Sunday, March 25, 2012

Boise State Fauxback Logo

When professional sports teams use “retro” uniforms they replicate previous designs, but they don’t follow past styles of equipment. A true retro design would need to incorporate the same era’s equipment to be authentic. Fauxback logos have become increasingly popular with the design of new logos based on past designs.

Last year I was asked to make a fauxback logo based on the old Boise State logo while incorporating the new Boise State design. My Boise State fauxback logo incorporated the old style while updating the design to reflect the new Broncos design. I thought that this would be a fun project while showing unique opportunities combining two different logos that where designed in completely different eras. The first Boise State logo in which I was to base this design on was used from 1974 to 2001 that incorporated an orange bronco in front of an outline of the state of Idaho. It differentiates from the current logo’s layout and color scheme which incorporates a primary blue logo with orange as a secondary color. The design is a collage based on past and the current 2001-present Boise State logo using Photoshop. Below are the photographs used to complete the collage with the completed project as well as the past and present Boise State logos.


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