a curious convergence of curvy contours

An arti­cle in the New York Times reminded me of the atroc­ity that is the annual NFL Super Bowl logo. How it shame­lessly recalls a cou­ple of famil­iar (non-football) shapes!

Simplified Obama logo Super Bowl XLIII logo Bank of America logo

The news­pa­per pro­poses a few alter­na­tives which all feel fresh by com­par­i­son. My favorite is Aaron Draplin’s retro shield. Awe­some.

One Comment

  1. AnnaK. January 31, 2009

    Not the mad scientist?

    http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/01/28/sports/20090128-logos-slideshow_6.html

    I’m sur­prised!

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