Telemundo219 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Hey all, So I was doing a random search online for the New Jersey Nets old early 90s wordmark and I stumbled upon some conceptual logos for 1997 Nets Identity Change/Exploration Logos. I've never seen anyone talk about these. Does anyone know about them? They're all pretty horrible to me. FYI: If there's still a thread for unrealized logos, just add this post to it. College sports as we know them are just about dead. The lid is off on all the corruption that taints just about every major program and every decision that the schools or the NCAA make is only about money, money, and more money. We'll have three 16+ team super-conferences sooner rather than later, killing much of the regional flair and traditional rivalries that make college sports unique and showing the door to any school that doesn't bring money to the table in the process. Pretty soon the smaller schools are going to have to consider forming their own sanctioning body to keep the true spirit of college sports alive because the NCAA will only get worse in it's excess from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Yeah those are bad. But, at least it's not this ... "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleRain Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I love that an internet-themed logo was on the table, lol. And that top right one is definitely too similar to the Nerf logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Some of those could've had potential, but what the Nets ended up with in '97 was much better. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telemundo219 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 2 hours ago, kimball said: Yeah those are bad. But, at least it's not this ... Lol this had some potential College sports as we know them are just about dead. The lid is off on all the corruption that taints just about every major program and every decision that the schools or the NCAA make is only about money, money, and more money. We'll have three 16+ team super-conferences sooner rather than later, killing much of the regional flair and traditional rivalries that make college sports unique and showing the door to any school that doesn't bring money to the table in the process. Pretty soon the smaller schools are going to have to consider forming their own sanctioning body to keep the true spirit of college sports alive because the NCAA will only get worse in it's excess from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydnimrod Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I have this exact Nets prototype logos picture saved on phone and have no idea why I've never deleted it. Most of these are extremely 1997 Mancakes: The Bandhttps://twitter.com/FloydNimrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Yeah, they made the right call regarding what they went with... interesting that one of these looks like an inverted Knicks ripoff. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_DietDrPepper_ Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Seems like the upper left option is the one they went with, that eventually got turned into what we saw as the final product. It was definitely the right choice. Intrigued by the swamp dragon influenced option at the bottom left. Looks more like a toad though than a dragon. Follow the NFA, and My Baseball League here: https://ahsports.boardhost.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, _DietDrPepper_ said: Intrigued by the swamp dragon influenced option at the bottom left. Looks more like a toad though than a dragon. Pretty sure it's supposed to be a devil, actually. You know, since they shared an arena with the New Jersey Devils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Nothing has been more 1997 than concepts Nos. 4 and 7 up there Edit: except 8! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Now that we know that these were the possibilities, it's much easier to see how they ended up with that awful logo in 1997. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3D Concepts: And full story about rebranding on O'Grady site: https://sportsdesignagency.com/blog-1/the-nets-result-a-professional-brand-for-new-jersey-basketball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MellowTheMyth Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Top-Right logo; I can’t unsee it saying “NERF” instead of “NETS” at every quick glance that I make at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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