Spending the Day with the Golden State Warriors' New Logo and T-Shirt

by Fantasy Junkie on Jun 18, 2010 7:29 AM PDT in News

Originally posted Jun 17, 2010 10:22 PM PDT

The Warriors, specifically, Raymond Ridder (Director of PR), are reaching out to their neighborhood friendly bloggers to give them a preview of the new logo prior to the upcoming release party next Thursday on draft night. I wanted to share it with you all in the best way I could. New Logo has a lot of pressure so I spent the day hanging out with New Logo.

Fresh out of the box with that distinctive new logo smell.

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I had to try on New Logo before taking off. Lookin' good? Yes I am.

Before we took off to check out the Bay Area, New Logo and his big brother had some family time.

You'll never guess who we bumped into! Jeremy Lin. New Logo is a big fan and said we should draft him with the 2nd round pick. I told him EVERYONE at GSOM is a big fan of Lin. Nobody ever gets tired of hearing about him. New Logo had to get a picture with Lin.

Checkin' out the cranes...

I had to show him Oracle arena so we jumped on 80 to 880. Oops. Typical traffic. Heck, it got so bad New Logo jumped out and we took a picture on the side of the road.

We finally did get to the Oracle.

There was a special event going on inside, so New Logo made a few calls and got us in. He was quite upset that the Warriors hadn't swapped out the logo at center court. Temper, temper.

Saw Steph Curry at the arena! I even got a chance to meet him and introduce him to New Logo. Curry told New Logo he's a big fan so New Logo autographed that basketball for him. I got this candid shot of the two of them. I think they'll work out quite well together. Instant chemistry.

Game 7 was going to start in an hour, but New Logo had to see the Golden Gate Bridge. So we drove over there to get a quick shot.

On our way back, we called ahead to get some food. New Logo loves garlic so we picked up some grub from The Stinking Rose.

With food in hand and the picture of the Golden Gate Bridge out of the way, it was time to head home to catch Game 7. Check out New Logo watching the game. He already hates the Lakers - Fisher, Kobe, Sasha, etc. Called them names I can't repeat here. It brought a tear to my eye. The Warriors raised him properly.

After the loss, needing to blow off a little steam, New Logo and I headed out to play some hoops. He's gonna show me some new moves.

New Logo is real cool to hang out with. I think we'll all like the new style (even if the font needs work).

New Logo says he'll see you next Thursday at the official unveiling and draft party. He says he hopes we get John Wall. I laughed and told him it's not possible. Laughing back at me, he said it's easy. Just trade Hunter, Tolliver, Williams and the #6 for the #1. I guess he really is a true Warrior.

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It doesn't look that bad on a t-shirt

But I can’t stand the uniforms.

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by golden_solitude on Jun 17, 2010 10:28 PM PDT reply actions

I think the away jerseys will look better. Aren't they going to have yellow alternates aswell?

by duballers23 on Jun 17, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah they will

by golden_solitude on Jun 17, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Do you have proof?

From what I’ve read, its all speculation about these yellow alternates.

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by JustSomeName on Jun 18, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions

This Warriorsworld.net article

http://www.warriorsworld.net/warriors-to-unveil-new-uniforms-on-draft-night/

by golden_solitude on Jun 18, 2010 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions

The article was posted March 29.

Maybe things have changed since this guy posted this speculation about alternate gold jerseys. Who knows?

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by WarriorForLife on Jun 18, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Why go retro with the logo and not have yellow home jerseys? These white ones look like jerseys for a new WNBA franchise or something. The neckline also sucks, and was out of fashion before it ever even appeared on a jersey.

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by The Bimbo Coles Experience on Jun 18, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Where?

Do you see the jerseys. So far all that I have seen in the logo in the abstract + a few t-shirts.

by AYEq on Jun 17, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions

WHERE ARE THERE PICTURES OF THE JERSEY?

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by JonDoe on Jun 18, 2010 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions

http://www.nba.com/warriors/history/warriors_logo_evolution.html

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by JustSomeName on Jun 18, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

http://www.nba.com/warriors/history/warriors_logo_evolution.html

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by JustSomeName on Jun 18, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

great so when have you seen it on the full uniform?

