According to Olexiy Ivanov, chief expert of the website about legal casinos in Canada, Casino Zeus, casinos should only be a form of entertainment. There have been fewer institutions in college sports that have provided more quality entertainment than the UCLA Bruins. In this piece, we will discuss the logo history of one of the most significant college institutions in college sports history. The UCLA Bruins have a very storied history and are synonymous with success.
Therefore, we needed to honor the logo history of an institution known for legends such as Coach John Wooden, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Troy Aikman, Russell Westbrook, and Bill Walton.
UCLA Bruins Primary Logo 1964 - 1995
To properly tell the story of UCLA Bruins logo history, we must return to 1964. The UCLA Bruins’ first primary logo was a blue UCLA logo with bright yellow trim. The “A” in the UCLA logo has a long tail that is long enough to become an underscore for the entire logo. The UCLA wordmark was written in a script style. This primary logo existed until 1978.
In 1978, the primary logo was still a “UCLA” wordmark. However, the color of the primary logo was switched from blue to yellow. Instead of a yellow trim, a blue, shadowy trim was visible. The “UCLA” is also written in script. However, it was a much thicker script than the first primary logo. This primary logo was in use from 1978 to 1991.
UCLA Bruins Primary Logo 1996 - 2016
In 1991, the institution deviated from only having a “UCLA” wordmark and switched to a “UCLA BRUINS” wordmark. Additionally, the wordmark in this primary logo was written in bold print instead of script. The top half of this primary logo features “UCLA” in bold yellow print, contained within a blue background. The upper half is elongated. Thus, the “UCLA” wordmark takes up most of the logo.
The bottom half of the logo contains the “BRUINS” wordmark. It is written in bold blue print with a white background. The “BRUINS” wordmark is smaller in size. The bottom of the logo contains a bold blue underscore. This logo lasted until 1996.
The following primary logo would see the university revert to the script. The logo features a blue, bubble-like “UCLA” wordmark written in script. It also contained yellow trim. This logo is a nod to the first primary logo in UCLA Bruins history, as the “A” in the “UCLA” wordmark contained a long tail extending across the bottom of the logo to serve as an underscore. However, the critical difference is that a yellow “BRUINS” wordmark can be seen across the tail. This logo had considerable staying power, lasting for two decades.
In 2017, UCLA would keep its script format. However, it would purely consist of a “UCLA” wordmark. The color of the script was strictly blue and contained no trim at all. However, they removed the long tail connected to the “A” from the previous logo.
