dwboiler Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Long time lurker, ocassional poster...Purdue sent a survey out to 12,000 people about a new design for the Purdue Pete logo, and with about 60% vote of the old pete, the old logo stays. This is from the Purdue Exponent, the student newspaper here.I personally like the old one, how can you respect a guy who wears bracelets and has a set of balls for a chin?Marquette are you paying attention??? take surveys then make changes-dwboilerArticle: http://purdueexponent.org/index.php/module...article_id/3078Logo: (Old on left, new on right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I've always been a fan of this one? Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I suspect the guy on the right is on the juice, too. Would they have required random drug testing had he been selected? 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...
Intimidator85 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I can see why. There's really nothing wrong with the older logo on the left. The newer one isn't that much of an improvement. Purdue is just fine the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetthemets Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Marquette are you paying attention??? take surveys then make changes It seems like they probably could have taken a survey before all the work was done on it to see if fans were even interested in changing in the first place. Probably would have saved some time and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I always thought he should have a shot of whiskey in one hand and a mug of beer in the other. Any school that is named after a mixed drink is OK with me. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Marquette are you paying attention??? take surveys then make changes It seems like they probably could have taken a survey before all the work was done on it to see if fans were even interested in changing in the first place. Probably would have saved some time and money. No, because the fans were interested in changing. However, when "Warriros" wasn't allowed as a possible change, the crap that they were left to choose from was no better than "Eagles".[on topic] Don't they know that tanning is bad for you? That's why they're keeping the old logo. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetthemets Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Sorry, I meant Purdue could have done the survey before they did the work. When 60% of the people said they don't want to change tradition, why go ahead with all the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I always thought he should have a shot of whiskey in one hand and a mug of beer in the other. Any school that is named after a mixed drink is OK with me. I believe that would be Ball State. They had a logo in the 80's of a cardinal holding a frosty mug of beer.The one on the right looks like Jay Leno on steroids. We don't need any anime/action cartoon looking mascot anytime soon. Pete is fine the way he is. Get Ron Santo in the Hall of Fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I can't believe we're looking at the same thing. I think the new one is a huge improvement, not only in execution, but in composition. Old Pete looks like a lunkhead. New Pete is dynamic and engaging.Tradition is important and all, but to me using it as an excuse to settle on inferiority is nuts... but that might just be me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I can't believe we're looking at the same thing. I think the new one is a huge improvement, not only in execution, but in composition. Old Pete looks like a lunkhead. New Pete is dynamic and engaging.Tradition is important and all, but to me using it as an excuse to settle on inferiority is nuts... but that might just be me. I agree...I've been wanting a change to Pete for years (actually, decades).I grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana...one thing you can definitely say about the area...the people there don't like change much.I swear that there are major sections in that area (Lafayette/West Lafayette/Tippecanoe County) that looks exactly the same as it did in 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakfu Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I'm a Purdue grad...that new one looks terrible to me.Why has purdue pete got to be white anyway? Changing that would be corny though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Seriously, am I the only one that thinks the old Pete looks like he just got off the short bus and is a little confused? He's got the helmet and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 i'm neutral on the older pete, but I think change woulda been good here and gone with the new pete. heh, it's not like Purdue uses the Pete logo that much nowadays anyway (I always see either the P or the train)on a slightly unrelated tangent, anyone ever seen the updated Sebastian logo for Miami? it'd be good if the feet didn't look like shoes 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 Danimal Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I would guess that if you showed these two logos to people who had never heard of Purdue or knew anything about it, almost everybody would prefer the new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtrich11 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I DO think the old Pete needs to be updated. Very much so. I just am not sold on the illustration style of the new one. It is a good start with a fine pose, but I'd dial-down the steroid look a bit, and try a different artist. cafepress.com/artbyrichards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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