NFL changing logo... (1 Viewer)

[PRAE]

Looked and didnt see anything.

Anyway, kind of interesting.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nf...ld-change_N.htm

 

[AB in DC]

Looks fine to me.

 

[RascalKing]

I can dig it. It's a little simpler but still the same logo.

 

[PRAE]

I actually like it as well. I know some will want to keep the old logo...just because its been in place for a while, and I can respect that, but I think the change is subtle....

 

[The Jerk]

I was concerned about something along the lines of Steely McBeam; not to worry.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

It sucks.

But at least it's a very minor item.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

I was concerned about something along the lines of Steely McBeam; not to worry.

 

[jamny]

Well, it's about time!

 

[One]

Very nice.

 

[Trap Play]

Diggin' the new logo. As others have said, it is simpler and cleaner. They've made it looks less dated, not that it looked out-dated, without going all Colonel Sanders on it.

http://web.mit.edu/cms/bcc/blogpics/colonel_sanders.gif

 

[CalBear]

The old font for "NFL" was better, but other than that I think it's fine.

 

[stevegamer]

The old font for "NFL" was better, but other than that I think it's fine.

I agree. I like the flowing letters better.

 

[The_Man]

I really liked the "L" in the old "NFL" -- also like more stars than 8. The new football is better though.

I still get a little teary-eyed at about midnight each Sunday when the logo comes on my screen, the announcer says "Thank you for watching this presentation of the National Football League," and another 11 hours of quality entertainment comes to and.

 

[cobalt_27]

Don't know why I should care one way or another what the league logo looks like. But, to whatever extent that I do, glad they didn't go nuts with any kind of radical change.

 

[Britney Spears]

DUMB

 

[ThePittbully]

The old font for "NFL" was better, but other than that I think it's fine.

 

[The Kansas Comet]

The old font for "NFL" was better, but other than that I think it's fine.

I agree. I like the flowing letters better.

That's the only problem I have with it - the new font looks too blocky. The other changes are fine.

 

[The Jerk]

The old font for "NFL" was better, but other than that I think it's fine.

And it's not nearly as disturbing as that horrifying 49ers helmet change proposal in 1991.

 

[phthalatemagic]

The fewer stars and darker blue makes the NFL part stand out more, which is fine to me. I don't think the angle of the football, but I guess that is the best they could do with the stars where how they wanted it.

 

[pats3in4]

The blue got darker and the fonts got simpler, much like how the Pats uniforms did when BB took over in 2000. Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Kidding aside, I honestly would not have noticed the change had nobody pointed it out.

 

[bonesman]

The old font for "NFL" was better, but other than that I think it's fine.

I agree. I like the flowing letters better.

I also like the smoother letters... but the switch to the Navy Blue and the new design of the ball make up for it IMO.i give it the:

 

[chihawk]

I wonder how many millions of dollars they spent designing and debating that drastic redesign.

 

[-X-]

Looks good to me... The football looks better (old one called "the hamburger") and fewer stars symbolizing each division is cool. Could go either way on the font, looks kinda meh.

 

[Eviloutsider]

It needs fangs....and shooting guns, that would be awesome.

 

[Nemesis]

I think it's just a marketing scheme so that everyone has to go out and buy new merchandise now.

 

[mad sweeney]

I think it's just a marketing scheme so that everyone has to go out and buy new merchandise now.

Yeah but jerseys with the old logo will be discounted hopefully.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Genius.

Goodell continues to make one smart move after another. This is primarily a "look what I can do" thing. Changing one of the most identifiable logos in the world is incredibly bold and / or dangerous. So you change it just ever so slightly where only the hardcore fans know you did something. Nobody can get too upset because the change is slight. But you still changed it. And you get credit for having the power and chutzpah to tweak the logo. Something that your predecessors haven't done in the previous 27 years. Brilliant.

J

 

[FunkyPlutos]

The blue got darker and the fonts got simpler, much like how the Pats uniforms did when BB took over in 2000. Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Kidding aside, I honestly would not have noticed the change had nobody pointed it out.

Was thinking the exact same thing.

