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I would like to see them go back to their original colors as well.
Purple/Gold are colors of royalty. Black/Silver are colors of the Raiders.
Best and worst logo in the NHL?
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I would like to see them go back to their original colors as well.
Purple/Gold are colors of royalty. Black/Silver are colors of the Raiders.
thethinglonger
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It took me years to actually notice that the Devils logo had an "N" and a "J" in it...
(that's bad cause they're my team right?)
I have a few personal philosophies about primary logos. One of these is that a 5 year old should be able to somewhat approximate it with a couple crayons. Too many fine details won't work. We're looking for something iconic that will connect all fans, after all. And what's better than a kid drawing his favorite team's logo?
This little caveat knocks out the following:
Blackhawks
Red Wings
Blue Jackets
Senators
Sabres
Panthers
Kings
Canucks
Maybe the Wild
and Predators 
too.
The logo also needs to be able to be icon. This is subjective, but it basically needs to just hit you head on as that team's representation. There needs to be something of a design there. Nothing boring, essentially.
This (subjectively) eliminates:
Ducks (would work great as a shoulder logo!)
Oilers
Islanders
Jets
Lightning
Capitals
Stars
Coyotes
This leaves as finalists:
Bruins
Flames
Hurricanes
Avalanche
Canadiens
Devils
Rangers
Flyers
Penguins
Sharks
Blues
Maple Leafs
From there, it really ends up just being preference. I don't like text in logos, as the image should stand on it's own, so Maple Leafs and Rangers drop. The Penguin is just a bit too cartoony. The Devils, Flames, Bruins and Canadiens just don't do much for me. What's that leave? Blues, Sharks, Avalanche, Flyers?
Follow up post coming because of image limit.
This little caveat knocks out the following:
Blackhawks
Red Wings
Blue Jackets
Senators
Sabres
Panthers
Kings
Canucks
Maybe the Wild
and Predators too. The logo also needs to be able to be icon. This is subjective, but it basically needs to just hit you head on as that team's representation. There needs to be something of a design there. Nothing boring, essentially.
This (subjectively) eliminates:
Ducks (would work great as a shoulder logo!)
Oilers
Islanders
Jets
Lightning
Capitals
Stars
Coyotes
This leaves as finalists:
Bruins
Flames
Hurricanes
Avalanche
Canadiens
Devils
Rangers
Flyers
Penguins
Sharks
Blues
Maple Leafs
From there, it really ends up just being preference. I don't like text in logos, as the image should stand on it's own, so Maple Leafs and Rangers drop. The Penguin is just a bit too cartoony. The Devils, Flames, Bruins and Canadiens just don't do much for me. What's that leave? Blues, Sharks, Avalanche, Flyers?
Follow up post coming because of image limit.
lots of dumb opinions in this thread, I wouldnt put too much stock into them
personally I dont care for the Ducks/Habs/Blue Jackets/Canes logos
I'm going to disqualify the Blues from my opinion, simply because I was born and raised a Blues fan, and so I can't separate my personal fondness there.
So in the end, I'll go with
Best:
the Avalanche. The A, which doubles as a mountain. The Avalanche, which cascades down the the mountain as a C. With the tail end of it being a puck. All of these elements being cerebral, but simple graphically. All while using an uncommon color pallet that works brilliantly.
Honorable Mention:
Wild
I know I disqualified that one potentially, but the only reason for any complications graphically are to create, again, a cerebral logo experience.
Worst:
Ducks.
There's a double whammy with this that earns it the number one (or number 30 I guess) spot.
Yeah, it's got a slight bit of double meaning. The D is a webbed Duck foot. But unlike where the Avalanche and Wild are also incorporating double meanings... this is done in a color scheme that is both ugly and boring.
And a duck's foot really isn't iconic or intimidating. And Avalanche can kill you. A wild bear thing can kill you, and look majestic doing it. Other logos which aren't deadly still look iconic. The Blues' and Flyers' logos are clean and unmistakable, for instance.