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by StinkyFingers on Jun 18, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions

FJ

You killed it with this one. I have read this thing like 10xs over. HILARIOUS!

by dj fuzzylogic on Jun 17, 2010 10:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I’ve read it 20x over. Haha nice work FJ.

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by Atma Brother ONE on Jun 18, 2010 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions

You killed it with this one. I have read this thing like 10xs over. HILARIOUS!

Definitely gave the seahorse a good tour. and did you let it watch game 7 so it could see how to win games( say "Queensbridge)?

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jun 17, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions

Wow

the new logo even made the front page of Yahoo.

by golden_solitude on Jun 17, 2010 10:57 PM PDT reply actions

Not that surprising...

…I think, with all the losing, we forget that the Warriors are still part of the NBA.

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by JonDoe on Jun 18, 2010 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions

I love the new logo but I don't like the new jerseys.

by Precise Films Productions on Jun 18, 2010 12:09 AM PDT reply actions

liked the old one better

They might as well change the name to the Golden State Bridges.

by centerre on Jun 18, 2010 12:24 AM PDT reply actions

Save me some money!

This is all they could come up with? Hopefully when new ownership takes over, they fire whoever came up with this design. I’m all for the city jersey’s on hardwood classic nights, but I just can’t see this being the teams main Jersey.
Also, now that I’m going to be bringing up a young new Warrior fan, what can she expect as a mascot? Bridgie, the uncompleted bridge. Might be interesting if they throw the S-curve in there.

by ajtrinc on Jun 18, 2010 12:37 AM PDT reply actions

I wonder

Will GSOM get a makeover now that we have a new logo? Sounds like a job for Tony!

by JR Repertoire on Jun 18, 2010 12:53 AM PDT reply actions

How hard was it to just do this?

Seriously, it wasn’t that complicated to not make this whole rebranding a disaster.

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by ZacharyCF on Jun 18, 2010 1:46 AM PDT reply actions

I claim copying! :-)

I just noticed they have added a basketbal behind the bridge for the Warriors.com logo, which is quite similar to my idea for one design…

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by BritWarriorGSW on Jun 18, 2010 4:20 AM PDT reply actions

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you got this in royal blue?

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by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Jun 18, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Where can you get these jerseys. I want one

by GSW_GANSTA on Jun 18, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I like the direction they were going with it….not too excited with the end product. I think it had a lot more potential. It’s a regular Anthony Randolph…..

by Missing Barry on Jun 18, 2010 7:10 AM PDT reply actions

My thoughts...

New/Old Color: Super Fresh
New Logo: Kinda Fresh
The fact that we don’t have to rock the navy & orange anymore: The Freshest

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by JonDoe on Jun 18, 2010 8:22 AM PDT reply actions

Freshershest

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by Reverend_Randy on Jun 18, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

That shirt is sick. I want one now.

But I agree with those who said it looks bunk on a jersey.

Maybe when it gets stitched in it will look dope instead of painted on a jersey?

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by ROMESdavidWOOD37 on Jun 18, 2010 9:41 AM PDT reply actions

I really like the shirt but won't buy any

I think everyone should hold off buying new Warriors merchandise until after the sale. Your giving money to Cohan, and he probably plans on riding the initial buzz surrounding a new logo to cash in on the Warriors one last time. You can still get all the cool new stuff but wait until later in the summer when a new owner is in place.

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by DaymanCometh on Jun 18, 2010 10:15 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I like the screenname, and good point, screw Cohan.

by Missing Barry on Jun 18, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

GSOM must change it's color scheme lol

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by Suns R Us on Jun 18, 2010 12:43 PM PDT reply actions

A big improvement, probably not big enough

This whole look is going down the right road, but I’m not sure it’s entirely there. There’s something vaguely WNBA about them. My real hope is that Ellison buys the team, takes one look at these uniforms, and says, ‘Nope, back to the drawing boards. Take this general direction and do it right.’ (It does seem odd that he or someone else would buy a team with the mandate to change everything, top to bottom, yet keep uniforms commissioned by the old regime, no?).

