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WA BEARS

Nuke

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Staff member
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For what it's worth, just because I enjoy doing things like this (and I had some rare time today to do it!), I've designed a 'WA Bears' logo, as it seems as though a new Perth NRL team will be linked with North Sydney.

I know NthSyd were keen to retain their logo, but looking at it and looking at where club logos are trending these days, the Bears logo has too much detail. It needs to be simplified.
I also feel it needs to be removed a few degrees from a North Sydney Bears logo.

So this, below, is the result of my designing this afternoon / evening.

I've retained the exact shape of the bear's head from the Nth Sydney logo (albeit with more accentuated fur lines), with the shaded areas in similar positions on its face. The main features (eyes, nose, ears, mouth) are in the exact same places as the current Bears logo, the nose is similar design to the existing logo, and the mouth, teeth, and tongue (which is a tad simplified) are directly transferred across from the current logo.

Obviously I don't know any more of the details of the bid than anyone else here, but I'd like to think gold would be added to the red-black-white, hence me adding gold in here. I made the gold more of a 'gold' gold (as opposed to yellow), and I made the red more of a dusty red. Partially to distinguish its red from the other reds in the NRL (Newcastle, Redcliffe, Roosters, Souths, Dragons, ect), but also to reflect the vast amount of red dust in outback WA.

I've purposely kept it solely as a WA Bears logo with no reference to North Sydney, as I feel North Sydney Bears will still exist in the NSW Cup and NSW juniors competitions, but this is a WA club. I even put a 'W' and 'A' inside the ears (as I love hidden gems in logos!).

Anyway, here below is my logo both in full-colour on light and dark backgrounds and also single-colour, as these are often how logos are used in this social-media world we live in at the moment.

I have my thoughts on kit designs, but I'll save them for another day.
WA Bears mockup logos.jpg
 

Bukowski

Bench
Messages
2,659
For what it's worth, just because I enjoy doing things like this (and I had some rare time today to do it!), I've designed a 'WA Bears' logo, as it seems as though a new Perth NRL team will be linked with North Sydney.

I know NthSyd were keen to retain their logo, but looking at it and looking at where club logos are trending these days, the Bears logo has too much detail. It needs to be simplified.
I also feel it needs to be removed a few degrees from a North Sydney Bears logo.

So this, below, is the result of my designing this afternoon / evening.

I've retained the exact shape of the bear's head from the Nth Sydney logo (albeit with more accentuated fur lines), with the shaded areas in similar positions on its face. The main features (eyes, nose, ears, mouth) are in the exact same places as the current Bears logo, the nose is similar design to the existing logo, and the mouth, teeth, and tongue (which is a tad simplified) are directly transferred across from the current logo.

Obviously I don't know any more of the details of the bid than anyone else here, but I'd like to think gold would be added to the red-black-white, hence me adding gold in here. I made the gold more of a 'gold' gold (as opposed to yellow), and I made the red more of a dusty red. Partially to distinguish its red from the other reds in the NRL (Newcastle, Redcliffe, Roosters, Souths, Dragons, ect), but also to reflect the vast amount of red dust in outback WA.

I've purposely kept it solely as a WA Bears logo with no reference to North Sydney, as I feel North Sydney Bears will still exist in the NSW Cup and NSW juniors competitions, but this is a WA club. I even put a 'W' and 'A' inside the ears (as I love hidden gems in logos!).

Anyway, here below is my logo both in full-colour on light and dark backgrounds and also single-colour, as these are often how logos are used in this social-media world we live in at the moment.

I have my thoughts on kit designs, but I'll save them for another day.
View attachment 91118
Bottom left looks the best.
 

Dragonwest

Juniors
Messages
1,784
For what it's worth, just because I enjoy doing things like this (and I had some rare time today to do it!), I've designed a 'WA Bears' logo, as it seems as though a new Perth NRL team will be linked with North Sydney.

I know NthSyd were keen to retain their logo, but looking at it and looking at where club logos are trending these days, the Bears logo has too much detail. It needs to be simplified.
I also feel it needs to be removed a few degrees from a North Sydney Bears logo.

So this, below, is the result of my designing this afternoon / evening.

I've retained the exact shape of the bear's head from the Nth Sydney logo (albeit with more accentuated fur lines), with the shaded areas in similar positions on its face. The main features (eyes, nose, ears, mouth) are in the exact same places as the current Bears logo, the nose is similar design to the existing logo, and the mouth, teeth, and tongue (which is a tad simplified) are directly transferred across from the current logo.

Obviously I don't know any more of the details of the bid than anyone else here, but I'd like to think gold would be added to the red-black-white, hence me adding gold in here. I made the gold more of a 'gold' gold (as opposed to yellow), and I made the red more of a dusty red. Partially to distinguish its red from the other reds in the NRL (Newcastle, Redcliffe, Roosters, Souths, Dragons, ect), but also to reflect the vast amount of red dust in outback WA.

I've purposely kept it solely as a WA Bears logo with no reference to North Sydney, as I feel North Sydney Bears will still exist in the NSW Cup and NSW juniors competitions, but this is a WA club. I even put a 'W' and 'A' inside the ears (as I love hidden gems in logos!).

