jimboqb12 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Hey guys. Been looking at the Dolphins for too long and flinching at the most boring uniform in the NFL. To top it off they had the worst downgrade of a logo (IMO). Thought I’d have a go at attacking the logo. I wanted to pay homage to the original and specifically the 90s/00s angry dolphin. I tried to keep the colours more in keeping with the Miami, South Beach vibes. I was reluctant to go too pastel so stuck with the bright colour palette with a deeper red/orange and a brighter aqua. Noting Miami’s link to Art Deco I wanted to make the ‘M’ sharper and more Art Deco. The sun burst also takes inspiration from sun burst mirror frames and sculptures from the 20s. Of note, I prefer the leaping dolphin over the new swimming dolphin. However, I didn’t want to make it a complete rehash of the previous logo. Let me know what you think. Uniforms and wordmark coming soon. Cheers guys. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johne9109 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I've personally never thought of when combining elements of the two logos to keep the swimming dolphin over the jumping dolphin. This really works. It makes it seem like it's on the attack and that it's menacing. I really dig it. Turn down the amount of sunbursts a little bit and you have a logo that rivals the original 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaha32 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Nicely done. How does it look when the dolphin is more centered? Also the extra thin sun rays seem unnecessarily busy. Other than that, this looks great. Quote DesignsByHahn.com Behance Dribbble Instragram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I'm in the minority in that I prefer the current logo to the older logos because I'm not a fan of cartoony helmet-wearing dolphins. That said, I suspect it'll come back in some form some day. This is a decent throwback inspired logo. I love the sun here (and I really hope they never go back to the original sun with all those tiny dashes between each ray...so bad). Is it just a little bit small? I like the swimming dolphin but I might go a little less mean on the face (though that's just me and my aversion to cartoons). Quote 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...
MDTrey4 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I'll echo what the above are saying about the sun. It'd be hard in practical applications like on a shirt or something. One thing I'd add is that the colors feel a little muted. The one thing that carries the Dolphins is their unique color set so if you brighten that orange I think this is the perfect logo for them. Great job overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Like the dolphin quite a bit. I’d simplify the sun… that’s a lot of spikes. 4 Quote http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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