DCarp1231 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I wanted to give the Chiefs logo a refresh. Gone with the arrowhead, in with the laced spear and updated font. I might mess around with a Dallas Chiefs logo after the city mayor’s comments on renovations to Arrowhead Stadium being shot down. C&C Welcomed and Appreciated! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon18 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 This doesn't feel the same without the arrowhead. That'll forever be a Chiefs thing. But in terms of an alternate, this could work. The spear could be a bit bigger though. Maybe put KC in the spear instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I think it would make a great secondary logo, especially for things like merch. But it isn't anchored in a nice, balanced, symmetric shape like the arrowhead, which is part of what makes a good logo. Right now its just initials with a line through them, and it suffers from the same issue the Rams logo has. Also, I think the spear pointing through the 'C' makes it readable as 'KE' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 12 hours ago, Chromatic said: I think it would make a great secondary logo, especially for things like merch. But it isn't anchored in a nice, balanced, symmetric shape like the arrowhead, which is part of what makes a good logo. Right now its just initials with a line through them, and it suffers from the same issue the Rams logo has. Also, I think the spear pointing through the 'C' makes it readable as 'KE' That’s a fair assessment. I’ll work on it some more. As far as this logo, would the readability as KE be fixed if I pushed the spear forward and out of the C? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Looks a bit like the Kansas City Recorders. Would the new fight song be "Hot Cross Buns"? No, seriously, the spear is very thin and I am not sure what the stripes on it represent. I would also say that the tip looks less like a spearhead (see FSU) than a directional arrow from wingdings. Sorry, but it does not read as a spear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 15 hours ago, WideRight said: Looks a bit like the Kansas City Recorders. Would the new fight song be "Hot Cross Buns"? No, seriously, the spear is very thin and I am not sure what the stripes on it represent. I would also say that the tip looks less like a spearhead (see FSU) than a directional arrow from wingdings. Sorry, but it does not read as a spear. Yeah, I wanted to try something different than the arrowhead. Wasn’t really working the more I look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 Here’s an update to the logo. Trashed the spear and went back to the arrowhead. This time however, the “KC” create the shape instead of being held in place. An abstract shape of Missouri is now used as the tail/base of the arrowhead. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon18 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Just now, DCarp1231 said: Here’s an update to the logo. Trashed the spear and went back to the arrowhead. This time however, the “KC” create the shape instead of being held in place. An abstract shape of Missouri is now used as the tail/base of the arrowhead. Now THIS I could see as a future logo. Nice detail to add Missouri at the back of the arrowhead. Nice improvement! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwasson Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 On 4/6/2024 at 12:28 PM, DCarp1231 said: Here’s an update to the logo. Trashed the spear and went back to the arrowhead. This time however, the “KC” create the shape instead of being held in place. An abstract shape of Missouri is now used as the tail/base of the arrowhead. I just saw this on the r/KansasCityChiefs subreddit this morning, It looks pretty good although you may wanna consider making a version of the logo with the Kansas state outline, as the Chiefs are rumored to be building a new stadium in the Legends district of KCK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, maxwasson said: I just saw this on the r/KansasCityChiefs subreddit this morning, It looks pretty good although you may wanna consider making a version of the logo with the Kansas state outline, as the Chiefs are rumored to be building a new stadium in the Legends district of KCK. I’ll try revising in different ways. One design choice I dislike, but went against my judgement was asymmetrical letter logos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 While thinking on Kansas City, I decided to take a shot at Houston. • Logo is now flat instead of angled • Both “identities” of Houston and Texas as a whole are present with space and cattlemen • Rocket blasting off with a braided rope smoke trail • Smoke plume doubled as bull snort • New western style typeface/wordmark C & C Appreciated! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcomet Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Loving the ingenuity of combining the Texans current aesthetic with the space theme that fits Houston well! The only thing I'd maybe play around with to tweak it would be possibly lowering the rocket; it kind of reads as a 3rd horn to me which I know a bull wouldn't have so I'm wondering if it being a bit lower would lessen that. I also like the font to go with it. Overall, well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 6 minutes ago, Wildcomet said: Loving the ingenuity of combining the Texans current aesthetic with the space theme that fits Houston well! The only thing I'd maybe play around with to tweak it would be possibly lowering the rocket; it kind of reads as a 3rd horn to me which I know a bull wouldn't have so I'm wondering if it being a bit lower would lessen that. I also like the font to go with it. Overall, well done! One idea I’ve had that I may tinker with his having the rope trail circle around the star and have the rocket shoot off as one of the horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrosby Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 The red line is giving me barberpole more than rope. What if the horns were a crescent moon? The rocket/smoke plume could honestly work pretty well in a layout closer to the current logo. 1 Quote https://twitter.com/OutOfThisWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 UPDATES- • Horns are now crescent [blood] moon shaped (as suggested by @mcrosby ) • Improved rocket shape • Curved rocket rope trail • Adjusted the head shape to better fit new rope trail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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