Introducing the Coachella Valley Firebirds

[monkeypower]

2 hours ago, gordie_delini said:

I promise you I designed it from scratch

 

I'm sure you did. It's just that firebird head so much reminds me of something I have seen before, but I just can't place it and it's annoying me.

[CaliforniaGlowin]

I wish the bird logo had the simplicity and sharp angles of the secondary logo.

[Dynasty]

I think I between "like" it and "love" it. Uniforms should be good, though it is the AHL so I'm keeping expectations restraint.

[Jake3roo]

This is exactly how minor league logos should be designed. Not too much of a copy of the original, but a clear reference, and a link, and look like they're in the same family of logos. I can't express enough how much I love this identity. I wish more minor leagues would design like this, with the new team deigned by the same designer with the same vision as the original.

[CaliforniaGlowin]

@gordie_delini do you have any other ideas for the team you can share?

[bowld]

Hopefully they use same jersey template with the different shades of red/orange and a blue stripe, legit reversal of Seattle colors

[tigerslionspistonshabs]

I like it. 

 

As generic and overused, I guess you could say, as the name Firebirds is, it fits. 

 

I love that palm tree logo.

[gordie_delini]

11 hours ago, CaliforniaGlowin said:

@gordie_delini do you have any other ideas for the team you can share?

Out of respect for the team, I’ll politely decline to share any early concepts

[CaliforniaGlowin]

2 hours ago, tigerslionspistonshabs said:

I like it. 

 

As generic and overused, I guess you could say, as the name Firebirds is, it fits. 

 

I love that palm tree logo.

When I heard about the team name early, I thought this too, but the name is not as common as it seems.

[CaliforniaGlowin]

I would LOVE this team to have an alt jersey and gear with Mid-Century Modern designs.  It's a post-WW2 design movement and it's immortalized in Palm Springs.  I don't think a sports team has ever had this aesthetic before.

[TenaciousG]

The more I look at it the more I like it. It’s like a cross between a phoenix and the rebel insignia.

 

I kind of hope the sweaters are red and not blue. Selfishly a blue sweater might feel too similar to my kraken sweater. But I really hope they keep the Kraken striping patterns and name/number fonts.

[flyersfan]

That logo will look excellent on a sweater. 

 

Would be cool if they did the same uniform as the kraken but with the flame colors, so replacing the shades of blue with shades of orange and red... 

[B-Rich]

On 11/5/2021 at 4:32 PM, monkeypower said:

 

I'm sure you did. It's just that firebird head so much reminds me of something I have seen before, but I just can't place it and it's annoying me.

 

 I'm not sure if you guys are being facetious, or are all REALLY that young, but that logo was clearly inspired by/ripped off of the various old Pontiac FIREBIRD Trans Am hood logos:

 

 

 

 

[gordie_delini]

2 hours ago, B-Rich said:

 

 I'm not sure if you guys are being facetious, or are all REALLY that young, but that logo was clearly inspired by/ripped off of the various old Pontiac FIREBIRD Trans Am hood logos:

 

 

 

 

Well as the designer of the logos, I can tell you I did absolutely everything I could to AVOID the trans am design, and have been *waiting* for this comparison to come out. I knew there would be people who would make this jump, and it was one of the things I cautioned the team about early on, both with the name and with the sketch directions. 

So no, the trans am had absolutely nothing to do with this design, other than us expecting people to say exactly this.

[SFGiants58]

On 11/5/2021 at 8:45 PM, Jake3roo said:

This is exactly how minor league logos should be designed. Not too much of a copy of the original, but a clear reference, and a link, and look like they're in the same family of logos. I can't express enough how much I love this identity. I wish more minor leagues would design like this, with the new team deigned by the same designer with the same vision as the original.

But that’d put Brandiose out of work! 
 

That’s a good thing, BTW.

[monkeypower]

5 hours ago, B-Rich said:

 

 I'm not sure if you guys are being facetious, or are all REALLY that young, but that logo was clearly inspired by/ripped off of the various old Pontiac FIREBIRD Trans Am hood logos:

 

No it's not that and it's not the body of the bird, it's strictly the head where I am seeing something. I can't for the life of me figure out why the head seems so familiar.

 

I can honestly say that I have never seen that car hood logo before.

[AFirestormToPurify]

9 hours ago, gordie_delini said:

Well as the designer of the logos, I can tell you I did absolutely everything I could to AVOID the trans am design, and have been *waiting* for this comparison to come out. I knew there would be people who would make this jump, and it was one of the things I cautioned the team about early on, both with the name and with the sketch directions. 

So no, the trans am had absolutely nothing to do with this design, other than us expecting people to say exactly this.

I mean... the shape of the logos are extremely similar, you can't deny that. The basic shape of the wings on both sides, flared tail to the bottom, head turned to the side, fire breathing. You may have tried to distance yourself from any of the specific details and stuff like head and flame shape as much as possible but you could slap that hockey logo on the hood of a 79 Trans Am and no one would bat an eye cause in the end, it basically looks like a different interpretation of the same thing

With that being said, I'm a huge GM fanboy and own a Pontiac Firebird myself (4th gen though, so no chicken on the hood cause it looks corny on anything other than a 2nd gen or maybe on a 3rd gen if you really want the "I have a sick mullet and live in a trailer park" look lol) so obviously I love the logo and the colours look great! No offense meant (except to 4th gen owners who put a fire chicken decal on the hood of their car)

[CS85]

 

[EJ_Barlik]

First - loving the logo.  Great asthetic, etc.

 

I wonder if the references to "I've seen this before" might be because of this: https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/1181/Indiana_Firebirds/

 

[CS85]

Better actual photos should be released later today.  Here's some screengrabs.