Canisius Golden Griffins
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white and blue above a bottom arched wordmark “CANISIUS” with a arched underscore in blue with gold highlights. Removed the wordmark “COLLEGE.”
Canisius Golden Griffins
2018 - Present
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white facing to the right below a bottom arched wordmark "GRIFFS" in blue with gold trim.
A new shade of gold.

Canisius Golden Griffins
2018 - Present
A roundel with encircled block wordmark "CANISIUS GOLDEN GRIFFINS" in white above the right-facing flying griffin inside a white circle between split year 1870 in gold inside a blue ring.

Canisius Golden Griffins
2018 - Present
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white facing to the right.
A new shade of gold.

Canisius Golden Griffins
2006 - Present
A block letter "C" in gold with blue trim and a griffin coming out of the letter "C" in gold and white with blue highlights.

Canisius Golden Griffins
2006 - Present
A custom olde English letter "C" in blue with gold trim and a griffin coming out of the letter "C" in gold and white with blue highlights.

Canisius Golden Griffins
2006 - 2018
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white facing to the left below a bottom arched wordmark "GRIFFS" in blue with gold trim.
A new shade of gold.

Canisius Golden Griffins
2006 - 2018
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white facing to the left.
A new shade of gold.

Canisius Golden Griffins
2006 - 2018
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white facing to the right.
A new shade of gold.

Canisius Golden Griffins
1998 - 2006
A custom letter "C" in blue with gold trim and a griffin coming out of the letter "C" in gold and white with blue highlights.

Canisius Golden Griffins
1998 - 2006
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white facing to the left below a bottom arched wordmark "CANISIUS" in blue with gold trim.

Canisius Golden Griffins
1998 - 2006
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white facing to the left.

Canisius Golden Griffins
1998 - 2006
A side view of a griffin flying with claws out in gold, white and blue above a bottom arched wordmark "CANISIUS" with a arched underscore in blue with gold highlights and arched "COLLEGE" in blue.
Moved to primary logo.

Canisius Golden Griffins Logo History
The Canisius Golden Griffins Alternate logo supported the brand across multiple eras. Designers introduced secondary symbols and adjusted layouts. As a result, the Canisius Golden Griffins logo PNG collection offered variety for uniforms and promotions. More background appears on Griffins Wikipedia for Canisius Golden Griffins.
As design standards evolved, each Canisius Golden Griffins Alternate logo reflected its period. Therefore, some versions stayed traditional, while others used cleaner details. These updates expanded the Canisius Golden Griffins logo history without replacing the primary identity.
While this page focuses on alternates, typography remains important. For that reason, visit the Canisius Golden Griffins Wordmark Logo Page to see how lettering aligns with alternate marks. Together, wordmarks and each Canisius Golden Griffins Alternate logo complete the visual record of the Canisius Golden Griffins logo history from start to present.




