spartacat_12 Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 I just have some random questions that have been bothering me for a while.First of all, why is the NY Giants home jersey blue and white without a trace of red, but the road is white and red without a trace of blue. Second, why does the Steelers helmet have the logo on one side only.
Gothamite Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The Steelers' helmet logo is a good story:http://news.steelers.com/tradition/logohistory/ The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog.
STL FANATIC Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The giants have no excuses. They wanted to go throwback on the road--it matches an older uniform...but they have no excuses for not making any effort to match the home and road in any way. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT
Gothamite Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Except for the fact that there's absolutely no requirement that they "match" them.The Packers ruined their road jerseys by trying to match them to the home jerseys. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog.
capn89 Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The Steelers logo is interesting to me. Is there any other professional sports team who's logo is, somewhat stolen, from some other form of industry or such?
iowahoo Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The Steelers logo is interesting to me. Is there any other professional sports team who's logo is, somewhat stolen, from some other form of industry or such? The Buffalo Bisons of the old AHL used to have a Pepsi cap as their logo/crest.The Steelmark logo was used in print, radio and television ads as well as on labels for all steel products, from steel tanks to tricycles to filing cabinets.As a Browns fan I can't help but question how Stillers fans can write about using a logo on radio ads. . . . .
officeglenn Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 I was surprised that the Giants stuck with the throwback road unis again this year. IIRC, they were commemorating some anniversary associated with the club last year, so I figured they'd go back this season.
iowahoo Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The Steelers logo is interesting to me. Is there any other professional sports team who's logo is, somewhat stolen, from some other form of industry or such? Also, Detroit Neon indoor soccer team.
SabreGuy Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The Steelmark logo was used in print, radio and television ads as well as on labels for all steel products, from steel tanks to tricycles to filing cabinets.As a Browns fan I can't help but question how Stillers fans can write about using a logo on radio ads. . . . . HA, you know, I must have read that thing ten times, and it never dawned on me it said they used the steelmark in radio ads. Nice. "You could put an empty orange helmet on the 50-yard line at Cleveland Browns Stadium and 50,000 fans would show up to stare at it."-Terry Pluto
DrBear Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The Milwaukee Admirals were named because their owner at the time sold Admiral appliances, and I believe they used the same block-letter italic font Admiral did for a short period as their wordmark.
amare32 Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 If it's burning, you should see your doctor ASAP.
BBM Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Gothamite: how did the Packers' road jerseys used to look?Also don't the Canucks use something of a corporate logo?
rams80 Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Also don't the Canucks use something of a corporate logo? The whale on the crest, which has nothing at all to do with the term "Canuck" is a reference to ORCA, the ownership group of the team. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy)
SportsLogo Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Also don't the Canucks use something of a corporate logo? The whale on the crest, which has nothing at all to do with the term "Canuck" is a reference to ORCA, the ownership group of the team. Really? I thought the whale referred to the orcas that can be seen on the west coast. Or it could be both.
bulldogbarks55 Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Since I live near Rochester I grew up watching the Amerks in the '50s and '60s. One of the Amerks' biggest rivals were the Buffalo Bisons. The Bisons' bottle-cap logo is an all-time hockey classic. It came to be because the Pastor brothers, Ruby, Sam and Al were the Buffalo-area bottler of Pepsi-Cola and also bought the hockey Bisons in 1956 from the Jacobs Family (Sportservice). They created the logo as an obvious marketing ploy to promote their soft-drink business. At first the AHL Board of Governors didn't like the tie-in, but they did like the fact that the Pastors were good, stable and fairly well-to-do owners, so the league relented. The almighty dollar wins again.
Gordie Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Also don't the Canucks use something of a corporate logo? The whale on the crest, which has nothing at all to do with the term "Canuck" is a reference to ORCA, the ownership group of the team. Really? I thought the whale referred to the orcas that can be seen on the west coast. Or it could be both.Wait a minute . . . do you mean to suggest that sports logos can employ images that are uniquely representative of the community where a team is based, and not simply images that are strictly illustrative of the team's nickname?I don't know what consciousness-enhancing drugs you've been smoking, but that is way too enlightened a notion for most of the narrow minds around here.
tBBP Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Wait a minute . . . do you mean to suggest that sports logos can employ images that are uniquely representative of the community where a team is based, and not simply images that are strictly illustrative of the team's nickname?I don't know what consciousness-enhancing drugs you've been smoking, but that is way too enlightened a notion for most of the narrow minds around here. Somewhat along those same lines...Anyone wonder how the Jacksonville Jaguars got their name?Well, if anyone can recall the lawsuit over Jaguar the automotive company threatening legal action against the franchise for using a logo that was too similar to their own "leaping cat" logo, there's actually an interesting twist behind that that is actually quite retarded when one looks at it in retrospect. You see, Jaguar had quite a few corporate and executive offices in the Jacksonville area, and the franchise was named that, somewhat to represent that prescence. Now one would think that naming a football team after your automotive make (especially one as prestigious as Jaguar is perceived to be--even if they are as unreliable as all get-out) would be a good--even ingenious--way to promote your brand, FOR FREE. Well, the folks at Jaguar (owned by Ford, no less) didn't take too kindly to Jacksonville's "leaping cat" logo looking so similar to Jaguar's "leaping cat", which is why the Jags changed their logo.Has there ever been a more prominent example of automotive head-honcho stupidity?That was a chance for FREE publicity, promotion, and advertisement, and they blew it. Needless to say, the higher-ups at Ford were none too pleased with that move.But anyway, there's another example that somehow relates to the topic of this thread. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance ||
iowahoo Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 In a similar vein the Brewer's logo is somewhat reminiscant of a Miller Brewing- colors and wheat, especially the script M by it self, makes me think Miller.
IceCap Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Except for the fact that there's absolutely no requirement that they "match" them.The Packers ruined their road jerseys by trying to match them to the home jerseys. No there isn't, but 99% of the time it looks better when the home and roads match. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion
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