B-Rich Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 My friend sent me the following link:For XLIII Years, the Big Game as Art Form Pretty good article on the evolution of the Super bowl logo. Interesting little tidbits-- I never got that the part that read "Super Bowl" in the XL logo was supposed to be an odometer (Detroit game)... Also good in that it provides the following view of all Super bowl logos to date:I think the early logos in many cases were more just different fonts/typefaces for Super Bowl posters or pennants-- probably the only real merchandising that went on back then...Also, don't miss the little multimedia sidebar of alternate logos for Super Bowl 43-- some odd and funny stuff. It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutz Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 34,37,39 are my favorites. erikas | go birds | dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoligerBS Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 the times rules. my favorite paper. everybody should go buy a copy everyday.anyhow, awesome article, it mentions how the XXVI logo was supposed to have the Lombardi trophy in it, but the league did not want the trophy in the logo, hence the zooming football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Some of those 43 alternate designs are just awful. I know some are comical, but the fact that, Armin Vit and Pentagram, seemingly designing seriously if not with too much effort, could only come up with what they did. I think that's sad. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chargersfan Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 A couple of my favorites are 32 and 37. Those also happen to be the two Super Bowls that I've attended.Here's the logo for 36 that was replaced: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHcreative Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I once saw a very nice unused logo for Super Bowl XXXIX in a logo book, but I haven't been able to come across that image again. I believe it was a blue and teal logo with a ship/boat of some sort on it. Does anyone know what I'm talking about/seen such a logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraw28 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 A couple of my favorites are 32 and 37. Those also happen to be the two Super Bowls that I've attended.Here's the logo for 36 that was replaced:I liked super bowl xxii and xxviii's logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I once saw a very nice unused logo for Super Bowl XXXIX in a logo book, but I haven't been able to come across that image again. I believe it was a blue and teal logo with a ship/boat of some sort on it. Does anyone know what I'm talking about/seen such a logo?Was this the one you had in mind?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 A couple of my favorites are 32 and 37. Those also happen to be the two Super Bowls that I've attended.Here's the logo for 36 that was replaced:That is really strange. The game was originally supposed to be played on Jan 27, so why would the updated date have the old logo? Does anyone remember what month they released the new logo in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 XXIII's always been a favourite of mine. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 A couple of my favorites are 32 and 37. Those also happen to be the two Super Bowls that I've attended.Here's the logo for 36 that was replaced:That is really strange. The game was originally supposed to be played on Jan 27, so why would the updated date have the old logo? Does anyone remember what month they released the new logo in?Maybe that was a company who had the old logo and put it on that application (whatever we are looking at in that pic.) @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports logos are neat Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Very interesting read. In general I always felt host committee logos were "better" than the "official" Super Bowl logos. Of course Super Bowl logos aren't meant to be pretty. Just simple and marketable.PS: nice pic in your sig, scraw28. Some of them look familiar haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Some of those 43 alternate designs are just awful. I know some are comical, but the fact that, Armin Vit and Pentagram, seemingly designing seriously if not with too much effort, could only come up with what they did. I think that's sad.I agree. There was too much Helvetica or other sans serif fonts. Two very way Euro for the game and the American culture, but it was nice to see other interpretations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 XXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 25-27 are my favorites with 26 being my all-time favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My favorites are 33, 39, and 43. My least favorite has to be 38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Just 'cause, I split up the Super Bowls into fourths and ranked the logos....Super Bowls: Best / Worst1 thru 11: 3 / 912 thru 22: 20 / 1823 thru 33: 33 / 31 34 thru 44: 36 / 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Super Bowls: Best / Worst1 thru 11: IX / II12 thru 22: XVIII / XII23 thru 33: XXX / XXIII 34 thru 44: XXXVII / XLII Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHcreative Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I once saw a very nice unused logo for Super Bowl XXXIX in a logo book, but I haven't been able to come across that image again. I believe it was a blue and teal logo with a ship/boat of some sort on it. Does anyone know what I'm talking about/seen such a logo?Was this the one you had in mind?...Nope, I may be going to the library tonight and I'll look and see if they have the book that I saw the logo in. If they have it, which I sorta doubt, I'll snap a picture of it with my phone and post it up.EDIT: I just remembered the name of the book, it's called The Big Book of Logos 5. As I recall the book only had a select few sports logos, most of which were college, but it was full of other logos of companies, restaraunts, etc. I believe it even pictured the prototype logo with the rocket for Super Bowl XXXVIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilbury Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Here's another published but unused concept. I wanna say this one was done by Rickabaugh. I think I grabbed it from his site long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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