-kj Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 If the MLS is Paulsons idea of an investment, he's not much of a business person. When he started this campaign, the MLS wasn't where it is now, which is still not going to make you a ton of money. If anything its a long term investment.Well, yes and no. MLS itself isn't currently the money-making portion of investing in MLS; it's Soccer United Marketing (SUM). That's where the money is right now and a good part of why there's been a jump in MLS interest. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 You know, I don't really blame Paulson for his reaction at the event. It must have been terribly embarrassing for him, to have staged this whole production and then having his big announcement roundly ridiculed. Hard not to take that personally.If he's smart, he'll hold a press conference apologizing for his outburst, chalking it up to the passion he has for the club and linking that passion to that of the Timbers fans. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerMe Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 It was supposed to be a badge we can wear over our hearts. Not a comic book design that should of been scrapped and thrown in the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frylock Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 IMO, Merrit Paulson has killed the Portland Beavers. I don't like him, and I'm not going to support the MLS Timbers. I'm a proponent of MLB in Portland, not MLS. So the Timbers Army telling him what to do with his logo, and Paulson's subsequent reaction just makes me smile from ear to ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 It was supposed to be a badge we can wear over our hearts. Not a comic book design that should of been scrapped and thrown in the bin.Start your Facebook groups, and hope that people don't buy the new merchandise. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frylock Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 First, do the Timbers really want their identity mentioned with this team right now?Second, how many outdated identities do the Timbers want their new crest to be associated with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Cute, but waaaaay too long. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerMe Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Short enough response for you?ClassTrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Wow. That says it all. Although not a huge fan of the old logo, seeing it in this context makes it look 1,000x better than the new one. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 The more I look at it, the more I'm convinced this is complaining for the sake of complaining. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Short enough response for you?ClassTrashNice to see you think some of the highest praised logos in all of sports are "trash." The new Timbers logo is so far ahead of the 1970's logo they're using now. It's one of the best identity updates in a long time. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I feel sick from that.Oh, I am talking about how the fans presented themselves. Totally classless. You will lose a lot of respect that way.Well, to be fair, let's also not forget the team's owner completely lost his cool, and had to be restrained from his own team's fans while yelling at those fans, "you can shove your old minor league logo up your @ss!" No joke. Most fans think the current logo is classic and classy, so the minor league jab coupled with the extreme self-assurance on the new logo design have many fans wondering if he even "gets it" when it comes to football club culture. Not a very classy display from either side yesterday, I'm afraid.Wow. I've never felt better about the Sounders' ownership group. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezus_Ghoti Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 You won't win many supporters with that long, boring video. Plus, not all of the "trash" logos are bad.And for the record, I don't even like the new Timbers logo. But I like it a bit more after seeing that whiny video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerMe Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Nice to see you think some of the highest praised logos in all of sports are "trash." The new Timbers logo is so far ahead of the 1970's logo they're using now. It's one of the best identity updates in a long time. Period.I did not make the video or the pictures I posted. I do though agree with the general sentiment of the work produced. I respectfully disagree that is the best identity upgrade. It is a degrade to the previous logo. Plain and simple. If you look at the different merchandise that has been produced so far and the examples of the design on the web nothing matches in color or shape. Compare the sewn badge to the green or white shirts. Then compare them to the scarves. It is all over the map. That is not a good identity let alone a great one. The choice to put wings on the logo was obtuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 The more I look at it, the more I'm convinced this is complaining for the sake of complaining.The video, or the fans' reactions in general? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 They still have an iconic axe and inverted V's.Not so much. The line-weights and individual design elements of the axe have been thickened so much as to transform the instrument into something resembling a short, stout hatchet. That's different from an axe. As for the inverted Vs, they're virtually impossible to identify as such given that they are obscured to a greater degree than those in the original logo, both by the aforementioned axe and the ham-handed placement of the wordmark. Inverted Vs? No. A truncated, vaguely-triangular design element containing four diagonal lines? Sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 ... the passion he has for the club and linking that passion to that of the Timbers fans.When it comes to Merritt Paulson, something tells me that Timbers fans are going to be mighty skeptical of "the passion he has for the club". Rather, they're likely of the mind that Paulson harbors a passion to be lauded by Portland area soccer fans as the "white knight" who brought the region MLS soccer. Frankly, there's probably truth to that, which would explain Paulson's outburst towards fans at the event. Rather than being embarrassed simply because his selection of logo was ridiculed, Paulson went ballistic because - to his mind - he wasn't being shown the sort of respect befitting an investor who deigned to purchase a Portland-based "minor league team" and elevate it to Major League Soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightynine Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 The choice to put wings on the logo was obtuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 It was supposed to be a badge we can wear over our hearts. Not a comic book design that should of been scrapped and thrown in the bin.wow dude, get over it. Its a logo.... You are being a bigger baby than Cristiano Ronaldo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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