Catamounts Wordmark Logo

Regarding college sports, the University of Vermont Catamounts have a long and storied history. The university's wordmark logo has undergone several iterations over the years, each capturing different aspects of the school's athletic identity. In this blog post, we'll look at some of these logos and explore their evolution.

The first version was created in 1938 when UVM adopted its current mascot - a bobcat named "Chief Cattywampus" or simply "Cats." This original design featured an orange-and-black cat with two white stripes on either side to represent its claws. It also included text that read “UVM” above and “Catamounts” below – all in capital letters for maximum impact!

In 1970, UVM changed its logo by introducing an updated version featuring more modern typography and bolder colors (orange & black). The new design incorporated serif lettering for both words, giving it a much cleaner aesthetic while still maintaining familiarity with previous versions. Additionally, they removed any reference to Chief Cattawampus from this iteration so that people could associate solely with the school name rather than just its mascot representation.

By 1995 another update was made which saw even more changes: namely replacing traditional typography with sans serif lettering; removing unnecessary flourishes such as outlines around each letter; adding curved edges along bottom corners, giving them rounded shapes instead; using only one color scheme (black); changing background shape from rectangle into circle symbolizing unity between all teams under same banner etc... All these alterations combined resulted in creating visual solid identity associated directly not only athletics but entire university community alike!

Today's Catamounts wordmark is based on the 1995 version but slightly altered according to details mentioned earlier, plus a few others, like making the font size larger overall, thus emphasizing the importance of the message being conveyed via logo itself, i.e., pride strength commitment excellence, etc… All together make up iconic symbol representing University Vermont knew worldwide thanks consistent use across various media platforms including television websites apparel merchandise posters banners social media accounts, etc…

As you can see, there has been quite a bit of evolution over decades; however, core elements have remained the same since day one – cats white typeface slogan combination creates a powerful statement about who what stands for no matter where it goes or appears on anything related VT Athletics department will always be proud showcase our beloved Wordmark Logo proudly.