Jan
18
It's amazing to me that the same logo in two different colors can conjure up such vastly different sets of emotions. One of my favorite teams, The Green Bay Packers, shares a logo with my least favorite team, the Georgia Bulldogs. And as much as I see the oval "G" in red and black on the backs of cars in my home state of Georgia and have a brief moment of hatred toward that person, the same mark i...
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Nov
30
I knew when I started this blog that it would be tough to post with any type of regularity, but I didn't think it would get this bad. Sorry about that. I'm going to start making some smaller posts with more frequency in addition to the longer ones I typically write. If you're on Twitter, you can follow me at @SportDesignBlog for more...
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Oct
19
With the World Series starting tonight, I thought it would be interesting to look at the history of World Series logos. As usual, a big hat tip must go to Chris Creamer's sportslogos.net for the logos and dates.
While the modern World Series has been played since 1903, from all sources I could find, the oldest official logo wa...
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Jul
8
I have a treat for you today.
In a previous post about the history of each NFL franchise's logo, I mentioned a few times that some of my favorite NFL logos were designed by a guy by the name of Mark Verlander. I discovered Mr. Verlander while in design school after being given the task of presenting an inspiratio...
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Jun
7
The Mountain West Conference unveiled a new logo today. I've seen it compared to Nintendo 64, White Castle, and the BBC show Dr. Who. No mentions of anything sports or conference-related, though, and for good reason. It doesn't look like a sports conference logo. Not that that's necessarily the worst ...
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Jun
3
After a few posts about team colors, I wanted to look at the evolution of team logos, much like I did with team colors. First up is the NFL.
Using the great sportslogos.net, I compiled the chart below. Stick around below the chart and read my team-b...
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May
10
Just as I launch a sports design blog and make a post about NBA logos involving basketballs, an NBA team unveils a new logo and uniform set - and the logo involves a basketball.
The Washington Wizards followed the growing updated-retro trend and released a new identity that nods to their old days as the ...
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May
10
With the NBA Playoffs going on, I've noticed a lot of NBA teams feel the need to have a basketball incorporated into their logo, which got me thinking – I wonder how prevalent that is across all sports.
My guess was that baseball, being the oldest and most traditional sport, would have the most logos with the sport's ball involved. When I think of a sports logo that involves the ball, I thi...
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