And then the kicker, the final insult... the Ducks had one of the best logos and color pallets in sports history.
This instantly says Ducks, it's unmistakably colored, and it looks tough too. Maybe slightly cartoony, but that works because it's a reference to the team's original owners, Disney. If the team used this logo, with this color scheme... it honestly might have won. But instead, they drop from maybe the best to the absolute, unmistakable worst logo in the league.
So in the end, I'll go with
Best:
the Avalanche. The A, which doubles as a mountain. The Avalanche, which cascades down the the mountain as a C. With the tail end of it being a puck. All of these elements being cerebral, but simple graphically. All while using an uncommon color pallet that works brilliantly.
Honorable Mention:
Wild
I know I disqualified that one potentially, but the only reason for any complications graphically are to create, again, a cerebral logo experience.
Worst:
Ducks.
There's a double whammy with this that earns it the number one (or number 30 I guess) spot.
Yeah, it's got a slight bit of double meaning. The D is a webbed Duck foot. But unlike where the Avalanche and Wild are also incorporating double meanings... this is done in a color scheme that is both ugly and boring.
And a duck's foot really isn't iconic or intimidating. And Avalanche can kill you. A wild bear thing can kill you, and look majestic doing it. Other logos which aren't deadly still look iconic. The Blues' and Flyers' logos are clean and unmistakable, for instance.
And then the kicker, the final insult... the Ducks had one of the best logos and color pallets in sports history.
This instantly says Ducks, it's unmistakably colored, and it looks tough too. Maybe slightly cartoony, but that works because it's a reference to the team's original owners, Disney. If the team used this logo, with this color scheme... it honestly might have won. But instead, they drop from maybe the best to the absolute, unmistakable worst logo in the league.
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I'm going to disqualify the Blues from my opinion, simply because I was born and raised a Blues fan, and so I can't separate my personal fondness there.
So in the end, I'll go with
Best:
the Avalanche. The A, which doubles as a mountain. The Avalanche, which cascades down the the mountain as a C. With the tail end of it being a puck. All of these elements being cerebral, but simple graphically. All while using an uncommon color pallet that works brilliantly.
Honorable Mention:
Wild
I know I disqualified that one potentially, but the only reason for any complications graphically are to create, again, a cerebral logo experience.
Worst:
Ducks.
There's a double whammy with this that earns it the number one (or number 30 I guess) spot.
Yeah, it's got a slight bit of double meaning. The D is a webbed Duck foot. But unlike where the Avalanche and Wild are also incorporating double meanings... this is done in a color scheme that is both ugly and boring.
And a duck's foot really isn't iconic or intimidating. And Avalanche can kill you. A wild bear thing can kill you, and look majestic doing it. Other logos which aren't deadly still look iconic. The Blues' and Flyers' logos are clean and unmistakable, for instance.
And then the kicker, the final insult... the Ducks had one of the best logos and color pallets in sports history.
This instantly says Ducks, it's unmistakably colored, and it looks tough too. Maybe slightly cartoony, but that works because it's a reference to the team's original owners, Disney. If the team used this logo, with this color scheme... it honestly might have won. But instead, they drop from maybe the best to the absolute, unmistakable worst logo in the league.
I don't mind the colors of the Ducks. But that logo should have never been messed with.
Some will say its cartoony like the Penguins but just like the Penguins it works. I think their jerseys nowadays would look great with the old logo incorporated.
I get the whole webbed duck foot D thing but they screwed this one up IMO.
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icKx
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I think when people vote CHI they are actually considering the jersey as a whole and not the logo itself.
It's just another ugly cartoon face. Albeit one with very colorful stitch work.
aufheben
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Stars, Kings, Jets, Lightning, Ducks, and Senators are not good. Everything else is decent or good. The Jets and Stars have it watered down with grey shading which is very modern and bland. The Lightning has too much negative space for a one-color logo. The Sens looks like a stylized Mark Messier. Ducks logo is actually probably the best looking out of these but is just kind of silly because it's a duck's foot.
