A story in the local section of today's Daily News about the logo design contest for the New York-Penn League was missing one very important element. In a story all about designs, it would have been nice to see them.
So I went online and found them.
First things first, make sure you visit the Web site and vote for your favorite. There are six altogether from five finalists — Matthew Steinberg of Corfu got two submissions into the finals. Unfortunately, you can't tell which two are his. (This one to the left here is the current logo.)
Here are some more details about the contest from the Minor League Baseball Web site:
At the beginning of April, the New York-Penn League announced their current logo would be retired at the completion of the 2008 season. In an effort to find a new mark, the league announced a contest to help design the new logo. The league received over 80 designs from talented artists as far away as Paris, France, as well as designers from throughout the New York-Penn League community. After narrowing the competition to the top five designs, the contest will now be turned over to you, the fans, to select the league’s new logo.
And here are the final six. I kind of like Option Nos. 4 and 5.
Now, go vote!
Those would be my picks, too.
Those would be my picks, too. They both have a throwback, old-timey feel.
I personally like option 3,
I personally like option 3, I'm a big fan of throwbacks, but 3 has serious swagger.