illwauk Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I had to conduct an interview at the alma mater today and noticed the bookstore promoting some "new additions to the family" (their words, not mine ). I just snapped these with my camera phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 I am LOVING the anthromorphic panther logo... though I'd rather it actually looked like Pounce. Of these, it'll probably be the most popular with students and alumni and could possibly become the default primary. I also think the panther-head is a slight upgrade over the current/primary, although I'd like it much better if they hadn't gotten so highlight-happy (and even then, they should've gone with a grey-scale rather than a blue one).I'm really not feeling anything else though largely because they went the lazy route and doubled up on the academic wordmark (UGH!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmhtfld Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 i take it they got the idea of this...... from this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohob Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I do like the rendering of the panther, but that M is terrible. It's sooooooooo bland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 It's not great... But, it's not bad either. Being a part of the University of Wisconsin system, you would have to think that they were going to have their mascot in a Bucky Badger like look.The only thing that bothers me is this whole Milwaukee name thing. The school is known as the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee or Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Do they want nothing to do with the other Wisconsin schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 i take it they got the idea of this...... from thisYeah... the OP said it in his post...And yeah, I actually like the "Milwaukee" thing, it's what everyone in the Horizon refers to them as, and it's kind of reminiscent of what Sacramento State and Fresno State do in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 It's not great... But, it's not bad either. Being a part of the University of Wisconsin system, you would have to think that they were going to have their mascot in a Bucky Badger like look.The only thing that bothers me is this whole Milwaukee name thing. The school is known as the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee or Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Do they want nothing to do with the other Wisconsin schools?Based on what Illwauk posts, I'd assume that is a fair guess.My question...wouldn't emphasizing the "M" draw comparisons to Marquette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 The only thing that bothers me is this whole Milwaukee name thing. The school is known as the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee or Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Do they want nothing to do with the other Wisconsin schools?They're (half-assedly) in the process of changing the name of the school to the University of Milwaukee, but that's more about wanting to distance itself from UW-Madison in particular rather than the other UW schools. The prevailing feeling is that the Badgers don't call themselves "Wisconsin-Madison," so why should we get stuck with a hyphenated mouthful? The only difference is that we're dropping the state rather than the city.My question...wouldn't emphasizing the "M" draw comparisons to Marquette?Probably not since Marquette has always branded itself as "MU." Although I would hope that if they're able to make the name change official, they'd brand the school as "UMil" (as I've alluded to in a number of concepts). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 He looks like the Pink Panther jumped to an ocean of tar and turned black forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 It's not great... But, it's not bad either. Being a part of the University of Wisconsin system, you would have to think that they were going to have their mascot in a Bucky Badger like look.The only thing that bothers me is this whole Milwaukee name thing. The school is known as the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee or Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Do they want nothing to do with the other Wisconsin schools?On the first point: you'd think most UW schools would have Bucky-like logos...but not really. Hell, Green Bay and River Falls are the only ones other than Madison that use red at all.On branding themselves as "Milwaukee": Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a mouthful. As are Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wisconsin-River Falls, etc. Best ways to go are UW acronyms or the city name (or in Stout and Parkside's cases, the half of the name that's not "Wisconsin"). They really aren't doing anything here that other UW's wouldn't do(see below) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 Most of the other UW schools don't specify "Wisconsin" either unless they're dealing with people out of state. But ironically, Green Bay is one of the few mid-majors that could brand itself only by its initals and get away with it. Much like the LV in UNLV, no one would mistake the GB in UWGB as anything but Green Bay... especially not in the sports world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 The Panther looks pretty fed up with things. Maybe because he has to wear pants and can't just freeball it like Bucky.The three-legged full cat is better than the super highlighted head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 That's a work of genius. I even like the "M". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Anyone know who designed these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilliesPhan1325 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I think they look pretty good. The only thing that I'm not a fan of is how the W and M are in this wordmark. I know what they were trying to do but I'd rather have them separated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkell007 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Are these released yet?..if yes, then where is a clear vector of some of this, great stuff, the sweater one for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I think they look pretty good. The only thing that I'm not a fan of is how the W and M are in this wordmark. I know what they were trying to do but I'd rather have them separated.That's the exiting wordmark, and the locked letters is something of their trademark. Been that way for years, both in the wordmark and in the campus seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Yup... although the way it's executed made more sense in the previous version.They slimmed down the "UW" a little under a decade ago, right around the time they started to emphasize "Milwaukee" over "UWM" (most people still casually refer to it as UWM though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrosby Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 So, I'm not usually one to bump a thread this old, but....Does anyone have clean versions of these logos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Believe me, I've been looking for some (the standing panther in particular), but no go. But I do have a decent mock-up of the M if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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