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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
A LOGO OVERVIEW / ANALYSIS
The original franchise logo, replete with imbalanced color scheme. If there was some effort to be imitative of Native Pacific art style, it was undone by its "stamped out by a bad metal press" ergonomics. Lack of contrast between blue and green values also inhibit any chance for design clarity.
The most recent re-design, which is an obvious improvement, but still way too linear & inorganic. Although the darker blue and lighter green now have more separation/ contrast, the green is too "limey" to use as anything but an accent or pinstripe, and the addition of a third, medium-ish sort-of blue doesn't aid with clarity.
This adaptation of the current logo is smoother, more organic, and reads much better from a distance. The color scheme is also improved, as the less-intense seafoam green provides a much better and more pleasing contrast with the dark navy. This blue/green color scheme is also unique among NFL and major college teams.
-- It also works on silver (just in case they ever wanted to go back to silver helmets)