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I have to say, I liked Lewis and Clark better. Sputnik? What are we, Communists?

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The Twitter comments I have seen so far were mostly negative

Ben said he didn’t know about a pending change

If you want to trade our spare parts for Devin Harris, I have three quarters I would like to trade for your dollar

by Norsktroll on Jul 6, 2009 10:18 AM PDT reply actions  

Is it a symbol that no matter where you are, a moderator is looking over your shoulder?

It’s got a big brother, “eye in the sky,” feel to it.

sabonis4ever
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BEdged - 5/31/2007
Banned - 6/12/2009

by tominhawaii on Jul 6, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions   3 recs

I fear Viktor Khryapa is coming back

If you want to trade our spare parts for Devin Harris, I have three quarters I would like to trade for your dollar

by Norsktroll on Jul 6, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

vladimir stepania!

he’s coming with a top of the key pick; watch your back.

GG MFer!
-joel przybilla

by hossticles on Jul 6, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sputnik stayed aloft for about 3 months before burning up in the atmosphere.

I think we can just wait this one out.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on Jul 6, 2009 10:36 AM PDT reply actions  

Rest in peace Old Logo.

Rest in peace.

μὴ φοβοῦ, μόνον πίστευε.

Blazersedge.com || New to Blazers' Edge?

by T Darkstar on Jul 6, 2009 10:39 AM PDT reply actions  

μὴ φοβοῦ, μόνον πίστευε.

Blazersedge.com || New to Blazers' Edge?

by T Darkstar on Jul 6, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

That was a crappy logo... Clip art meets Photoshop incompetence...

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Jul 6, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now that I look at it

He should totally be palming the ball.

by Garces on Jul 6, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is there any way

to vote or something to bring this guy back? What does Sputnik have to do with Portland or basketball or anything?

I love ya old BE logo

Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically

by OhOhOden on Jul 7, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

The text looks too WORD-ARTish

by pdxer in dfw on Jul 6, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I agree

I think the logo is a good idea, but looks cheap.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 6, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah I asked Dave about making a favicon a while back

He told me they are not allowed to use pinwheels, but this logo is pretty fugly though

Garden Variety Internet Denizen
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO

by Dheepan on Jul 6, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Agree

I can’t even draw the Pinwheel by hand if I’m looking at one, so I’m disqualified in Round 0.

by Twith on Jul 6, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

DUDE SERIOUSLY!!!

Why is the pinwheel impossible to draw! I’ve tried hundreds of times and have never got it right! I don’t know how people at the rose garden make signs with the pinwheel.

sternocleidomastoid

by GoBlaze22 on Jul 6, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Photoshop competition!

And… go.

"SAY NO TO HEDO." Well that campaign FAILed.... Success!

by dpnim on Jul 6, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

never liked the L&C logo myself

was thinking afor a while it was time for a change. not sure if the new one is “change I can believe in” though.

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Jul 6, 2009 11:53 AM PDT reply actions  

Blazersedge

Don’t overlook the fact that the site has a new name, too.

Keep in mind that everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazers Edge.

by pualo on Jul 6, 2009 12:30 PM PDT reply actions  

oh, i didn't notice that.

hmm.

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Jul 6, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who's Blazer Sedge?

μὴ φοβοῦ, μόνον πίστευε.

Blazersedge.com || New to Blazers' Edge?

by T Darkstar on Jul 6, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I like the logo, hate the text effect...

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Jul 6, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Global warming is real, my friend...

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Jul 6, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

That represents

The gun enthusiasts and militia members in the Oregon countryside.

Morty

by Mortimer on Jul 6, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bring back Lewis and Clark!

Or at least feature the Portland skyline without the creepy War of the Worlds logo!

by VTDuck on Jul 6, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Text wrap needs to go.

Either take the text out completely or make it fully readable with a different font. I’d also like to see the rose garden in there, and maybe the pacific ocean instead of a barren wasteland. Just my opinion.

"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale Carnegie --- Same goes for the Blazers. Thanks Houston.

by blazerbeliever on Jul 6, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions  

nice!

I know I'm wrong, yeeyah.

by prezofdeath on Jul 6, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't mind the Sputnik-themed logo, as it means we're catching the attention of the world, but...

…I dunno about the word-art. First, need to correct “Blazersedge” to “Blazers Edge”… Second, when did BE become trademarked?

I like the Portland skyline as the only thing on the planet worth seeing tho lol…. shouldn’t it be the RG tho?

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Jul 6, 2009 2:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Gotta get Mt. Hood in there.

If we can have Mt. Hood in the logo, I can tolerate the scary space ball.

by VTDuck on Jul 6, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

From an angle of enterprise and daring

I could see that space exploration and trail blazing have something in common. I’m inclined to leave it to Houston, though.

This logo leaves me feeling much the same as I do as a voter in most high-level political campaigns… “This is the best we got to choose from?” Of course, in this case, I didn’t get to choose between two equally undesirable alternatives – I had one crammed down my throat (but I guess it isn’t “my” website, so… whatever.

by T$ 225 on Jul 6, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions  



Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Jul 6, 2009 5:25 PM PDT reply actions  

If you want to trade our spare parts for Devin Harris, I have three quarters I would like to trade for your dollar

by Norsktroll on Jul 6, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Yep

The best thing to come of this is the nice-looking bookmark and Mozilla tab logo.

by Twith on Jul 7, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmm...

Blazers Edge is now one word and Trademarked. Some legal reason?

Also, yep I don’t like the new logo. Outside of showing Portland as the Basketball Satelite flys overhead, I just don’t get it? How is that at all reflective of the franchise or the fan base? At least the cheesy Lewis and Clark tied directly into the NW as well as the idea of “Trail Blazers”.

   Satelites? I don’t get it.

"Mother Nature started this fight, I think it's about time we ended it!"

by Krang on Jul 7, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Anything can be trademarked.

You don’t have to fill out any forms or anything. You can just be a TM after it. Actually I don’t think you even have to do that: if you use a term as a trademark (name for a product or service that you are providing), then it’s considered trademarked (as long as it doesn’t interfere with an existing trademark).

If you want to make it a little more official you can register it, and then you can put the R in a circle after it, but that’s not necessary.

Keep in mind that everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazers Edge.

by pualo on Jul 7, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

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