Miami Dolphins New logo/uniforms Thread

This thread is making me hate all of you more than the logo.

 

Update on new logo

Yeah. Not sure why this is so important to people. I care, but a 40 page thread is surprising.

 

just be thankful we dont have 6 separate threads going. I mean it is kinda the off season for us fans, we have 1 game and then done. Also this thread really exploded once the logo got "leaked"

 

http://www.publicinsightnetwork.org...00a/can-you-make-a-better-miami-dolphins-logo

 

I like the clean one a lot just replace the sun with the one from the "prototype" logo and it's money.

 

It's actually not surprising. Par for the course.

 

Anyone who nets dolphins should be killed.

 

I got my other stuff done faster than I expected, came back and almost finished the clean version when I saw your post. Here is the almost complete clean version and a quick version of what you were asking for:

I still have a bit of work to clean up the roughness on the edges of portions of the dolphin and some other areas that need attention to sharpness. You can really see it in the under belly of the dolphin and the areas where the dolphin and sun ring begin to meet. There's actually a good bit more than that to fix. It doesn't take long to slap things together, especially when others have done the hard work for you, but it does take time to make it all look right in the end. I am not an artist, I could never do this from scratch, mainly because I just cannot get the hang of the pen tool. So, I always fall back on my tried and true polygon lasso tool.

 

my prefeance on that logo

 

Well, this is only your opinion. It may also be an opinion that is shared with many people I'm sure. I'm also sure that there are just as many people, if not more, who think the logo is perfect for a football team. I happen to dig it and not because it is something I grew up with.

It is art that has withstood the sands of time. Art that thousands of people voted on. Professionals included I'm sure.

 

For me, I just like to play with photoshop when I get the chance and something strikes me as interesting. It's a way to practice my limited creativity for a subject that I have passion for. It's fun to create, I just wish I could do it all on my own and without pre-existing work involved. It's actually very soothing and gratifying even when others don't like it.

 

I'm cool with that except that it doesn't look like the real sun. Kidding.
Ozzy called someone a dick in this thread.

 

I consider all my teachers *****...

 

This is the best one so far but I think the dark color blue needs to be much thinner. An M somehow incorporated into it might be a hit....

 

I like that one as well, my preference was to go with the grey to go with the "hopefully" grey face masks. I really liked the grey face masks as opposed to the aqua ones we have today.

 

I like your style, I've been feelin' the grey face masks as well. I think it would look a lot better than the aqua ones, hope they incorporate those into the uniform change. Send this logo in NOW lol.

 

I can't do that. This logo is a creation of multiple artists works. I just took what they offered and modified them to mine and others likings. I can't take credit for the logo that I didn't create from scratch.

I appreciate the compliment though.

 

not mine to submit, I only changed the colors, the easy part

 

http://www.thephins.com/forums/showthread.php?73860-Graphic-Competition&p=1943666#post1943666

 

Thanks for the invite. I think I will join. The superbowl without the dolphins holds no passion for me, but it will give me an excuse to partake in an old hobby. Again, thank you for the invite. I would be glad to try.

 

I remember when FH had their logo contest years ago we had so many good designs. I wonder if any are still out there

 

I partook in a few of them, but never finished well. I was Blitphinfan on FH.

 

No its really not an opinion.

There is a part to every logo (or other graphic design) that is completely objective. That is the craftsmanship part. The craftsmanship of that logo is horrible. You can tell when something is done right. Like I said, drips in the paint or mohawks in a mowed lawn or bubbles in a wallpaper job or off kilter tiles.

The opinion part comes in with liking the color combinations or juxtaposition of the elements, etc. Craftsmanship is not really an opinion.

I'd also wager you couldn't give a meaningful explanation as to why you love the old logo on its own artistic merits without linking it to the past and tradition. (Don't get butt hurt, that's not an insult.)

 

I dont have photo shop, but for kicks try filling the the dolphin with:



then filling the sun with:



may no

t be good for a helmet logo, but might be a pretty cool looking avitar!!

 

I love the amount of time spent to recreate, improve or come up with your own logos. Impressive.

I especially love the posts saying to send it to Mike Dee or submit it.

It is almost Omar Kelly denial tastic.

Especially since they have already approved the logo. Any verbage used in regards to them not decided yet, will make the decision before the draft, etc is just a smoke screen. They might not announce it until then. However the decision and logo are in the books.

 

Sweet!! any way to fill the entire sun?

 

I love the logo because of the way it fits with an NFL team. The way the artist was thinking by taking the thought of a sun(what Miami's always been known for) behind a Dolphin that's jumping. The way it was incorporated into the background, while keeping it from looking like a perfect painting was genius. The way the helmet fits the head and the way the M was used on it. The only thing it could have has was less white lines and they could have been better defined.

How do you define “artistic merit”? A quick search on the net, yielded the following definition: “Artistic merit is a term that is used in relation to cultural products when referring to the judgment of their perceived quality or value as works of art“.
Wikipedia continues to say: “However, many people fail to distinguish between the problem of distinguishing art from non-art and the problem of distinguishing good art from bad art. In many cases, people claim that such-and-such object is “not art” or “not real art” when they intend to say that they do not consider it to be good or successful art”.

From all the above, there’s one word which really stands out for me: “perceived“. Each person can perceive something very differently than somebody else based on their personal experiences, feelings, mood, believes, knowledge on the topic, etc… (the list is endless). If one man’s “Rubbish!” is another man’s “Masterpiece!”, does that mean that there’s unlimited levels of “artistic merit”?

 

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly
I LOVE how people want to twist around Dolphins CEO Mike Dee's words, omitting some of it to keep this logo story going. Do better!

 

I don't follow Kelly on Twitter or am even exposed to him in the news as I live in NY, but I want to strangle that man.

 

From '68 to '80, the Bengals looked basically liked the Browns except they had the team name in upper case on the side of the helmet.

 

One of my least favorite logos.

Look at me, we're tigers!

 

I liked both of them. According to one link I found, the team started with the Dolphin's nose inside the sun logo in '66 for just 3 games, but went to the nose outside the sun logo, for the final 11 games of '66, throughout '67 and '68. In 1969 they went back to the inside the sun logo til 1974. The 17-0 team wore the inside the sun logo. The change wasn't permanently made til '74. Except for some reason Norm Bulaich only continued to wear the inside the sun logo in '75 and '76
http://billsportsmaps.com/wp-conten...dolphins_helmet-history_logos_1966-2012_r.gif

Of course FinD in his infinite wisdom says the old logo looks like it was drawn by a 2 yr old and anyone who likes it, has mental problems. Of course his middle name is Hyperbole.

 

Sorry many of us on this forum and including fans on talk radio etc. think this "prototype" leaked logo isn't ideal for a football team logo. I mean look at it man, I wouldn't feel very manly or proud to be rockin' that on my shirt or shorts whatever. Like others said, it looks like it should be placed on the side of a cruse ship. Not just dolphin fan's but many other football fans I have come in contact to think its ridiculous. And what make's you so sure that this logo has already been approved and it's not changing? I think it was probably leaked on purpose to get fan perspective on what they think to help them make a decision, but who knows.

I know its hard for a dolphin to look "tough", then maybe they should go with a logo like the giants, 49'ers, jets, pakers, etc. by having the initials of the team or spelling out dolphins in a nice looking font because I would definitely rather have that than this logo that was leaked.

 

That's the correct times and dates for our logos! Im a big fan of all except the current logo. It's ok I guess but I prefer the second one that came out in 74

 

stop. posting. omar. kelly. quotes. on. here. hes. terrible.