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Posted: 6/6/2011 10:14 PM
Somebody's getting paid tons of money to come up with the most hideous logos that a first grader could come up with.  First there was the Big Tedozen:



and now, the Mountain West: 
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Posted: 6/6/2011 11:57 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
Somebody's getting paid tons of money to come up with the most hideous logos that a first grader could come up with.  First there was the Big Tedozen:



and now, the Mountain West: 
Honest to god, I saw a tweet with a link to this earlier and thought it was a joke.
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Posted: 6/7/2011 1:42 AM


And some people thought our soccer shield was bad... 
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Posted: 6/7/2011 8:16 AM
What's the soccer shield look like?
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Posted: 6/7/2011 8:47 AM
Isn't that Mountain West thing a rip-off of the MAD magazine Escher-esque devils fork thingie?

Does anybody remember this from... 1965! (Good god, I'm showing my age again)

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Posted: 6/7/2011 10:36 AM
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What's the soccer shield look like?


The new MAC logo has grown on me, and I actually like it a lot at this point.  I like the new logo for the PAC-12, and I don't think the Big10's is horrible, but I feel like the MWC looks like it came from an 8-bit video game now.
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Posted: 6/7/2011 10:48 AM
I know that my viewing and spending habits are very significantly influenced by logos.




Yawn.

If that's what your business is significantly relying on, then you may have bigger problems than your graphics.
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Posted: 6/7/2011 11:17 AM
So, if I am reading the logo correctly, the Big 10 is now the Big 1G?
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Posted: 6/7/2011 1:19 PM
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I know that my viewing and spending habits are very significantly influenced by logos.


The industry knows that too. That's why billions are spent on branding. (Sarcasm understood, but not accepted.)
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Posted: 6/7/2011 6:02 PM
anorris wrote:expand_more
What's the soccer shield look like?


The new MAC logo has grown on me, and I actually like it a lot at this point.  I like the new logo for the PAC-12, and I don't think the Big10's is horrible, but I feel like the MWC looks like it came from an 8-bit video game now.

To be honest, I never disliked the logo.  I think the complaints were from people who thought it looked too much like a soccer logo, (aka shield) which it does.  If you type in "soccer shield" in Google Images, you'll see what I mean.


However, the Mountain West logo looks like garbage compared to their current logo.
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Posted: 6/7/2011 8:13 PM
Wasn't sold on the New logo at first, but it is an upgrade over the old
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Posted: 6/7/2011 8:47 PM


Maybe the lead designer owned a Nintendo 64 as a child. They should probably cite their inspiration. Either way the new logo is a joke. Whoever is responsible should be invited to  the "Dinner for Extraordinary People". (See Dinner for Shmucks)

 
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Posted: 6/7/2011 9:49 PM
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I know that my viewing and spending habits are very significantly influenced by logos.


The industry knows that too. That's why billions are spent on branding. (Sarcasm understood, but not accepted.)


Branding has validity, though I feel that it's oversold and that it doesn't work for many busineses.  A (new) logo?  Not sure that works.  Do I go to more Laker games or buy more office supplies at the namesake because it's the Staples Center?

Union Bank of California changed its name about a year ago to Union Bank.  I'm sure that cost them a ton in such as consultants, documents (letterhead, brochures, etc) and wasn't worth a cent.  Now, taking 70% of the spend on that and giving it to staff as a bonus--that could build your brand via employee gratitude and pride being reflected as customer service.

For too many businesses this is true:  If you managed your money the way that you manage your people, you'd be bankrupt.
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Posted: 6/8/2011 8:33 AM

Granted, billions are wasted on branding as well. But you can't (or at least shouldn't) discount the power of branding. When it is done well, you react to it subconsciously. The logo is a visible part of that branding effort, and in some cases, an extremely important one. What would happen to McDonald's sales if they were forced to discontinue the golden arches? Or the script Coca Cola? 

For many companies the name (and the graphic representation of the name) is WORTH billions.

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Posted: 6/9/2011 4:15 PM
Branding works in some cases, for sure, Robert.  (What is that Hollister college that has so many alumni wearing their t-shirts?!....Though in that case, the message IS the product.)  But, as you say, much dollars are lost in not-wise pursuit of this concept.

I'd imagine that it works much more for start-ups in the buzz-creating phase than it does for mature companies.

Still, most businesses would be better served by being smart and driven and letting their employees share a reasonable part of the profits.  Aren't most of us inclined to REPEATEDLY patronize a business if it actually IS a good experience more so than if has buzz about it?

You can't repeatedly pack Peden or The Convo unless the product is good no matter what buzz you create.
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Posted: 6/9/2011 5:19 PM
Our alma mater spent over $340,000 on the design (including pre-design "research") of the latest logo, featuring the original three buildings and "1804" below.  One reason why Hub Burton (who managed the project) was cut loose.


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Posted: 6/9/2011 7:46 PM
I will go further - effective branding is critical to the success of any product, but branding isn't just a logo, or a slogan, it's the whole product and market image rolled up into a complete package that means something to the consumer.

As for the MWC logo, I don't think it looks at all like the Mad Magazine "object", but wow, the similarity to the Ninentendo one is striking.
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Posted: 6/9/2011 10:10 PM
For what it's worth, I really like the current MWC logo.  The new one, regardless of what it's based on, is ugly.  I know a lot about this issue from my former job, which I won't get into here.  But I will say that logos that appeal to the designers who design them are not necessarily going to appeal to the important target audiences of the organization.  In this case we are talking about MWC fans and potential fans and those in their market area.  
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