 Posted August 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Earl said: I don't have a source but I've seen August 7th. Huh. I guess we'll see then? Seems odd to do it so late in the summer... or maybe it's a good move to do it as everyone is coming back to campus? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl 186 Posted August 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, sc49erfan15 said: Huh. I guess we'll see then? Seems odd to do it so late in the summer... or maybe it's a good move to do it as everyone is coming back to campus? I think it's best to do it right before classes start. I'm sure the population of people on campus is highest during that week with family members moving their kids into the dorms. Foot traffic in the campus bookstore & other stores is always huge with everyone buying new books & merch. Release an exciting new logo and the apparel & novelties will fly off the shelves. Can't speak for UNLV on that one. Add on the fact that the new sport seasons are starting (football, volleyball, cross country, etc.) the school can update some of their uniforms over the summer rather than mid-season. There's plenty of schools have shown off their new logos in June & July but there's no games going on other than baseball/softball and very few people are on campus. The buzz can wear off quickly. That's my thought on that. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MCM0313 2,691 Posted August 1, 2018 51 minutes ago, Earl said: UW-Green Bay updated their brand on July 25th. Shown below is the new GB logo. Per article the phoenix logo will still be used.https://greenbayphoenix.com/news/2018/7/25/general-green-bay-athletics-unveils-new-gb-logo-and-wordmarks.aspx The Phoenix logo is something they have to be careful with, lest it look like a tramp stamp. As for the new primary...meh. They were already overusing black so I guess adding it to the logo just lends an official feel to it. Wish so many NCAA schools that use green and purple didn't feel the need to shoehorn black in to such an intrusive extent, but that's athletics aesthetics for you these days. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krz 1,985 Posted August 1, 2018 2 hours ago, lilben777 said: That’s a damn shame, they dropped red and brought in black? And the “gb” logo is bad, looking like a “cb” or such, downgrade. No it’s just darker green. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl 186 Posted August 7, 2018 UNC Greensboro unveils brand new Spartan: http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=211767250OLD NEW 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitedawg22 888 Posted August 7, 2018 13 minutes ago, Earl said: UNC Greensboro unveils brand new Spartan: http://www.uncgspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32200&ATCLID=211767250OLD NEW The new logo makes the spartan head much more recognizable from a quick glance - the 3/4 view of the old logo looked a bit like a blob. Still, I generally dislike logo-above-name combination marks, because they look minor-league. And I can't shake the feeling that the logo would have been better if they dropped the person (the eye/neck/shoulders) and just used the helmet. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agentrygraphics 389 Posted August 7, 2018 Just noticing the Purdue Fort Wayne logo... According to P-FW...this logo continually came out as the top choice among focus groups. That Blue looks....really forced...with it just being a single stroke on the Mastadon. Not really digging the way the shade works with the Purdue black & gold. *cringe* 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites