CubsFanBudMan Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 AAO, for your own good, relax. You are talented and you'll get your stuff out there, but if this and the UniWatch contest reaction are any indication, no one is going to want to work with you if they get ripped mercilessly every time you don't see eye-to-eye. I'm not a fan of the Thunder logo and I appreciate that you worked hard on some logos and connections for this, but trashing the organization will not make you any friends in professional circles. The customer is always right. And you won't have any if you treat the potential ones like this -- before, during or after the fact. Keep your head up and don't dwell on the missed opportunities. Instead, build off the experience and use those connections and/or logos to wow the next client.***Now, my real reason for coming back in this thread. I think I've read all of the posts in here, but and I haven't seen this conspiracy theory: Remove that O in OKC and what's left is an almost perfectly centered KC. Swap Thunder for whatever local Kansas City nickname you prefer and, voila, an easy (and likely cheap) transition to this franchise's next home if the Oklahoma thing doesn't work out. It's so generic in can work in two cities with any name!(I'm only partially serious.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigma716 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbies06 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Dude, that was hysterical.....well done "We root for the laundry"(Jerome Seinfeld) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucsBoy02 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 OKC Thunder, I didn't know you could C thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 MOD EDIT: No need. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Calm down? Man I spent months trying to perfect the different options I had for these guys.No offense intended, but if this...... represented perfection to your mind, than you were misleading yourself. Was this, in fact, the concept you submitted to the Oklahoma City Thunder? If so, read on. While the choice of linking the Thunder name with the image of a bison is the one I would have made, and the wordmark you created was solid, the rest of this concept leaves a great deal to be desired. To put it bluntly, the rendering of the bison isn't close to being anatomically correct. The creature's body is too elongated. Its legs don't meet the body accurately. The posture in which the bison is depicted is far too stiff and static. In short, the quality of artwork in this concept is nowhere near good enough to be given even remote consideration by a major-professional sports franchise.Worked with an Oklahoma based company who kept telling me they were trying there best to get in front of Clay with my ideas and their flash presentations.Frankly, the people at the "Oklahoma based company" are either rank amateurs, self-delusional as to the ways in which the graphic design field works in conjunction with major sports properties or they were selling you a bill of goods.The odds of a major-professional sports franchise and/or league accepting unsolicited logo submissions from a company specializing in Flash presentations, let alone a college student, are the proverbial "slim and none". If you, as someone who aspires to work in the design industry, aren't aware of this by now... well, frankly you should be.Again, I'm sorry if this critique strikes you as harsh, but it does you no good to allow yourself to believe that this concept was of professional-grade quality. It simply wasn't. Certainly not for use by a "Big Four" pro sports franchise.You may find the logo that the Oklahoma City Thunder actually adopted to be derivative and uninspired. Truth be told, so do I. That doesn't mean that your bison-based concept is better. If it were, I'd be the first person to say so. Simply put, it is not. If that is the source of your frustration over the unveiling of the Thunder's logo, it is misplaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigma716 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 wait. so someone from this site made that pile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad. Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 jersey wordmarks:fwiw, they are using "Industria Solid" as their typefacealso, they have this redundant-beyond-compare "alternate primary mark":woohoo. Red Goat Creations :: Graphic Design Solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 jersey wordmarks:fwiw, they are using "Industria Solid" as their typefacealso, they have this redundant-beyond-compare "alternate primary mark":woohoo.Are those actual wordmarks, or just what you suspect they'd look like?Cuz gotta tell ya, the supposed "road wordmark" is not the same font as "Thunder" and "Oklahoma City" in the logo. Look at the 'A' if you need proof. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad. Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 supposedly, these are fo real...so yeah, are u surprised about the inconsistency? Red Goat Creations :: Graphic Design Solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucsBoy02 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 With a little tweek they could have just gotten straight to the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cason eat world. Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 jersey wordmarks:The top workmark reminds me of the Flint Tropics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I think one or two seasons, and OKC change logo, all will depend from this how gadgets will sell so it seems to meSorry My English i use translator Away Wordmark reminds me that:http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/y..._2015_134322843 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 jersey wordmarks:The wordmark seems okay, although I'm afraid of seeing bright colours.Hopefully the jerseys can save the lgog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Meningocele Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 With a little tweek they could have just gotten straight to the point.I used to think "fail" memes were cute, but you guys have run them into the ground in a single day. I'd like to not hear or see that word for a long while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 With a little tweek they could have just gotten straight to the point.I used to think "fail" memes were cute, but you guys have run them into the ground in a single day. I'd like to not hear or see that word for a long while.Well, I believe that's a task with the potential of epic failure. (Sorry, had to.) https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 jersey wordmarks:The wordmark seems okay, although I'm afraid of seeing bright colours.Hopefully the jerseys can save the logo.That's what I'm hoping. So far, the script looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I like that Thunder script, and I still like the colors. As for the Flint Tropics comparison, I'd embrace it. I actually liked the uniforms in that flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I sit here today after what happened and I still can't stop laughing.I can't stop laughing at what a horrible piece of crap this is. All Sonic fans should either be ashamed or hiding in recluse for letting that heartless bastard Bennett steal the Sonics and turn them into this... this... this joke!May this team go 0-82 and have Mr. Stern pull the plug on Bennett and this failure from hell and bring back the Sonics in Seattle... Where they freaking belong TO BEGIN WITH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKC BUZZ Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Funny you say that. I saw DMase at lunch wearing the logo proudly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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