This.
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icKx
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I have a few personal philosophies about primary logos. One of these is that a 5 year old should be able to somewhat approximate it with a couple crayons. Too many fine details won't work. We're looking for something iconic that will connect all fans, after all. And what's better than a kid drawing his favorite team's logo?
This little caveat knocks out the following:
Blackhawks
Red Wings
Blue Jackets
Senators
Sabres
Panthers
Kings
Canucks
Maybe the Wild
The logo also needs to be able to be icon. This is subjective, but it basically needs to just hit you head on as that team's representation. There needs to be something of a design there. Nothing boring, essentially.
This (subjectively) eliminates:
Ducks (would work great as a shoulder logo!)
Oilers
Islanders
Jets
Lightning
Capitals
Stars
Coyotes
This leaves as finalists:
Bruins
Flames
Hurricanes
Avalanche
Canadiens
Devils
Rangers
Flyers
Penguins
Sharks
Blues
Maple Leafs
From there, it really ends up just being preference. I don't like text in logos, as the image should stand on it's own, so Maple Leafs and Rangers drop. The Penguin is just a bit too cartoony. The Devils, Flames, Bruins and Canadiens just don't do much for me. What's that leave? Blues, Sharks, Avalanche, Flyers?
Follow up post coming because of image limit.
Most 25yr olds couldn't make a decent reproduction of their favorite team's logo. What a silly premise.
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Because it's goofy looking. There's better ways to do a native american head.
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Compared to the Indians and Braves depiction I would say its as fine a representation as you can get.
icKx
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Native American heads are just a bad idea stylistically and culturally.
Imo only one team ever got it close to right.
Imo only one team ever got it close to right.
aufheben
#Norris4Fox
Be careful what you wish for.
That's not a native american head.
But the Sens have always had good logos.
chupanibre
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Current logos:
Best:
I don't know what I'm doing here. It was the Leafs
Worst:
All-time:
Best:
Worst:
Could you post larger images please? I'm struggling to see these ones
I'm going to disqualify the Blues from my opinion, simply because I was born and raised a Blues fan, and so I can't separate my personal fondness there.
So in the end, I'll go with
Best:
the Avalanche. The A, which doubles as a mountain. The Avalanche, which cascades down the the mountain as a C. With the tail end of it being a puck. All of these elements being cerebral, but simple graphically. All while using an uncommon color pallet that works brilliantly.
Honorable Mention:
Wild
I know I disqualified that one potentially, but the only reason for any complications graphically are to create, again, a cerebral logo experience.
Worst:
Ducks.
There's a double whammy with this that earns it the number one (or number 30 I guess) spot.
Yeah, it's got a slight bit of double meaning. The D is a webbed Duck foot. But unlike where the Avalanche and Wild are also incorporating double meanings... this is done in a color scheme that is both ugly and boring.
And a duck's foot really isn't iconic or intimidating. And Avalanche can kill you. A wild bear thing can kill you, and look majestic doing it. Other logos which aren't deadly still look iconic. The Blues' and Flyers' logos are clean and unmistakable, for instance.
And then the kicker, the final insult... the Ducks had one of the best logos and color pallets in sports history.
This instantly says Ducks, it's unmistakably colored, and it looks tough too. Maybe slightly cartoony, but that works because it's a reference to the team's original owners, Disney. If the team used this logo, with this color scheme... it honestly might have won. But instead, they drop from maybe the best to the absolute, unmistakable worst logo in the league.
As Avs fan i obviously fully agree about Avs logo and totally agree with the Ducks sentiment too. Never ever should have changed their logo to the webbed foot, the old one was iconic and had unique colors. So what it was cartooney. As if Penguins logo wasnt.
Other than that, i suppose Flyers logo is objectively best one in the league. If you even can be objective in something like this. But i think its iconic, simple, clean and good looking, i really dont see anything wrong with it.
