Rebrand / Crest Update Thread

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by SJTillIDie, Oct 3, 2013.

  1. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    OOOOOOHHHH!!!! I like the new word mark if that's what it is. Particularly like they kept the oversized Q.
     
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  2. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Yes, I would love rain all week except Thursday! Of course we need it, but one rain is not going to wipe out the drought. It will spoil the unveiling.
     
  3. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I am a big fan of internal caps. And from my perspective, eliminating the city name is a plus. San Jose sounds provincial for a team that should have regional draw, and that obnoxious song will no longer play after games.
     
  4. FUAEG

    FUAEG Member+

    Oct 18, 2005
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks for posting ....

    In typical BS fashion, lets all read into this way too much.
    The large "Q" implies there's more of a Quakes emphasis - I think we heard that already.
    I really like the "Faulted Strata". The red and white strata are slick!

    And I'm especially glad they're emphasizing "Unity, Devotion, Heritage" and not "Devotion, Unity, Heritage" because then our motto would be DUH. :0

    I really like the wordmark at the bottom!
    EARTHQUAKES
    ---San Jose, 1974--

    I hope it rains on the 30th. Only the real fans will show up.
     
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  5. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    In the spirit of reading too much into it, or just thinking too hard about it, I think line on the "Q" is straight, which makes it look like the power on / off / sleep button that we are all familiar with. A shout out to the valley's high techedness I'm sure :--).

    [​IMG]
     
  6. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [​IMG]

    No way would they get rid of their over-sized Q. :p
     
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  7. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1057 Goodsport, Jan 25, 2014
    Last edited: Jan 25, 2014
    Fortunately, the city name doesn't seem to have been eliminated and the full official team name seems to still rightfully be the San Jose Earthquakes. In fact, if what's pictured will indeed be the new official wordmark, then it's actually a return of the city name to the official wordmark. :thumbsup:

    Also, notice that the larger capital letter Q is only among other capital letters in the apparent new wordmark (just like in the previous wordmarks), so the team name will still be San Jose Earthquakes (rather than San Jose EarthQuakes) when spelled out regularly. :)

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
  8. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    WE ARE NOT! :mad:
     
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  9. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    If the front office sees fit to change the name Earthquakes one iota or panders to one particular group or race in the process I will wash my hands of them.
     
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  10. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    Like New York City Football Club or NYCFC? Embarrassing.
     
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  11. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The San Jose is still there, under the name. Which is fine as the team is the San Jose Earthquakes. Plus it's always been pretty minimized in our logos and whatnot so that wouldn't really be a change.
     
  12. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Beerking... I can't believe you and I actually agreed on something. Someone ought to check hell, that arctic cold snap might have just descended a bit further.
     
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  13. FUAEG

    FUAEG Member+

    Oct 18, 2005
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes you're right.

    But it makes me worry about a logo fail that we don't initially see.

    Like OGCs.

    [​IMG]
     
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  14. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    [​IMG]
     
  15. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    At the ssvcf dinner last night, there was a quakes banner over the check in desk that said something like "did you miss it? ", is that the teams tag line this season? If so, It was a bit obtuse for me.
     
  16. DotMPP

    DotMPP 'Quakes fan in Stumptown

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jun 29, 2004
    SE Portland, OR
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hope there are 'Quakes umbrellas for sale...
     
  17. DotMPP

    DotMPP 'Quakes fan in Stumptown

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jun 29, 2004
    SE Portland, OR
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I missed the banner... :eek:
     
  18. NedZ

    NedZ Member+

    May 19, 2001
    Los Gatos
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes

    No, it was probably one of the banners given out at a game once that said, "Are You With Us?". The Quakes did not provide us with any display banners.
     
  19. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    It's a little creepy that Dave is walking around with the GG on. Normally, someone glances at you, no big deal, but if someone wearing the GG looks at you, you wonder where your picture is being broadcast.

    So I hope it portends a Google arrangement and isn't just Dave's latent voyeurism emerging.
     
  20. FUAEG

    FUAEG Member+

    Oct 18, 2005
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You never know ...

    Google Glass seen as future of porn industry
     
  21. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    If Dave is planning to augment the revenues with a spinoff business, then, ok, I get it.

    I was just reading an article about traveling with the Glass, and I could see the advantages of its translation and mapping utilities. But to wear it to a fundraiser/social event? If there were any porn movies being made, I totally missed that!
     
  22. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I fear change... I'm worried about the new crest. I hope they keep the old one for a third kit instead of abandoning it entirely.
     
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  23. ant0n

    ant0n Member+

    Jun 12, 2007
    San Jose, Ca
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    All I know is that the team will finally have RED jerseys. ******** yeah.
     
  24. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They were just asking if you missed checking in.
     
  25. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I thought the sign was for the high school students, who should have turned right at the top of the stairs if they wanted to get to the dance.
     

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