Captain Poncho Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Nike Broncos SketchesSeems that in the early stages, NIKE toyed with adding yellow and light blue to the identity, among other things. Very interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydnimrod Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Some of those logos thew drew weren't that bad, others were pretty, well, ugly.If you go through the slideshow, you can see an early rendition of the old University of Cincinnati basketball unforms. Although they [luckily] didn't turn out exactly like is shown is the picture, the vertical stripes going down the back of the jersey and onto the shorts are like an early idea for Nike SOD, only ten years earlier.Very Interesting indeed. Mancakes: The Bandhttps://twitter.com/FloydNimrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad. Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 sweet post man...thanks. its a good thing they went with the current version of the bronc's logo though, the others were not quite the same caliber. Red Goat Creations :: Graphic Design Solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecticbro Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Very interesting!One of those logos looks like a unicorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coggs Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Very interesting!One of those logos looks like a unicorn. I thought "Flying Horse 1" looks like a hyena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 That was very interesting, especially the helmet with the logo coming from the back. Out of all that was in the slideshow, I like what they picked the best.And all the "Evil Horse" logos looked like dragons, I'm really happy they didn't go with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Apollo Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 That was very interesting, especially the helmet with the logo coming from the back. Out of all that was in the slideshow, I like what they picked the best.And all the "Evil Horse" logos looked like dragons, I'm really happy they didn't go with those.Amen. In fact on the 1st page of sketches the outlined one in the upper left looks a lot like the old AFL New York Dragons logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewp80 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 That's some cool stuff, nice post.Most of those preliminary sketches look like dragons rather than horses (edit: looks like a lot of people saw this lol). Their final identity was spot on though. I love the current Broncos logo, very iconic.And what's up with the Viking Mavericks and Hurricane Trail Blazers logos? And some of thos Oregon logos look really weird. Cardinals -- Rams -- Blues -- Tigers -- Liverpool Check out my music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 That mavericks logo is great. its not a viking, but a longhorn and M in a style of a livestock brand. much simpler and refined than the mess they have now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDmo Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Whoa, looking at those Oregon Duck logo concepts I'm really happy they settled on the current one. Those other things were nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 that is what the mavs should have gone with...with more green... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheo25 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 What was up with the horse looking as if he was in a fetal position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAB Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 That Mavericks logo is actually pretty clever. Better than what they use now IMO. The Broncos don't look half bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Nice find. I love seeing stuff like this. Makes me wonder though...do these teams actually pick the best available option most of the time or do we just become so used to something over time that we couldn't have imagined them choosing something else. The other thing I noticed is that all too often, we try to over-complicate design. Most of the time, simpler is better, cleaner, and more timeless.That Mavericks logo would have been cool for about 5 minutes...and completely gone within 2 years. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 That Mavericks logo would have been cool for about 5 minutes...and completely gone within 2 years.that's pretty much how i feel about what they went with, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Saw this posted on Uniwatch a week or two ago. Fascinating. "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...
jimsimo Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 What was wrong with what the Broncos had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Falcon Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 What was wrong with what the Broncos had?The Broncos lost 4 Super Bowls - by ever-increasing point margins - in the Orange Crush uniforms. They had also just completed a 13-3 season and had home field advantage throughout the 1996 playoffs...and got bounced in the first round by a Florida team in their own stadium in the winter. True or not, the perception was that the orange uniforms were too 'weak' and caused them to lose.I'm not superstitious like that, but athletes can be extremely superstitious. The orange-clad Buccs stunk from 1983-96, and then went to the playoffs as soon as they changed their uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Gods know, my Packers have sucked air plenty since Vince came down from the mountaintop with his green-and-gold uniforms, but that doesn't mean that they should have changed them.Okay, there's one thing that makes me scratch my head. "We went to great lengths to make the identity timeless, which was not the trend at the time."Excuse me? You can say lots of things about the Broncos' new look, but "timeless" isn't the first thing to spring to mind. Or the second, or the hundred-and-twelfth. Its entire appeal is that it is au courant, not "timeless" at all. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Gods know, my Packers have sucked air plenty since Vince came down from the mountaintop with his green-and-gold uniforms, but that doesn't mean that they should have changed them.Okay, there's one thing that makes me scratch my head. "We went to great lengths to make the identity timeless, which was not the trend at the time."Excuse me? You can say lots of things about the Broncos' new look, but "timeless" isn't the first thing to spring to mind. Or the second, or the hundred-and-twelfth. Its entire appeal is that it is au courant, not "timeless" at all.yea i agree. i think of the Broncos as setting the current modern look. the Cardinals, Falcons, Vikings all reflect that Bronco style GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE / MEDIUM / DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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