DTConcepts Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 This is a thread for logos that, on paper, sound like they would look bad, but still feel right in practice. The logos with complex or confusing elements, odd fonts, weird colors, or too many individual parts of the logo that still just work. Here are a few examples. Anyone else have any logos like these? "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 "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...
Leviathan Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 If you look at this logo without seeing the N and J it looks like the most bizarre symbol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 The gradients & outlines are all over the place, but nostalgia clouds my judgement. Even though it fits better with OKC at this point, I still have a soft spot for this logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANS Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Plus the Islanders logo isn't even a perfect circle... https://www.andrewsterlachini.com/ or http://dribbble.com/MEANS1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Both are absolutely crap clip-art, but this is one of those “you’re gonna miss it when it’s gone” moments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MilSox Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Packers G is absolutely this. It's bizarre that thet use a G and not a GB, yet they wouldn't look right with anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 No reason this logo should be as good as it is. Black outlines, orange basketball, cartoon hornet dribbling a ball, teal and purple, massive arched text, and yet it all works so well together. the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsjetsthunder Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Before everyone freaks out, I'm NOT saying it's good. It's not. But it does work better than you'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsim1 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 It's the Lakers, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 10 hours ago, DNAsports said: Both are absolutely crap clip-art, but this is one of those “you’re gonna miss it when it’s gone” moments No this logo is just crap, no one misses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I think the OP has a couple of nice examples. The Raiders because of their (now in the rear view mirror) "Just Win Baby" culture and the Islanders probably because of the cups. The latter just screams 1970s. And the Raiders, while not terrible, isn't quite right for a helmet in that you can't really see what's going there except for closeups. Most of the rest of these are just bad and that's it (except the Devils, which is just great). The first one I came up with is the Flyers. Kind of like the Islanders, it's definitely a product of its era, but I really like it and would never want them to change. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 This thread sounds more like "bad logos that have been around so long they've become classics". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SSmith48 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 17 hours ago, DNAsports said: Both are absolutely crap clip-art, but this is one of those “you’re gonna miss it when it’s gone” moments I think it was good because it ran with the name and idea. It could have used an update, but it worked. It is such as shame that they replaced this branding with some generic Washington DC symbolism (and if I'm frank, that Washington Monument logo works much better as an alternate logo). If you've got the name Wizards, just run with it! Visit my website at SSmith Designs (google.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCalderwood Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 4/23/2021 at 2:45 PM, SSmith48 said: I think it was good because it ran with the name and idea. It could have used an update, but it worked. It is such as shame that they replaced this branding with some generic Washington DC symbolism (and if I'm frank, that Washington Monument logo works much better as an alternate logo). If you've got the name Wizards, just run with it! I think with the 2011 rebrand, the Wizards were basically trying to become the Bullets again, without actually renaming themselves "Bullets." They seem to have phased out any connection to the name Wizards in their identity, and are now basically the Wizards in name only. So I think ditching that Wizards logo was going to happen sooner or later, because it really doesn't mesh with anything else in their identity. Their identity now is basically just "Washington Basketball Team" - which is also pretty much what it was when they were the Bullets. I would have kind of preferred what you are saying. I think they should have kept the blue/black/gold color scheme, updated their logo/uniforms to make them less 90s and more 2010s, and still held onto the Wizards identity. But I guess not enough fans, or the organization itself, wanted to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 3:44 PM, MEANS said: Plus the Islanders logo isn't even a perfect circle... They should have used a better tool ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastport76 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Does this count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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