The story of the NBA logo - Logo Design Love
WEBApr 21, 2011 · To design the NBA logo, the association turned to Alan Siegel, founder of Siegel+Gale. Seeking inspiration, Siegel pored through the photo archives of Sport magazine.
The History of the NBA Logo – Why is Jerry West “The Logo”?
WEBJun 29, 2022 · The NBA logo we know today was created in 1969. This logo took a different approach in terms of imaging, color, and shape. Instead of a basketball it features the silhouette of a man dribbling a basketball. The colors changed to red, white, and blue to reflect a more patriotic emblem.
How Jerry West became the NBA's logo, and why the league …
WEBJun 12, 2024 · In 1969, the NBA hired a brand consultant named Alan Siegel to create a logo. One year earlier, he had done so for Major League Baseball, and the images are strikingly similar.
Q&A: Alan Siegel, creator of the NBA's classic logo
WEBOct 22, 2021 · The red, white and blue logo came to life in 1969 by Alan Siegel, a branding pioneer whose agency created that logo and others for many major corporations: Bank of America, AARP, Xfinity,...
The NBA logo’s complicated history, explained - SB Nation
WEBFeb 25, 2021 · The NBA logo’s complicated history, explained. Jerry West doesn’t want to be the logo, people want it to be Kobe — but there’s a lot to it. The NBA logo is one of the most identifiable ...
The NBA logo: a history - Creative Bloq
WEBSep 23, 2023 · Like a lot of the best sports logos, the NBA emblem has proved its well-deserved iconic status simply through endurance. While the NBA was first founded in 1946, its early years were uncertain and marked by competition with the American Basketball Association (ABA).
NBA Logo and its History - LogoMyWay
WEBThe NBA logo was designed in 1969 by Alan Siegel, founder of the branding firm Siegel+Gale. At the time, the NBA was facing fierce competition from a recently-founded rival known as the American Basketball Association.
The Complete History Of The NBA Logo - Hatchwise
WEBOverall, the NBA logo is iconic and instantly recognizable. The logo has all the memorable aspects that make it important and checks all the necessary boxes for an iconic symbol. However, the NBA logo didn’t start as the iconic blue, red, and white emblem we associate with today’s organization.
Hall of Famer Jerry West, designer Alan Siegel and the drama
WEBJun 7, 2017 · What’s interesting is, for so many people who never saw him play, he’s simply recognized as the logo.”. For more than half of West’s life, he’s been the globally identifiable symbol of the NBA. It’s been an inescapable part of his identity because a silhouette of his likeness is in the logo.
Jerry West was the inspiration for the NBA logo, but he was …
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a legendary career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.