Love the rebrand as the "Orrnado"!!!
About the new logo, Johnny Orr, & Jack Trice
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Love the rebrand as the "Orrnado"!!!
Other than golfing sweaters and polos- Orr rarely used this logo so attaching it to his program is a stretch. (see previous post).Wrote a thing about the new Cyclone logo and how ISU can properly honor its heritage through design.
Does the new logo fit the bill? Really want to see the reaction of you good people here to the story. Let's discuss!
Some teaser images from the story:
It is clear to me that this should be used in rotation w/ the I-State logo. I hated this thing but taking the lettering off of the top makes it look fantastic. I have changed my mind- we should go this route.
Now, can you provide us a slightly darker (sunflower) gold used in the late 70's and early 80's?
Outstanding work
Thanks for the post, Josh! Great as always.
My issues with the new logo come down to two simple points:
1- It has no contained balance like the Orrnado. Points in the old logo lined up with an equilateral triangle, the new one has no such structure and it feels unbalanced with cut/fill outside of any sort of applied structure.
2- Too many colors required for design legibility (three!), and no good options for reverse colors or void spaces.
In essence, it is monolithic and unbalanced, which is inherently unsettling.
My issues with the new logo come down to two simple points:
1- It has no contained balance like the Orrnado. Points in the old logo lined up with an equilateral triangle, the new one has no such structure and it feels unbalanced with cut/fill outside of any sort of applied structure.
2- Too many colors required for design legibility (three!), and no good options for reverse colors or void spaces.
In essence, it is monolithic and unbalanced, which is inherently unsettling.
That would look so beautiful on an oldtime-styled softball uniform!The later interlocking ISU logo (1930-1941) can still be found on some old manhole/steam tunnel covers around campus:
http://archive.inside.iastate.edu/2008/1024/alumni.shtml
I always thought that this one looked like Cy was being flushed down the toilet.This masterpiece.
Same here and sorry, calling Kagavi's design the Orr logo is wrong. IIRC, was never used with the MBB program. Hated that logo back when Criner was coach, in part, due to the design, in part due to the regrettable move from Cardinal to Red when Criner took over and in part due to its association with an awful period of ISU FB that included probation, a hated FB HC, and a terrible on the field product.
How's that any different than today? Might as well look good as we take OU's **** in the ass
So you hate the coach? And last I checked, Cardinal is the correct color, not Red, and the majority of sane fans have optimism for the program's future. The Criner era was a cluster from Day 1 and Campbell's era has not been despite last Thursday's result.
Excellent design work, informative for historic aspect --- I can't add many compliments that haven't been stated.
Trepidation about being associated with Criner-era results has faded for me in past few years, since seeing renderings of the cyclone without the lettering attached. And I've come to appreciate how adaptable it is for a helmet .... cardinal on white, gold on cardinal, cardinal on gold ... cardinal on a lighter storm cloud.
Trepidation about being associated with Criner-era results has faded for me in past few years, since seeing renderings of the cyclone without the lettering attached. And I've come to appreciate how adaptable it is for a helmet .... cardinal on white, gold on cardinal, cardinal on gold ... cardinal on a lighter storm cloud.
Just had to bump this. What shows the power of a Cyclone more than lightning. That was an incredible background image. Definitely what would set the logo above and beyond all else.
Yeah I like the Orr cyclone but agree instead of the sides or tips curving down maybe have them curve back (leave the bottom three sections the same) to complete the top of the cyclone to give it the 3D look to make it sharp and a more modern feel. I would attempt to do it but I don't have the graphic skills.
I think having a simple sticker for a complex story would be beneficial. I would love to have a 10 minute conversation with anyone that was curious about what the Jack Trice sticker represented. I would love it even more for hawkeye fans to have to 10 minute conversation about their ANF helmet stickers to explain how it's just a bogus marketing ploy by the university.
Michigan St. did the same type of retro logo a couple of years ago with the reaction of most being-- 'What is that?' and 'It doesn't look too good.'
I am still amazed that a bunch of fans can come up with new logos, old logos, and new uniforms that are way better than anything the university seems to come up with. Rather than pumping out crappy logo after crappy logo, why cant we just use the old twister logo we all love, as our secondary logo, the one that the university already has copyrighted?
At least the new basketball uniforms look sweet.
At least the new basketball uniforms look sweet.
Something about Cy looking up instead of forward is what bothers me about this logo.
The new "Bugle" logo looks like a modified version of "What is red and goes 100 mph? Cy in a blender."
Except the bottom logo is pretty awesome.