 

[J R]

Genius.Goodell continues to make one smart move after another. This is primarily a "look what I can do" thing. Changing one of the most identifiable logos in the world is incredibly bold and / or dangerous. So you change it just ever so slightly where only the hardcore fans know you did something. Nobody can get too upset because the change is slight. But you still changed it. And you get credit for having the power and chutzpah to tweak the logo. Something that your predecessors haven't done in the previous 27 years. Brilliant. J

this reminds me of a kierkegaard epigraph to a lester bangs essay:if the jewel which everyone desired to possess lay far out on a frozen lake where the ice was very thin . . . while, closer in, the ice was perfectly safe, then in a passionate age the crowds would applaud the courage of the man who ventured out . . . but in an age without passion . . . people would think each other clever in agreeing that it was unreasonable to venture so far out . . . the eyes of connoisseurs would appraise the accomplished skater who could skate almost to the very edge and then turn back . . and then, stimulated by a gush of admiration, they all comfortably agreed that they might as well admire themselves.now i gotta go off to my dictionary to see if i just don't remember correctly what words like 'genius' and 'bold' mean.

 

[bentley]

Looks good to me, but I'm going to miss that gigantic circle on the end of the L.

 

[QuizGuy66]

I'm still trying to get over the changes to the logo for the Cardinals. This might be more change in a decade than I can take!

-QG

 

[snowwhiite]

Looked and didnt see anything.

Anyway, kind of interesting.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nf...ld-change_N.htm

Where are the handcuffs?

 

[BeachBums]

Genius.Goodell continues to make one smart move after another. This is primarily a "look what I can do" thing. Changing one of the most identifiable logos in the world is incredibly bold and / or dangerous. So you change it just ever so slightly where only the hardcore fans know you did something. Nobody can get too upset because the change is slight. But you still changed it. And you get credit for having the power and chutzpah to tweak the logo. Something that your predecessors haven't done in the previous 27 years. Brilliant. J

this reminds me of a kierkegaard epigraph to a lester bangs essay:if the jewel which everyone desired to possess lay far out on a frozen lake where the ice was very thin . . . while, closer in, the ice was perfectly safe, then in a passionate age the crowds would applaud the courage of the man who ventured out . . . but in an age without passion . . . people would think each other clever in agreeing that it was unreasonable to venture so far out . . . the eyes of connoisseurs would appraise the accomplished skater who could skate almost to the very edge and then turn back . . and then, stimulated by a gush of admiration, they all comfortably agreed that they might as well admire themselves.now i gotta go off to my dictionary to see if i just don't remember correctly what words like 'genius' and 'bold' mean.

Interesting that anyone even thought to comment on this let alone use words like 'genius' and 'brilliant' and quote Kierkegaard (nice quote BTW). I had to look at the new logo for a few seconds before I could even see the changes. I am far from a casual NFL fan and if I hadn't seen this thread I wouldn't have even noticed the change.

 

[coolnerd]

Genius.Goodell continues to make one smart move after another. This is primarily a "look what I can do" thing. Changing one of the most identifiable logos in the world is incredibly bold and / or dangerous. So you change it just ever so slightly where only the hardcore fans know you did something. Nobody can get too upset because the change is slight. But you still changed it. And you get credit for having the power and chutzpah to tweak the logo. Something that your predecessors haven't done in the previous 27 years. Brilliant. J

this reminds me of a kierkegaard epigraph to a lester bangs essay:if the jewel which everyone desired to possess lay far out on a frozen lake where the ice was very thin . . . while, closer in, the ice was perfectly safe, then in a passionate age the crowds would applaud the courage of the man who ventured out . . . but in an age without passion . . . people would think each other clever in agreeing that it was unreasonable to venture so far out . . . the eyes of connoisseurs would appraise the accomplished skater who could skate almost to the very edge and then turn back . . and then, stimulated by a gush of admiration, they all comfortably agreed that they might as well admire themselves.now i gotta go off to my dictionary to see if i just don't remember correctly what words like 'genius' and 'bold' mean.

Interesting that anyone even thought to comment on this let alone use words like 'genius' and 'brilliant' and quote Kierkegaard (nice quote BTW). I had to look at the new logo for a few seconds before I could even see the changes. I am far from a casual NFL fan and if I hadn't seen this thread I wouldn't have even noticed the change.

I think it is like someone who you know well who loses 10-12 pounds, gets news glasses and/or lets their hair grow out an inch longer than normal. You will know something looks different, but unless it was placed side by side you might not be able to tell exactly what.