Bmac Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 As a professional graphic designer, I think the Twins new M logo is fantastic. I'd maybe lower the star placement slightly, but otherwise it's perfect. As a Twins fan, I think the Twins new M logo is fantastic. It's nice to have an M road hat back in the mix and I think it's a great addition to the visual identity of the franchise. Especially with the nod (unintentional or otherwise) to the Washington Senators element of the franchise's history. It seems like most of the hate is from people who hate change, a killer of good design among all fanbases when a new design is introduced. Some amazing new soccer logos have been discarded in short time because loyal fanbases don't want change, regardless of how good the branding update might be. This is one of the major areas of personal frustration in regards to the intersection of sports and design. 11 1 Quote https://www.behance.net/bmatukewic8043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Well, design is not just art, design is also context and history and community and usability. Something that hits all the right notes technically speaking and fits into the trend boxes of the moment may not fulfill all those other elements. Sports, in particular, is founded upon a certain pride in messy, flawed history for a lot of people. Personally I think that the Twins brand is one of the stronger ones in MLB, centered on the red/blue mix and the quirkiness of the TC logo. The home set is strong because it does the rare feat of expanding on that history in a new way. Losing one of those colors, or losing the TC hat, is a miss for me for that reason (I know there's a history of M hats but I didn't like those either; this gets into the debate over whether a team should have multiple cap logos or not. I say no, mostly.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The M Star is a cool logo. Although, it's important to have one cohesive logo used for both home and away caps because it helps the team have something that defines them and gives them an identifiable mark. With that... I don't think the Twins should use it interchangeably with the TC monogram, but it can be a good option as an alternate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 19 minutes ago, Dynasty said: The M Star is a cool logo. Although, it's important to have one cohesive logo used for both home and away caps because it helps the team have something that defines them and gives them an identifiable mark. With that... I don't think the Twins should use it interchangeably with the TC monogram, but it can be a good option as an alternate. I’d agree with that point if the primary logo was completely overlooked in the road uniform. But it’s right there on the sleeve of the Twins road uniform, and it’s prominent in the vast majority of team branding. The idea that putting an alternate logo on a hat somehow diminishes the effect of the primary mark just doesn’t work in this instance. It’s a manufactured concern for a problem that doesn’t exist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 41 minutes ago, gosioux76 said: I’d agree with that point if the primary logo was completely overlooked in the road uniform. But it’s right there on the sleeve of the Twins road uniform, and it’s prominent in the vast majority of team branding. The idea that putting an alternate logo on a hat somehow diminishes the effect of the primary mark just doesn’t work in this instance. It’s a manufactured concern for a problem that doesn’t exist. The road uniforms don't have the TC monogram. It's the state logo that the home uniform has. Unless you are referring to the navy alternates, which do have the TC monogram. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ss22 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 A lot of the hate for the new M logo is due to the fact that a lot of online fans wanted the old M logo back, even though it wouldn't fit with the rest of the brand. This is because a large percentage of online fans were born in the 90s and are therefore obsessed with everything looking like it did in the 90s. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AstroCree Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Just now, aawagner011 said: Looks like those knockoff jerseys they used to sell back in the day. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis2051 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 37 minutes ago, aawagner011 said: Drop the white from the patch and the swoosh and I don't hate it. Drop the blue as well and I start to love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kg54mvp Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I really don’t think black works with the Mets, but that’s just me. I like when the only colored jersey is blue, with orange and white. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 8 minutes ago, Anubis2051 said: Drop the white from the patch and the swoosh and I don't hate it. Drop the blue as well and I start to love it. Here you go then. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 That Mets jersey is depressingly bad. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DouglasQuaid Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The biggest issue with the new twins look is dropping this beauty!! All it needed was a couple tweaks. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simtek34 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, DouglasQuaid said: The biggest issue with the new twins look is dropping this beauty!! All it needed was a couple tweaks. Minnie and Paul still live at Target Field, but yeah, I agree, they should still be on the uniform. In fact, when the did the rebrand and renovations to the stadium, they actually reverted back to the 1976-1986 version of the logo with the 2002-2022 Minnie and Paul replacing the older version of them. So it's really a hybrid of two logos. 2 hours ago, 5ss22 said: A lot of the hate for the new M logo is due to the fact that a lot of online fans wanted the old M logo back, even though it wouldn't fit with the rest of the brand. This is because a large percentage of online fans were born in the 90s and are therefore obsessed with everything looking like it did in the 90s. (Don't look at my profile picture...) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis2051 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, GriffinM6 said: Here you go then. Hear me out actually. Mix the blue and orange ala the Shea neon players, it would be unique and a tie in to the team's history: 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 5 hours ago, Anubis2051 said: Hear me out actually. Mix the blue and orange ala the Shea neon players, it would be unique and a tie in to the team's history: One team (marlins) already tried that and it failed miserably 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrutigerAero Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 So did the Mariners ever reveal a uniform update? I thought that was supposed to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnyoutuesday Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, FrutigerAero said: So did the Mariners ever reveal a uniform update? I thought that was supposed to happen. Supposedly the only thing that's different is the navy jersey now has a block NOB font. The number font will remain non-matching with the rest of their uniforms, and there are no other changes 1 2 Quote Sorry, I'm on an iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1409 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 10 hours ago, MNtwins3 said: Supposedly the only thing that's different is the navy jersey now has a block NOB font. The number font will remain non-matching with the rest of their uniforms, and there are no other changes I can't believe they haven't took advantage of the fabric switch to match the navy shade to their hats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/8/2024 at 9:42 AM, Sec19Row53 said: I *think* it's more of a stitched style logo rather than a puffy sticker. More like cloth and less like foam. PS - You clearly weren't the only one who wasn't sure on the difference. So basically what the Cubs do, then. 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...
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