Still, I’m going to reserve judgment until I actually see the new logo looks on unis, and now those new unis look on the court. My hunch is that the road uniforms (especially with a possible gold alternate) will look better than the white home uniforms. It’s probably worth a bit of patience. I mean, imagine how WTF people must have been all those years ago when they unveiled the City uniforms. They’re the best sports uniforms ever. And quite possibly, the weirdest.

by BlueInTheFace on Jun 18, 2010 2:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I actually have hope for the home jersey now.

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by FLAxwless on Jun 18, 2010 3:25 PM PDT reply actions

the new logo is awesome

so much so that I finally decided to post a comment on this blog that I’ve been lurking on for months

by steak_knife on Jun 18, 2010 3:40 PM PDT reply actions

Yea, GSOM

needs to be updated with the our new colors and logo! We are moving on to a new future with royal blue and yellow and away from the orange and midnight blue. GSOM should be redone, say by Draft night?

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by GSW9 on Jun 18, 2010 4:25 PM PDT reply actions

Fix the font

and we can say it’ll be fine for years and years

by Lew Ghost on Jun 18, 2010 6:32 PM PDT reply actions

plus one

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by GoldenStateGuerrero on Jun 19, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions

Really pathetic product compared to what it could have been, Lazy describes this logo, and it reflects what Cohan tenture has been all about: ineptitude.

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by GovernorStephCurry on Jun 18, 2010 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Damnn!!!

Offseason is so boring!!!!! Some one plz post something interesting!!! lol

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by dubzero23 on Jun 18, 2010 8:47 PM PDT reply actions

Offseason is so boring!!!!!

haha, it’s only been 24 hours since the last game. Go watch some golf or futbol if you are bored, they’ll put you to sleep.

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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jun 18, 2010 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions

It's hard to sleep with the vuvuzelas

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by Reverend_Randy on Jun 19, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Haha, this Artest post game interview should hold you over till next season

I’ve never seen any so happy to win and never been so happy for a guy, he really worked hard this series. Can’t wait for our season to start again with everyone healthy and fresh and maybe a new owner.
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by Skeptic con Urquell on Jun 18, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions

All I got left is

the Giants and baseball can get pretty boring!!! I can’t wait till the season starts!!

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by dubzero23 on Jun 18, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

I've mentioned this before but

With there being such an issue with the typeface, I think an easy fix would be to just take out the type altogether. I think the logo can be strong enough on its own. Or perhaps put the logo and player # on the back of the jersey? Though I’m not sure people would be okay with that seeing as the original “The City”Jersey had it on the front.

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by GoldenStateGuerrero on Jun 19, 2010 11:11 AM PDT reply actions

+1.

Or at least, in keeping with the history of the mark — indeed, in keeping with almost every sports uniform ever designed — choose EITHER “Golden State” OR “Warriors.” Most logically the former on the away unis and the latter on the home unis, but just the nickname on both would be OK, too. Think about it: Yankees, Red Sox, Giants, Dodgers, Bulls, Lakers, Celtics — any team whose unis weren’t conceived by total clueless nincompoops uses ONE NAME MAXIMUM on their jerseys.

I mean, really, who tries to cram a whole 19-character name on the front of a uniform, with the smallest letters so tiny you can’t even make them out except in close ups? This is a sports uniform, not a freaking newsletter. Between this and the crappy, overly tight letterspacing of WARRIORS (why isn’t it the same as in GOLDEN STATE?) it really seems like the designers were either rushing to meet a deadline or simply not paying attention.

I love the colors and am warming up to the mark itself. I can even live, grudgingly, with the Copperplate, though I think it’s a dated, retail-y and lazy choice. But come on: at least iron out the basic, egregious errors. Get the type off the bottom of the circle, pick either “Golden State” or “Warriors” (or the former for away and the latter for home), fix the letterspacing, and call it a day.

Then next offseason, have Ellison kill the damn Copperplate.

There will be no extra point!

by Sleepy Freud on Jun 19, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions