bleuet Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 20 hours ago, Beer Barrel Man said: Aw man, you guys beat me to it. One of the best logo NHL ever had (I mean the green/blue logo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, the admiral said: IIRC, the Hurricanes name was done by Peter Karmanos, he napkin-sketched the logo, and judging by that weird little sliver of white in the middle, whoever did it in Illustrator wasn't much better. There's nothing behind that identity but inertia. And the Sportslogos page knows it too. If you go to the Hurricanes primary logo, the description says, Quote A red and black circle resembling a hurricane It doesn't say "a stylized hurricane" or whatever, instead a circle that looks sort of like a hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Didn't realize till checking the mothership there that they got rid of their terrible wordmark and replaced it with a bland wordmark I did a United Sans ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyraven8 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 If you must stick with the Hurricanes name, even something along this line would be a better option (have the palm tree bending in the wind???) "Just when I thought you'd said the stupidest thing, you keep on talking" - Hank Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 IMO they've got a pretty good secondary logo (the warning flag). What's the beef? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Got plenty of ideas for the Canes: The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 How 'bout moving the team to Charlotte and taking the Checkers name? I think placing the team in Raleigh was a mistake to begin with (3 Div. 1 colleges in the area, no history of supporting a major league team, not even the biggest city or metro area in North Carolina), and Charlotte has a history of supporting teams even when they're bad, so long as the stadium is in a good place: the Knights are the highest-attended team in the Minor Leagues despite being pretty bad, because BB&T Ballpark is uptown. I'd say Spectrum Center could work for a while, but the sight lines aren't great, so a new stadium would be needed. Anyway, back to the topic at hand. A Whalers homage would be awesome, and could totally work. I think a reference to the area could be nice, but the problem is there's not much to Raleigh. It's identity is pretty much consists of the fact that's it's the capital and the 3 colleges. Maybe something to do with the state capital? I have almost no ideas outside of a Whalers homage, which is fine. the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTnSocal Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 47 minutes ago, neo_prankster said: Got plenty of ideas for the Canes: Anyone remember this disaster franchise ? Mid 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 3 hours ago, the admiral said: IIRC, the Hurricanes name was done by Peter Karmanos, he napkin-sketched the logo, and judging by that weird little sliver of white in the middle, whoever did it in Illustrator wasn't much better. There's nothing behind that identity but inertia. Anyway, prediction time: the free crowdsourced logo the team chooses will have a negative-space H for "Hurricanes" but also "Hartford" to honor their history, and then there will be some esoteric symbol of Raleigh that no one recognizes because Raleigh doesn't mean anything to anyone anywhere else. Raleigh has no esoteric symbols...all we have are triangles and oak trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollWolfpack Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, neo_prankster said: Got plenty of ideas for the Canes: Always enjoy the original content. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 3 hours ago, the admiral said: because Raleigh doesn't mean anything to anyone anywhere else. And people fought to let you back in here? Really? 50 minutes ago, QueenCitySwarm said: How 'bout moving the team to Charlotte and taking the Checkers name? I think placing the team in Raleigh was a mistake to begin with (3 Div. 1 colleges in the area, no history of supporting a major league team, not even the biggest city or metro area in North Carolina), and Charlotte has a history of supporting teams even when they're bad, so long as the stadium is in a good place: the Knights are the highest-attended team in the Minor Leagues despite being pretty bad, because BB&T Ballpark is uptown. I'd say Spectrum Center could work for a while, but the sight lines aren't great, so a new stadium would be needed. Placing the team in Raleigh wasn't a mistake, and moving it to Charlotte would be. The mistakes for Raleigh are two-fold: first, we should have waited until there was the prospect of a Major League Baseball team relocating. Baseball at that level would go gangbusters here, moreso than Charlotte despite the population difference, plus we're farther away from Atlanta and wouldn't have to contend nearly as much with converting Braves fans. The second mistake was Karmanos. As soon as the cup was won, he essentially stopped giving a damn about the franchise, and over time kept reducing marketing spending to a point that where, by 2015, the Hurricanes were literally being outspent by the Durham Bulls. Dundon is shaking things up, but he's got a LOT of fence building (and mending) to do. The sport itself can make it here readily enough if only there were a competitive product on the ice - going a decade without a playoff berth in a league where over half the teams qualify? That'll tend to erode a fan base. 19 minutes ago, ChicagoOakland said: Raleigh has no esoteric symbols...all we have are triangles and oak trees. True. I've lived here 24 years now and have yet to devise a symbol for this area other than triangles or oak trees, neither of which lend themselves to a unifying branding concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Barrel Man Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 9/1/2018 at 12:11 PM, bleuet said: One of the best logo NHL ever had (I mean the green/blue logo) Absolutely, it's clever and one of my favorites in all sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlim Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 9/1/2018 at 2:45 PM, ChicagoOakland said: Raleigh has no esoteric symbols...all we have are triangles and oak trees. Well, how about this then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 4:45 PM, the admiral said: I like silver as a tertiary color for the Whalers because it can double as a "whale grey." Plus, if the Canucks are locked into royal blue and kelly green, then a navy/kelly/silver scheme sets them off a little more. I wholeheartedly concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I would agree, except that the silver they used was so dark, and coupled with the dark blue and green, that it was muddy and ugly. Not to mention the delicate balance of the logo, its negative space, was destroyed by the outlines Rarely can you re-color a good logo without ruining it in the process. Good designers design for a specific color balance, a balance easily knocked out of whack. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I'll give you that turning the whale-tail into a toilet seat was not what I would have done, but the silver is sufficiently light here and there seems to be plenty of contrast all around, at least to my eye: ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 minute ago, the admiral said: ... the silver is sufficiently light here and there seems to be plenty of contrast all around, at least to my eye: I grew up in a family that held season tickets to the Whalers for the entirety of the franchise's existence, both in the WHA and NHL. With the exception of my maternal grandfather and a couple of my uncles, everyone within our corner of Whalers fandom preferred this color scheme and ranked these uniforms the best that the team ever donned. To each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I don't care for the silver because it encases the logo, robbing it of the brilliance of the negative space. The H is too obvious with the silver background, and actually almost forms "horns" on the top of the crest. EDIT: Maybe just make the W and tail silver with green outline, or make the W green with a silver outline, and the tail silver with green outline... or just solid silver? "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chcarlson23 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 When I think of the Whalers, I think of those jerseys.^ Minus the logo, these are the best jersey design in Whalers history, both in terms of color balance, and design. The Howe-Era jerseys looked way too much like green and blue Blackhawks sweaters. (Pucky was cool though.) And the white version of this set, had WAY to much silver on a white jersey, which unfortunately, just ends up looking like white on the sweaters. "And those who know Your Name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You." Psalms 9:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 hour ago, BringBackTheVet said: Maybe just make the W and tail silver with green outline, or make the W green with a silver outline, and the tail silver with green outline... or just solid silver? Silver and contrasting-color (green on tail, blue on W) outlines on white, silver and white outlines on navy blue. You represent silver as a team color but don't have a toilet seat. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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