Timbers FO Bows to Pressure, Tweaks MLS Logo

[GriLtCheeZ]

The 107ist met with the Timbers front office to discuss a number of issues including the MLS logo, and wins compromise.
It's just a tweak to the recently unveiled MLS emlem, but it's less cartoony than the first one they came up with. Much better.

The new MLS emblem is toned down a bit from the first. Gone are the shading on the axe and the chevrons aren't broken up as much. The secondary logo is sick. The solitary axe is tight. The fourth one, the "ligature" (learned a word today) is weird but it might grow on me.

Original new MLS logo:

This shit is tight!!!

WOW! A fucking front office that listens to it's most passionate fans!

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

The original logo is the best.

They got that upset over a line on the blade of the ax? (primary logo).

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

The original logo is the best.

They got that upset over a line on the blade of the ax? (primary logo).

No, it was more about the overall appearance being a very cartoonish re-branding treatment of the Timbers' iconic crest. A crest that has been around a little longer that the Blazers NBA championship trophy. The new tweaked logo is a compromise that addresses some of the the concerns of many Timbers fans. There are actually a handful changes to the logo. I posted a slightly larger picture in the OP.

1. The axe has had the shading removed.
2. The chevrons aren't as broken up.
3. The "Timbers" lettering has been made a little larger.
4. The marks pointing to the word "Timbers" have been removed.

There isn't a lot of history when it comes to soccer in the US, but Portland does have some, and it is worth protecting.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Oh shit check this:

EDIT:Oh shit! I wuz fuld dat luks like sum homaid timburz gier!

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

bizjournal article about the crest tweakage.

"In a message on the Timbers Army message board at Talktimbers.com Friday, a representative of the team’s front office said the changes to the logo came as a result of fan feedback."

"It was released along with a slate of secondary marks the team will use to represent the MLS Timbers, including a new team ligature conceived and designed by members of the Timbers Army."

Read more: Portland Timbers revise new logo - Portland Business Journal


"The official also lauded the 107 Independent Supporters’ Trust, a nonprofit group that acts as administrators to Timbers Army activities. Members of the trust have met with team officials to discuss the Army’s displeasure with the crest and provide feedback on the secondary marks."

 

[HailBlazers]

Oh shit check this:

Sick wit it.

Does every team have more than one mark?

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Sick wit it.

Does every team have more than one mark?

I don't know.

 

[THE HCP]

I would rock that hat tomorrow!

 

[julius]

The 107ist met with the Timbers front office to discuss a number of issues including the MLS logo, and wins compromise.
It's just a tweak to the recently unveiled MLS emlem, but it's less cartoony than the first one they came up with. Much better.

The new MLS emblem is toned down a bit from the first. Gone are the shading on the axe and the chevrons aren't broken up as much. The secondary logo is sick. The solitary axe is tight. The fourth one, the "ligature" (learned a word today) is weird but it might grow on me.

Original new MLS logo:

This shit is tight!!!

WOW! A fucking front office that listens to it's most passionate fans!

yeah, their "passionate" fans removed the two streaks of yellow in the axe.

Well done..I guess.

I'm happy Portland has an MSL team, but the over-importance that a lot of their fans have, about the team, gets comical.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

yeah, their "passionate" fans removed the two streaks of yellow in the axe.

Well done..I guess.

I'm happy Portland has an MSL team, but the over-importance that a lot of their fans have, about the team, gets comical.

The fans are what brought an MLS team here.

 

[Wheels]

yeah, their "passionate" fans removed the two streaks of yellow in the axe.

Well done..I guess.

I'm happy Portland has an MSL team, but the over-importance that a lot of their fans have, about the team, gets comical.

I wonder if thats why Merrit Paulson had the TA do the recruiting and be a lot of the voice for MLS to PDX. Maybe MP understands that the reason that there was even a sniff of a vote in favor of bringing MLS here, is because it has been shown they can support it. Seriously I have no problem with you or anything like that, but I would hope you would do a little more research before comments like your last line are made.

 

[Wheels]

sorry to jump on you btw

 

[THE HCP]

I love that the fans are so passionate about the Timbers! You should have seen the weak ass "fans" at the Beaver game last night! What a joke!

 

[bigbailes]

yeah, their "passionate" fans removed the two streaks of yellow in the axe.

Well done..I guess.

I'm happy Portland has an MSL team, but the over-importance that a lot of their fans have, about the team, gets comical.

and this sums up most soccer fans in general to me....it's a niche sport here but they want it to be so much more. basically just another AAA team in portland as very few of the top soccer players play in the MLS.

 

[Wheels]

and this sums up most soccer fans in general to me....it's a niche sport here but they want it to be so much more. basically just another AAA team in portland as very few of the top soccer players play in the MLS.

you'd be awesome at developing a country.

