KCScout76 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Utica Pioneers have a new logo - pretty cool IMO.I love it!!! Guess who's the artist is - a local fella from our boards (at least he's around from time to time)Say what you want - Love the moose!!! Best moose logo since Sterlings!!!Utica College Pioneers Utica College has introduced a new athletic graphic identity to promote the institution’s 21 Division III intercollegiate athletic teams as well as its intramural program. The new look, described as contemporary and kinetic, includes a new primary logo, wordmark, and secondary logos. The new primary logo features the UC mascot, Trax the Pioneer Moose, which has become a popular symbol of the College’s campus and athletic spirit since its introduction in August 2003. The design of the wordmark, which features ‘Utica’ in white with gray accent and the team name ‘Pioneers’ in blue on orange reverse type, is dimensional and strong. The family of logos also includes a secondary mark featuring an interlocking UC, a longstanding icon of the College’s academic and athletic tradition.“This new identity represents the past, present, and future of Utica College athletics,” says Jim Spartano, director of physical education and athletics. “It incorporates the moose mascot that fans, especially our students, have really embraced, while representing the traditions associated with Utica Pioneers in a more bold manner.” UC graphic designer Larry Pacilio adds, “The expansion of our athletic program, and the increased exposure that the success of our teams has generated has really underscored the longstanding need for a strong, uniform identity specific to UC athletics. That kind of symbolic unity is the norm, not the exception, in college sports, and I think this design not only fills but exceeds that mandate.”The new athletic graphic identity was conceptualized and designed by the Joe Bosack Graphic Design Co. of Pennsylvania, which has created identities for the National Hockey League and colleges and universities at the Division I, II, and III levels, as well as non-sporting enterprises such as Island/Def Jam Records and Warner Bros. A committee representative of several areas of the campus community was formed to review Bosack’s proposals and solicit feedback from UC students and alumni. Kansas City Scouts (CHL) Orr Cup Champions 2010, 2019, 2021 St. Joseph Pony Express (ULL) 2023 Champions Kansas City Cattle (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 That's not bad for a D-III school.I'd also take it that the moose is a local animal in that region? It would explain why it's on the logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Utica, New York - on the website, they stated that the moose was a local favorite and they wanted something to represent that region that was unique. I believe they've captured that spirit. Great logo, DIII school or any school - too bad there are a lot of colleges/universities with some really bad (ABA style) logos.Here is the link: Utica College Pioneers_new logo Kansas City Scouts (CHL) Orr Cup Champions 2010, 2019, 2021 St. Joseph Pony Express (ULL) 2023 Champions Kansas City Cattle (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle33 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 The colors and the way it is written out reminds me of the Bucknell BisonYes i know Utica isn't the bison but the colors and the way the logo is presented made Bucknell first pop into my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I lived in upstate/Western New York for 19 years and never once saw a Moose. However, I never knew the grizzly bear to frequent Memphis or velociraptors to frequent Toronto, so I suppose it's okay. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 The logo and everything is very nice, but what does a moose have to do with pioneers? I'm not down on the designer, but the university I guess, moose and pioneers doesn't add up with me. Cardinals -- Rams -- Blues -- Tigers -- Liverpool Check out my music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggman01 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 the tines on the antlers are too pointy for a moose...but that's the only real flaw i can find with the logo itselfi'm with kewp on the moose/pioneer connection, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetthemets Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Bosack's work is always solid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkdesign Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I lived in upstate/Western New York for 19 years and never once saw a Moose. However, I never knew the grizzly bear to frequent Memphis or velociraptors to frequent Toronto, so I suppose it's okay.You're right, there are probably no Moose in downtown Utica, but I think if they were to be literal, post-industrial urban blight doesn't make for good logos Walk DesignTwitterDribbbleFacebookGoogle+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProvidenceRI Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 -Awesome moose logo-How is a moose a pioneer?-None of these new college logos look collegiate. They look like minor league hockey teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Wow! They look awesome. trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 The idea behind the moose is from a few years ago when the school added a mascot to it's athletic games, his name is TRAX the moose.I can't say why a moose = pioneer, but it sure beats some of the pioneer logos that are out there. (outside of one good pioneers logo, can you think of any good ones).I like the direction they have taken - anyone have a logo of "a mascot" that does not match up with the name. Examples anyone??? Kansas City Scouts (CHL) Orr Cup Champions 2010, 2019, 2021 St. Joseph Pony Express (ULL) 2023 Champions Kansas City Cattle (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie_delini Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I'm not a fan of these - they look very amateur-ish, and I feel a university could do better than this. Moose imagery besides, it's just not well rendered IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I like the direction they have taken - anyone have a logo of "a mascot" that does not match up with the name. Examples anyone??? JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProvidenceRI Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I like the direction they have taken - anyone have a logo of "a mascot" that does not match up with the name. Examples anyone???But a pioneer is something that can used in a logo.An "Athletic" cannot be conceived in a log or mascot, nor...Stanford "Cardinal" Dartmouth "Big Green"so they use something else, a tree, a moose, a keg, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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