Discrim Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 It might just be me, but for some reason the baby in New Orleans' new logo looks like Anthony Rizzo to me. I'm dead serious. Quote A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mojo Maniac Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 17 hours ago, Discrimihater said: It might just be me, but for some reason the baby in New Orleans' new logo looks like Anthony Rizzo to me. I'm dead serious. Egads...you're right! 4 Quote From San Berdoo to Kalamazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 On 11/20/2016 at 5:12 AM, Discrimihater said: It might just be me, but for some reason the baby in New Orleans' new logo looks like Anthony Rizzo to me. I'm dead serious. 11 hours ago, The Mojo Maniac said: Egads...you're right! Interesting....here in New Orleans it's drawing comparisons to the City's current mayor: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 11 hours ago, The Mojo Maniac said: Egads...you're right! And this one looks even more so like Rizzo, if you ask me: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 12 minutes ago, FinsUp1214 said: And this one looks even more so like Rizzo, if you ask me: Agreed. If you look at that logo, though, there are some really odd white areas (above the bat handles, below the bat handles, around the left shoulder...none of these white shapes go with anything at all in the logo). 1 Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwantok Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 1 minute ago, WSU151 said: Agreed. If you look at that logo, though, there are some really odd white areas (above the bat handles, below the bat handles, around the left shoulder...none of these white shapes go with anything at all in the logo). It looks like it's a while circle that the baby is coming out of/through. I can see the reasoning, but so little of it is showing, I wonder want the point is. Make it larger or remove it completely; too little shows currently that it's just distracting. To throw another "this looks like" name into the ring, I thought of celebrity chef Tom Colicchio. The team name is undeniably weird, but for me the logos are more acceptable for a professional team because for a baby, it looks more like a bald adult (the full set of teeth help with this, though if shrimp have teeth, so can infants, I suppose). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 That's exactly what it is - a white circle intended to give the logo some definition (and relieve them from having to draw legs). But that circle is too small, and only glimpsed in part, so the effect is totally lost. Out of a bad set, I think that's the worst individual logo. 2 Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Why do they have so many logos though? That seems to be making it worse. They have like 7 or 8 logos not including the wordmarks. That's really odd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjwii Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 They're hoping at least one catches on so they can justify this abomination... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubs03 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Fond du Lac just announced the name of their Northwoods League franchise this morning: The Dock Spiders Logos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders. What a freakin' mouthful. Spiders would've sufficed just fine. At least the logos are fairly good. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Apparently, I've become desensitized. My first reaction was, "Hey, that name isn't so bad." I think that is the definition of "damning with faint praise." 3 Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwantok Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 29 minutes ago, leopard88 said: Apparently, I've become desensitized. My first reaction was, "Hey, that name isn't so bad." I think that is the definition of "damning with faint praise." Agreed. First reaction: that's not bad, and much more focused than other recent Brandiose work. But then you see some strange design decisions and details that aren't refined to the point that a Joe Bosack or Studio Simon mark would have polished them. For example, the strange water shapes under "Dock Spiders" in the main logo are oddly off center, which is minor, but like the Rumble Ponies' boxer horse having a larger left arm when it should be smaller than the right in proper perspective, is difficult to not see once you notice. In this case, the team site shows another version of the logo when explains that water shape - it's a "DS." But still, why not make sure everything is centered and looks balanced? Somewhere (perhaps earlier in this thread?) I recall the comment being made that these weird names may have some root in teams wanting a name that can fully trademark. "Baby Cakes" rather than "King Cakes," or "Dock Spiders" instead of just "Spiders." If that's the case, it might explain these choices, rightly or wrongly, as pragmatic rather than aesthetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Dock Spiders it is: http://northwoodsleague.com/fond-du-lac-dock-spiders/2016/11/21/fond-du-lac-dock-spiders-unveil-name-logo/ Quote It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Throwing the Lehigh Valley 10th anniversary updates from the home page here http://news.sportslogos.net/2016/11/21/ironpigs-majestic-unveil-first-ever-reflective-baseball-jersey/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianLion Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 *googles "Dock Spider'* JESUS H. CHRIST ON A BIKE!!!!!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 6 minutes ago, BrianLion said: *googles "Dock Spider'* JESUS H. CHRIST ON A BIKE!!!!!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even hate spiders but that thing gives me the creeps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green27 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I'm a fan of the Dock Spiders. Region-specific without being too cheesy. The NWL has some great new additions with this and the Larks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Can someone please link me to where it says it's required for minor league teams to have logos that look like early 90's Saturday morning cartoon characters? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 1 hour ago, SilverBullet1929 said: Can someone please link me to where it says it's required for minor league teams to have logos that look like early 90's Saturday morning cartoon characters? Yeah it's not required, but it also makes sense considering the target market. Every team seems to include during identity reveals how they wanted to "market to kids and families" or something similarly delivered (while it may not always be those words, it's the same idea). And the most effective way to market to kids is with cartoons and/or whimsy. I'm not saying it should be the rule, but it's not something I'm shocked or appalled by either. It comes with the territory you're marketing to, and has for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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