A Search for the Nation’s Best Logo

Posted on December 12th, 2007 by Andrew Perkins in Brown, Georgetown, Temple, UC Santa Cruz

Today I started my conquest for the nation’s best logo (for college teams, of course). I started my journey searching on google images, and ended up hitting a gold mine at logoserver.com. Unfortunately, by that time I had already looked so much that my hunger and obligations to perform other activities only let me get through the Fs.

So here are the logos I have so far chosen as prime candidates for best logo from around the nation…

brown.jpgBrown Bears — It’s as if the bear wants to hug you and maul you all at the same time.




canisius.gif Canisius Golden Griffins — Props to them for making a somewhat menacing yet visually appealing griffin.






grand-rapids-cc.jpgGrand Rapids Community College Raiders — An excerpt from their website: “Grand Rapids Community College’s mascot is the Raider, an intelligent, resourceful and cunning creature whose teeth and claws are a force to be reckoned with. The Raider embodies the values of Grand Rapids Community College.” Hence the raccoon being the raider.

georgetown.gif Georgetown Hoyas — It’s the most calm, cool, collected bulldog creature in sports. Georgia’s looks drugged and Fresno’s looks like it’s straight out of Disney’s archives.





sam-houston-state.jpg Sam Houston State Bearkats — Can’t beat 3D-looking letters.




evansville.pngEvansville Purple Aces — How much can you do with a purple ace? I give them credit.



uc-santacruz-banana-slugs.jpg UC-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs — A slug is reading Plato. Come on. That’s good.




temple.gif Temple Owls — That owl looks like it’s about to go crazy with its yellow eyes.

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  1. Matt said on December 12th, 2007 at 7:44 pm

    You sure that Grand Rapids Raider is a fox? Because it looks eerily similar to a raccoon. Plus a raccoon seems to me to be more of the “raider” type.

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  2. Taylor Summers said on December 12th, 2007 at 9:38 pm

    Um, I think that Grand Rapids one is a racoon dude.

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  3. Andrew Perkins said on December 12th, 2007 at 9:39 pm

    Hm… upon further review, I agree.

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  4. Yoder said on January 9th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    http://www.jimwegryn.com/Names/BattlingBishops.jpg

    The Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops is pretty awesome, we’re D3 though

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  5. Derek DeVries said on March 12th, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    Speaking as someone from the Communications Department at GRCC who was involved in the process of creating the Raider logo, I can confirm that it is indeed a raccoon.

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