Anyway, here below is my logo both in full-colour on light and dark backgrounds and also single-colour, as these are often how logos are used in this social-media world we live in at the moment.

I have my thoughts on kit designs, but I'll save them for another day.
View attachment 91118
I'd go with the bear head only - no need for words.

If a brand is built right that is all that is needed.
 

MugaB

Coach
Messages
15,043
For what it's worth, just because I enjoy doing things like this (and I had some rare time today to do it!), I've designed a 'WA Bears' logo, as it seems as though a new Perth NRL team will be linked with North Sydney.

I know NthSyd were keen to retain their logo, but looking at it and looking at where club logos are trending these days, the Bears logo has too much detail. It needs to be simplified.
I also feel it needs to be removed a few degrees from a North Sydney Bears logo.

So this, below, is the result of my designing this afternoon / evening.

I've retained the exact shape of the bear's head from the Nth Sydney logo (albeit with more accentuated fur lines), with the shaded areas in similar positions on its face. The main features (eyes, nose, ears, mouth) are in the exact same places as the current Bears logo, the nose is similar design to the existing logo, and the mouth, teeth, and tongue (which is a tad simplified) are directly transferred across from the current logo.

Obviously I don't know any more of the details of the bid than anyone else here, but I'd like to think gold would be added to the red-black-white, hence me adding gold in here. I made the gold more of a 'gold' gold (as opposed to yellow), and I made the red more of a dusty red. Partially to distinguish its red from the other reds in the NRL (Newcastle, Redcliffe, Roosters, Souths, Dragons, ect), but also to reflect the vast amount of red dust in outback WA.

I've purposely kept it solely as a WA Bears logo with no reference to North Sydney, as I feel North Sydney Bears will still exist in the NSW Cup and NSW juniors competitions, but this is a WA club. I even put a 'W' and 'A' inside the ears (as I love hidden gems in logos!).

Anyway, here below is my logo both in full-colour on light and dark backgrounds and also single-colour, as these are often how logos are used in this social-media world we live in at the moment.

I have my thoughts on kit designs, but I'll save them for another day.
View attachment 91118
This bear logo looks more like a gorilla than a bear
 

MugaB

Coach
Messages
15,043
I think you may need to get your eyes checked, Champ.

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Your avatar has a dickhead wearing glasses...
Thus you favour dickheads, I suggest you keep your cookie crumbled nonsense elsewhere, but you've made a massive nuisance of yourself here, run along and go watch your GWS win a
Flaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggg
 

Milhouse2020

Juniors
Messages
313
Your avatar has a dickhead wearing glasses...
Thus you favour dickheads, I suggest you keep your cookie crumbled nonsense elsewhere, but you've made a massive nuisance of yourself here, run along and go watch your GWS win a
Flaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggg

I'm not a nuisance. I provide Sterling content for this forum. Especially when it comes to expanding the NRL.

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.
 

RedVee

First Grade
Messages
7,052
For what it's worth, just because I enjoy doing things like this (and I had some rare time today to do it!), I've designed a 'WA Bears' logo, as it seems as though a new Perth NRL team will be linked with North Sydney.

I know NthSyd were keen to retain their logo, but looking at it and looking at where club logos are trending these days, the Bears logo has too much detail. It needs to be simplified.
I also feel it needs to be removed a few degrees from a North Sydney Bears logo.

So this, below, is the result of my designing this afternoon / evening.

I've retained the exact shape of the bear's head from the Nth Sydney logo (albeit with more accentuated fur lines), with the shaded areas in similar positions on its face. The main features (eyes, nose, ears, mouth) are in the exact same places as the current Bears logo, the nose is similar design to the existing logo, and the mouth, teeth, and tongue (which is a tad simplified) are directly transferred across from the current logo.

Obviously I don't know any more of the details of the bid than anyone else here, but I'd like to think gold would be added to the red-black-white, hence me adding gold in here. I made the gold more of a 'gold' gold (as opposed to yellow), and I made the red more of a dusty red. Partially to distinguish its red from the other reds in the NRL (Newcastle, Redcliffe, Roosters, Souths, Dragons, ect), but also to reflect the vast amount of red dust in outback WA.

I've purposely kept it solely as a WA Bears logo with no reference to North Sydney, as I feel North Sydney Bears will still exist in the NSW Cup and NSW juniors competitions, but this is a WA club. I even put a 'W' and 'A' inside the ears (as I love hidden gems in logos!).

Anyway, here below is my logo both in full-colour on light and dark backgrounds and also single-colour, as these are often how logos are used in this social-media world we live in at the moment.

I have my thoughts on kit designs, but I'll save them for another day.
View attachment 91118
Looks pretty good 👍🏻
 

titoelcolombiano

First Grade
Messages
6,630
Thought you were wrong and google it

turns out you are correct

could’ve sworn it was in 87 or 88
1908 - 1994 NSWRL (although it effectively became the national comp by 1988 with Canberra, Brisbane and Gold Coast-Tweed all in the comp by that stage)

1909 - 1987 QRL/BRL (was a first grade comp until 1987, then became a second grade comp)

1995 - 1997 ARL

1997 SL

1998 - Present NRL
 

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