Logo Rebrand (Everything Huskies/Raptors) Megathread

[TorontoRapture]

Los Manos' submission has by far and wide been the best one but I would like to see the same thing done with the Raptors' brand not Husky.

Mine was with the Raptors brand...what did you think?

[sanity]

While I commend the work being done by some talented posters, it doesn't change my opinion on the matter itself. I posted this very late in a different thread, but am re-stating my thoughts here.

With every ounce of my being, I f****n HATE the idea of changing the team's name.

HATE IT.

DO NOT DO IT.

It would be the most amateur, puerile move the team will have made yet - and would seriously have me questioning my loyalty to the franchise.

If an actual name change is being considered, Huskies seems the obvious choice in order to grasp at the extremely tenuous link to history, but choosing the name Huskies would be flat out awful and wrong.

DO NOT WANT a name associating with winter and snow and cold.

Re-brand / re-image fine, but keep the name. Please keep the red (do NOT want Blue).

If they win, Canada will adopt them as their team. No marketing ploy will ever do it, and will only serve to cheapen the brand and expose the new ownership pairing of Rogers+Bell to be completely wrong minded about what needs to be done.

In agreement 100%. To me a re-brand is a tacky way of saying 'we want to move on from our past/failures without actually putting up results'. its make belief crap

[MEDIC]

I agree with Courtside. I'd rather just keep the original name. It actually means something to us fans regardless of the history (all of it isn't bad). I have good memories of Isiah Thomas breaking through the Raptors logo, the contest leading up to the name, Mighty Mouse rookie of the year, VC, Oak, T-Mac, Boogie Williams, JYD, Carlos Rogers, Keon Clark, Doug Christie, Mo-Pete, Willis.......hell, I even have fond memories of Oliver Miller, Hakeem, & AD. After that era, things really started going down hill.

Aside from T-Mac, Mighty Mouse & VC leaving, this franchise started off pretty damn well. We made some home run drafts pick early on & almost made it to the conference finals.

Those were exciting times to be a Raps fan.

All this organization needs to do is get back to that. Get back to winning.

[Mikistan]

1. Get some **** Wins.

2. Do not re-name the franchise. That is bush league and should only be saved for the New Orleans and Charlottes of the NBA.

3. Get rid of the plain white home jersey. White is boring and every team (save the Lakers and new grey San Antonio jerseys) use it. At lease the old white jerseys had pinstripes so something was going on.

4. Stop pushing Red = Canada down the consumer's throats. It's tacky.

5. More black. Bring back purple.

[Turbo_Zone]

I'll just keep throwing random designs in my thread and this one:



XL: http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx14 ... aptors.jpg


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You guys sure you want someone to draw this one out?

The perspective is terrible for a logo...



What about something more regal and "classy"...



Drawing these takes me a LOT of time so if you think you found a GREAT Raptor/Dinosaur source, please throw it at us!

I basically have time for one more and I'll leave it up to popular opinion so chime in!

SAVE THE RAPTORS!

[22haytham22]

I can't wait for the draft to start...

[StopitLeo]

I wish we would forget the raptor head and just stick with the claw. Nice and simple. Then focus can be on the typeface and jersey/shorts colour blocking.

[OBILIC1389]

Raptors has to be one of the most poorly chosen brand names in sports.

Huskies would be a nice name for the team and keep in the tradition of Toronto teams with the blue and white colours.

For those who want a dinosaur as their mascot please give your heads a shake....this team has done nothing to make us want to remember the past.....fresh name, fresh team, fresh start.......and most importantly the right way from the get go.

[TorontoRapture]

I agree with Courtside. I'd rather just keep the original name. It actually means something to us fans regardless of the history (all of it isn't bad). I have good memories of Isiah Thomas breaking through the Raptors logo, the contest leading up to the name, Mighty Mouse rookie of the year, VC, Oak, T-Mac, Boogie Williams, JYD, Carlos Rogers, Keon Clark, Doug Christie, Mo-Pete, Willis.......hell, I even have fond memories of Oliver Miller, Hakeem, & AD. After that era, things really started going down hill.

Aside from T-Mac, Mighty Mouse & VC leaving, this franchise started off pretty damn well. We made some home run drafts pick early on & almost made it to the conference finals.

Those were exciting times to be a Raps fan.

All this organization needs to do is get back to that. Get back to winning.

I agree. Initially, I was leaning toward a Huskies re-brand, but the novelty of it wore-off when I started reminiscing about all the Raptors history I had witnessed watching them. There are so many great memories, that it really would be a disservice to reject them for a team name that never substantiated to anything worth noting, beyond being in the first BAA game.

[ansoncarter]

[TorontoRapture]

I wish we would forget the raptor head and just stick with the claw. Nice and simple. Then focus can be on the typeface and jersey/shorts colour blocking.

I agree. If you do not include a picture of the raptor in the logo, you give the franchise freedom to make the raptor look however they want in the future. There are so many types in the raptors family and different professional opinions on what they might have looked like. So why bother to try and define that with a logo. Instead, allow the freedom to play with the image through their mascots and advertisements instead.

