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Re: You CANNOT tell me...

minnclone99 said:
You aren't an odd ball. The throwbacks were fun but they were just that. Seeing the jerseys reminded me of the Walden era, and we also had about five different colors in there.

Also, wearing white at home is a sacrilege, and gray masks in 2007 is a fad.

What a memorable win though.
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I could not stomach seeing those black jerseys on our field. But, I agree that we should stick with the throwbacks for the rest of the year. I LOVE the helmets!
 
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I really like the uniforms for next season, and I thought I was pretty happy with the new white I-State helmet. That was until I saw the throwback uniforms in person... By about halftime, I like them a TON better than anything else. Get them some cardinal jerseys and make the helmet design just a big cardinal I (without the interior letters), and we have a serious winner.

Pollard, I hope you're reading this thread.
 
We better keep the throwback jerseys this season!

We LOOKED like a big time team on Saturday..that in itself doesn't win games, but it help the confidence. ISU had it best years with the gold helmets and those jerseys. I love the way we looked. Keep them thru the rest of this year, then mail them out!
 
Re: We better keep the throwback jerseys this season!

Sign me up. They are more businesslike.

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Iowa State Logo / Uniforms / Helmets

I have to give Pollard his due credit for the "vision" he seems to be achieving for Iowa State Athletics. It seems that his heavy handed approach is just what ISU needed to shake things up and stop settling for mediocrity. However, that being said, I think he might have gone too far in redesigning the uniforms/logo. I think it is a brilliant move to return to the rich cardinal and gold of yesteryear, especially after seeing the throwback uniforms in action this weekend. Unfortunately the new uniforms are as generic as I have ever seen. I'm not looking for an Oregon Ducks uniform, but I would love to see something that distinguishes our uniforms from the norm while still retaining that classic look. As I browsed the recent threads, I was glad to see that I wasn't the only one who thought that the '77 uniforms looked better than next year's uniforms. I'm not sure what can be done, but I would love to see the new uniforms redesigned to something a little more similar to the uniforms on the field this week.

Finally, the I-State helmet, if it indeed was the helmet chosen, needs to be tossed. The athletics department needs to consult a design professional of some sort to take a look at the logo. (If they have already been consulting one, they need to move on and find a new one. Or if they have been ignoring the advice of the current design team, they need to start listening.) There was a great article in the register Friday regarding simplifying the Iowa State logo. I liked the new cyclone logo (especially when the leave off the Iowa State or Cyclones text, but it is overcomplicated. It reminds me of minor league baseball logos, nfl europe, and MLS logos. It lacks any 'gravitas' that one might find in let's say, the iowa logo, the Texas logo, the USC logo, or, as stated in the article, the nike "swoosh." We need something simpler, cleaner, and more easily recognized. The proposed I-State logo is frankly embarrassing. It dilutes and confuses what is already somewhat of a brand identity crisis at iowa state. This is a huge opportunity for us to establish an identity, and we seem to be stuttering at the prospect. If it were up to me we'd rework the original 2 color red cyclone a bit and use that. Hell, I'd even take the current cardinal-cyclone hybrid, if we'd leave off the Iowa state or the cylcones and let the logo speak for itself. What do you all think?

Des Moines Register article link: DesMoinesRegister.com
 
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Heaven forbid we might work with a consultant.
 
Re: Iowa State Logo / Uniforms / Helmets

BKLYNCyclone said:
I have to give Pollard his due credit for the "vision" he seems to be achieving for Iowa State Athletics. It seems that his heavy handed approach is just what ISU needed to shake things up and stop settling for mediocrity. However, that being said, I think he might have gone too far in redesigning the uniforms/logo. I think it is a brilliant move to return to the rich cardinal and gold of yesteryear, especially after seeing the throwback uniforms in action this weekend. Unfortunately the new uniforms are as generic as I have ever seen. I'm not looking for an Oregon Ducks uniform, but I would love to see something that distinguishes our uniforms from the norm while still retaining that classic look. As I browsed the recent threads, I was glad to see that I wasn't the only one who thought that the '77 uniforms looked better than next year's uniforms. I'm not sure what can be done, but I would love to see the new uniforms redesigned to something a little more similar to the uniforms on the field this week.

