Earlier this offseason, we talked about how the San Diego Padres were the latest Major League Baseball team to look to the past for their new uniform, as San Diego will be once again decked out in brown and yellow next season. Toronto, Houston, and Baltimore Orioles started this trend, and now, add the Milwaukee Brewers to the list. Just …
What’s Old is New Again for the San Diego Padres in 2020
Continuing a trend started by Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles – clubs that looked to the past when creating new logos – the San Diego Padres are perhaps making the biggest statement yet. Brown is back. Yellow (gold) is back. The Swinging Friar is back. Those were the primary colors for the team from its inception in …
Atlanta Dream New Logo Is Reminiscent of a Soccer Club!
The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream is going through a franchise re-birth of sorts for the 2020 season. In addition to playing in a new home arena, the team unveiled an overhaul of their logo for the first time since its inception in 2008. The old logo of a red and sky-blue Atlanta Dream script with a basketball flying out of it …
New Look Rockets, On the Court and Primary Logo
With the addition of Russell Westbrook, along with the Golden State Warriors losing Kevin Durant – and Klay Thompson for most of the season with an injury – the Houston Rockets are debuting a new look in a season in which they hope to finally overcome their rival. The new logo features the same primary icon – a red “R” …
Vancouver Canucks Simplify Primary Logo Again
The Vancouver Canucks will sport several different looks during the 2019 – 2020 season, which is their 50th anniversary season. The primary logo isn’t really changing. The only difference is that the wordmark “VANCOUVER,” which was added in 2008, is being removed. The letter “C” with the orca breaking out of the ice remains the same as it has since …
XFL Introduces All Eight Team Names and Logos
XFL owner (and WWE Chairman) Vince McMahon promised that his second attempt at an upstart football league would be a bit more conservative than the first one was at the turn of the century. That certainly seems to be the case with the team names and logos released this week. Gone are the Memphis Maniax, Orlando Rage, and Los Angeles …
Golden State Warriors Move Across the Bay and Update Primary Logo
For the first time in nearly 50 years, the Golden State Warriors will be playing their home schedule in the city of San Francisco. The brand-new Chase Center opens its doors this fall, and the five-time defending NBA Western Conference champions will mark the move with a new logo and new uniforms. Golden State Warriors Primary Logo 2020 – Present …
Past to Present – Stampeders Bring Back the Past
The trend of teams reverting to versions of logos from their past isn’t exclusive to American sports – the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League are getting in on the act. From 1996 to 2012, the logo was a simple outline of a white horse galloping. In 2013, a drop shadow was added to the horse, and he was …
Subtle but Effective Change for the Newest New York Jets Primary Logo
Beginning play in 1960 in the American Football League, The Titans of New York, now known as the New York Jets, have had an illustrious history filled with NFL greats the include Joe Namath, Matt Snell, Don Maynard, Curtis Martin, Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis. With the team having struggled lately, a new logo image was deemed necessary by the …
Sky’s New Primary Logo is Following the Popular Golden State Warriors Design
The Chicago Sky are projecting excitement about their future after revamping just about everything in their franchise over the past year. The team played their first season at Wintrust Arena (home of DePaul Blue Demons athletics) after playing in Chicago suburb Rosemont at the Allstate Arena since 2010. After two losing seasons, the club also hired James Wade to be …