[kmatrixg]

I think Anson is onto something with the head in the basketball. I personally don't like the Husky idea, but if a Raptor head could be incorporated... that's a different story.

[kmatrixg]

The Raptor name is so unique - it's a novelty in itself.

[OBILIC1389]

ANSON CARTER.....Fantastic logos.....simple but to the point....love em.

I hope the organization wakes up and realizes that we need to tear it down and rebuild....not necessarily the team but everything around it.....logo, colours, management culture, define a style of play or a style associated with the team (ie.. Indiana tough hard nosed team)

Sometimes you just need a fresh start.


In reference to an earlier poster who mentioned aside from VC, TMAC and Damon leaving we were off to a pretty good start..........yeah great start, our best 3 players we've ever had all became disgruntled and left the team......fantastic....

[kmatrixg]

ANSON CARTER.....Fantastic logos.....simple but to the point....love em.

I hope the organization wakes up and realizes that we need to tear it down and rebuild....not necessarily the team but everything around it.....logo, colours, management culture, define a style of play or a style associated with the team (ie.. Indiana tough hard nosed team)

Sometimes you just need a fresh start.


In reference to an earlier poster who mentioned aside from VC, TMAC and Damon leaving we were off to a pretty good start..........yeah great start, our best 3 players we've ever had all became disgruntled and left the team......fantastic....

From a fan's perspective, sure it's a great reason to restart. A lot of animosity toward the past. But, from a franchises perspective, it makes no sense. The Raptor (old school especially) is a huge novelty in popular culture. Let's face it - it's one of the most recognizable mid-90's NBA images around.

[Snooch]

Changing the name is not a bush league move at all when the team name is associated with losing. We really have nothing to be proud of here, we had Vince in his prime and a first round playoff win, that is really not enough to warrant keeping name based on the past. Most names mentioned in this thread are of players that will not go down in the books of nba greatness.

And the Hornets are a more storied franchis than the Raptors with more playoff wins and actually had a few season wtih 50 wins, so saying that name changes are reserved for them is a little short sighted.

Choosing not to change a name based on the thought that Huskies are associated with cold weather is quite foolish as well, the husky was a crucial part of Canadian history as it served as a major mode of transportation and life itself for many many many years. My grandfather traveled by two ways, boat and dogsled, and the Husky has always symbolized a pack mentality and that working together accomplishes great feats. Great symbolism for a team sport.

Everyone know the Raptor itself was a name inspired solely by the success of the movie Jurassic Park and in itself is kind of lame. It has been a mocking point for years(craptors...that's worse than the lolcats)

Personally I don't care either way and there is definitely merits to keeping the name, however I think the whole organization needs a re-haul, and it is starting, i think a name change would do alot of good.

[OBILIC1389]

Kmatrixg,


I agree....unfortunately asides from VC winning the dunk contest everyone relates that image to mediocrity and jokes.

From my personal standpoint I have just always thought the name, logo and colours were terrible and as a result of Jurassic Park and it's fad.

I'm all for a simple Celtics style of jersey and colours......even the old school, regular style cut jerseys....i can't stand the v-neck bring back the crew cut.

[load management]

While I commend the work being done by some talented posters, it doesn't change my opinion on the matter itself. I posted this very late in a different thread, but am re-stating my thoughts here.

With every ounce of my being, I f****n HATE the idea of changing the team's name.

HATE IT.

DO NOT DO IT.

It would be the most amateur, puerile move the team will have made yet - and would seriously have me questioning my loyalty to the franchise.

If an actual name change is being considered, Huskies seems the obvious choice in order to grasp at the extremely tenuous link to history, but choosing the name Huskies would be flat out awful and wrong.

DO NOT WANT a name associating with winter and snow and cold.

Re-brand / re-image fine, but keep the name. Please keep the red (do NOT want Blue).

If they win, Canada will adopt them as their team. No marketing ploy will ever do it, and will only serve to cheapen the brand and expose the new ownership pairing of Rogers+Bell to be completely wrong minded about what needs to be done.

AGREE 100% Don't change the name!!!

[KnickerBonkerz]

worst I've seen

[KnickerBonkerz]

While I commend the work being done by some talented posters, it doesn't change my opinion on the matter itself. I posted this very late in a different thread, but am re-stating my thoughts here.

With every ounce of my being, I f****n HATE the idea of changing the team's name.

HATE IT.

DO NOT DO IT.

It would be the most amateur, puerile move the team will have made yet - and would seriously have me questioning my loyalty to the franchise.

If an actual name change is being considered, Huskies seems the obvious choice in order to grasp at the extremely tenuous link to history, but choosing the name Huskies would be flat out awful and wrong.

DO NOT WANT a name associating with winter and snow and cold.

Re-brand / re-image fine, but keep the name. Please keep the red (do NOT want Blue).

If they win, Canada will adopt them as their team. No marketing ploy will ever do it, and will only serve to cheapen the brand and expose the new ownership pairing of Rogers+Bell to be completely wrong minded about what needs to be done.

In agreement 100%. To me a re-brand is a tacky way of saying 'we want to move on from our past/failures without actually putting up results'. its make belief crap

Eureka! I've got it, the Toronto Make-Believes