Finally, the I-State helmet, if it indeed was the helmet chosen, needs to be tossed. The athletics department needs to consult a design professional of some sort to take a look at the logo. (If they have already been consulting one, they need to move on and find a new one. Or if they have been ignoring the advice of the current design team, they need to start listening.) There was a great article in the register Friday regarding simplifying the Iowa State logo. I liked the new cyclone logo (especially when the leave off the Iowa State or Cyclones text, but it is overcomplicated. It reminds me of minor league baseball logos, nfl europe, and MLS logos. It lacks any 'gravitas' that one might find in let's say, the iowa logo, the Texas logo, the USC logo, or, as stated in the article, the nike "swoosh." We need something simpler, cleaner, and more easily recognized. The proposed I-State logo is frankly embarrassing. It dilutes and confuses what is already somewhat of a brand identity crisis at iowa state. This is a huge opportunity for us to establish an identity, and we seem to be stuttering at the prospect. If it were up to me we'd rework the original 2 color red cyclone a bit and use that. Hell, I'd even take the current cardinal-cyclone hybrid, if we'd leave off the Iowa state or the cylcones and let the logo speak for itself. What do you all think?

Des Moines Register article link: DesMoinesRegister.com
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I completely disagree with you on this. I too like the look of the uniforms we used yesterday, but the new one's are very similar. As as for the I State logo, it is great. The designer did a super job of giving ISU back the "I" for Iowa and incorporating the "state." In my view, it is a big time branding, and big time logo. My job is position and branding, and their's looks like a winner to me. But, everyone has different ideas, and that keeps things interesting.
 
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Can someone post what it will look like? I tried finding on ISU website and could not locate.
 
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I too disagree with the OP. I LOVED the helmets and jerseys yesterday! The pants were a little off color, but if they were a little brighter the entire scheme would look great.
 
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This is not big time branding... This is a painful amateur attempt and looks like it was put together in a word processing program.

(I too am a part of a brand identity firm...)
 
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I can live with it. Just wish they'd use a Gold or Cardinal helmet instead of white.

I think JP wants to get away from ISU and our cardinal logo because it's too easily mixed up with the Illinois State Redbirds.

I still love the cardinal on top of the Cyclone, but we're not going to change this AD's mind. I'll bet $20 he had this logo picked out before he did the fan poll and that he did the poll just as a P.R. stunt to make the fans feel better.
 
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I don't understand why it couldn't be IA State. It flows better... doesn't seem nearly as awkward. Besides, the letter "I" in no way uniquely distinguishes itself as representing the state of Iowa. However, IA does.
 
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Yeah, the new design is alright, but that's all it is. I was really hoping for something more iconic. I wish the athletic department understood that it's not against the law to have a helmet with no letters/words on it. Something incorporating a cyclone theme, similar to the 83-86 helmets.

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Hopefully this is just a stepping stone to a better design.
 
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I thought the logos were too complicated and had some fun doodling these up...
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Totally agreed... Words on the helmet are silly. Let the logo speak for itself. As for the previous doodle, I think it's on the right track, and is definitely creative. I offer the following only as constructive criticism as I understand that the design process takes a long time and a lot of editing.

1. I don't think the cardinal is necessary, though it is impressive how you subtly incorporated it. Try accenting the beak instead of the eye. It has a phoenix look to it right now.
2. Be careful of being over aggressive. Remember when Iowa was contemplating changing their logo? Remember what they were considering changing it to? (It was an awful rendition of the classic). Try simplifying further, and perhaps softening the lines.
 
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Re: Iowa State Logo / Uniforms / Helmets

I agree with everything you said, Brooklyn! I will root for the Clones no matter what they wear, but I don't think we've helped our "brand identity" any with the new logo or the white helmets. I admit that I prefer well-done graphic symbols (such as the Texas, Iowa, and USC logos that you mentioned) as program identifiers over simplistic word- or letter-marks. Iowa State does have a tough challenge to come up with such a logo considering the cyclone/cardinal quandary of our mascot heritage. Our current logo was a nice try, but perhaps a bit too busy to be truly effective. CyGuy#1's offering is a nice start, but could use a little professional polish. (It also looks a bit too much like a phoenix, which some people mentioned when he first unveiled it a few months ago.) Regardless, almost anything is better than the bland, white-helmeted generic-ness that we have to look forward to next year. If you have some ideas that you can share, Brooklyn, I know many of us here would love to see them.
 
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I really like the new uniforms for next year and the white helmet too. I like that we're going back to the traditional cardinal and gold school colors.

Last year CBS Sportsline (I think) had a fan voting contest for the best looking uniforms in the NCAA. If memory serves, Texas won. Texas has a white helmet with a white face mask like we're going to use. I think we need to just give it some time.

I do like the ISU look better than the I State look, but both are OK with me.

I do like the logo that CyGuy put together too. Simple & classy.....Like Texas or Michigan State.
 
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som1 with a good program..because i dont, take the helmet we used for the iowa game, put the logo that we had been using on the helmet then change the tops to cardinal with the lines white and gold and i dont know what color you would want the #'s but try somthing like that and post it.. because my computer sux and i cant do it on here...
 
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