 

[bigbailes]

you'd be awesome at developing a country.

why because i don't really like the sport? because i think soccer fans in cities like portland and seattle have an inflated sense of worth? because i realize that europen countries are so far advanced in their soccer leagues that they continue to get the best talent?

 

[Wheels]

why because i don't really like the sport? because i think soccer fans in cities like portland and seattle have an inflated sense of worth? because i realize that europen countries are so far advanced in their soccer leagues that they continue to get the best talent?

Hey some people like to give up before they start.. not that there's anything wrong with that. I didnt say shit about you not liking the sport.

 

[bigbailes]

Hey some people like to give up before they start.. not that there's anything wrong with that. I didnt say shit about you not liking the sport.

what about giving up? i don't care about soccer or the mls except for once every 4 years like most american sports fans. good luck with the timbers, i hope they bring you guys lots of joy and hopefully i can take in a match sometime when i'm back in the nw, to see what all the hoopla is about. but at the end of the day can you really disagree that the MLS is really AAA soccer? do the best in the world play mls? in 20 years they MIGHT, but in all reality the ties and strongholds that leagues like Premier hold is much more than anything we have here.

 

[ehizzy3]

is that hat gonna be on sale?

 

[julius]

I wonder if thats why Merrit Paulson had the TA do the recruiting and be a lot of the voice for MLS to PDX. Maybe MP understands that the reason that there was even a sniff of a vote in favor of bringing MLS here, is because it has been shown they can support it. Seriously I have no problem with you or anything like that, but I would hope you would do a little more research before comments like your last line are made.

They still act like they're a little more important then they are.

 

[Natebishop3]

is that hat gonna be on sale?

Pretty sure that's homemade dude

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Pretty sure that's homemade dude

Yeah, it's homemade.

 

[tlongII]

what about giving up? i don't care about soccer or the mls except for once every 4 years like most american sports fans. good luck with the timbers, i hope they bring you guys lots of joy and hopefully i can take in a match sometime when i'm back in the nw, to see what all the hoopla is about. but at the end of the day can you really disagree that the MLS is really AAA soccer? do the best in the world play mls? in 20 years they MIGHT, but in all reality the ties and strongholds that leagues like Premier hold is much more than anything we have here.

Beckham has played for the LA Galaxy. Thierry Henry will be playing MLS next season.

 

[bigbailes]

Beckham has played for the LA Galaxy. Thierry Henry will be playing MLS next season.

hahaha....beckham is washed up, i don't follow soccer and i know that. Henry seems to be a decent name, so that's one good player from a WC team, i'm sure there are more but not nearly as much as other leagues have.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

hahaha....beckham is washed up, i don't follow soccer and i know that. Henry seems to be a decent name, so that's one good player from a WC team, i'm sure there are more but not nearly as much as other leagues have.

Beckham would have made the World Cup roster if he hadn't been injured.
So the MLS isn't one of the best leagues in the world, thank you for stating the obvious

MLS is a young league, it's for people who buy in that MLS can become a great league someday...you gotta believe...I believe.

The Timbers have a player who scored in the world cup:[video=youtube;T3ceLZMRe6w]

 

[Wheels]

Suzuki Whoah oh, Suzuki Whoah Oh!

He swam here from Japan!

He is the F***ing Man!!

Suzuki Whoah oh, Suzuki Whoah Oh!

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

A crest that has been around a little longer that the Blazers NBA championship trophy. .

Not sure I understand your point that its been around longer than the championship trophy.

Portland Trail Blazers started in 1970.
Portland Timbers started in 1975.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Not sure I understand your point that its been around longer than the championship trophy.

Portland Trail Blazers started in 1970.
Portland Timbers started in 1975.

Blazers' trophy 1977.
It's been around a long time? Portland soccer fans from the 70's are attached to it? It's got some history or something.

Rip City and Soccer City USA were at about the same time.

Oh yeah and the new tweaked MLS badge looks like a boring cartoon.

 

[boatsandstars]

why because i don't really like the sport? because i think soccer fans in cities like portland and seattle have an inflated sense of worth? because i realize that europen countries are so far advanced in their soccer leagues that they continue to get the best talent?

HA! that's fucking comical. Yes the inflated sense of worth is in the fans of the globally celebrated but locally mocked sport. It's definitely not the asshole football, basketball and baseball fans that feel the need to constantly talk shit, troll and attempt to degrade such a fantastic sport because some people DARE to be excited about it.

 

[boatsandstars]

hahaha....beckham is washed up, i don't follow soccer and i know that. Henry seems to be a decent name, so that's one good player from a WC team, i'm sure there are more but not nearly as much as other leagues have.

Ahhh, precious, he thinks he knows things. Here's a snack lil' feller, now go on back to the group.