USF Ice Bulls Entries
As promised, I'd like to share with you guys all of the USF Ice Bulls logo submissions that didn't quite make the cut. I'll start with the designs that were among the finalists as the team was making its final decision. You can currently see the final logo, designed by Gary Cekus, on IceBulls.org.
All of the following logos and creative artwork are posted on Icethetics with the permission of the designer. Reproduction or use of this artwork in any way without the consent of the designer is expressly prohibited.
FINALISTS
The first runner-up was created by an Icethetics regular, Mike Ivall. In fact, two of Mike's designs were featured in the previous concept post.
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Mike Ivall
Another top contender came from Anthony Lamberty. I prefer the version with the downturned head with the USF lettermark.
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Anthony Lamberty
Cale Putnam's concept had some potential. I particularly liked the image of a puck with a horn going through it.
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Cale Putnam
These are just a fraction of the great entries Icethetics received. I'll share more of them later tonight. And not to worry, eventually, I will get around to posting ALL of them.
Chris
HONORABLE MENTIONS
The next group are the logos I thought were impressive and deserved a decent shot. Paul Leicht put together a great pair of designs but I think the extremely warped perspective and the cartoon nature of the bull eventually led to its downfall with the team.
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Paul Leicht
Marc Springston went with a simplistic yet effective look — which I recently discovered was disappointingly unoriginal. For shame, Marc. But here it is anyway.
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Marc Springston
Aaron Thompson opted for a more symmetrical approach with multiple color options.
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Aaron Thompson
Another great pair of logos came from John Quincy King. If you want a ferocious-looking full-bodied bull this is definitely the way to go.
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John Quincy King
UPDATE: Yeah, no wonder it was the way to go. It's all a lie. It's a stolen logo! Adding John Quincy King to the dishonorable mentions. Unbelievable!
That's it for now. Take these in, digest them, and I'll post more in the morning. Still have about 19 to go.
Chris
Continuing with the honorable mentions in the Ice Bulls logo contest entries.
First up, I have a few entries from some of our best IceHL designers. The IceHL's most prolific artist threw his hat into the ring for the USF hockey team. This is from the other Chris Smith — not me.
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Chris Smith
Jason Usher came up with a very pointy look for the team.
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Jason Usher
Tony Lardie, who has submitted IceHL work under the moniker Tone Loc Productions, gave the Bulls a very dark feel with this logo set.
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Tony Lardie
Despite being located in a tropical climate, the South Florida Ice Bulls got a desert-style identity from Jeff Wozniak.
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Jeff Wozniak
We'll finish tonight with Nick Marks, who also opted for the dead bull look, but managed a couple of hockey-specific elements.
Nick Marks
I've got even more coming tomorrow. And don't think you've already seen all the good ones. There are still something great logos yet to come!
Chris
I still have two or three more groups left to post, so here's another one now.
Kevin Pearson has a solid and simple design to contribute.
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Kevin Pearson
A completely different feel for the team comes from Patrick Grixti.
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Patrick Grixti
Ben Uhrich's bull is staring us down. Don't mess with it.
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Ben Uhrich
The final set for tonight comes from Marcin Nowicki, who cleverly worked a pair of hockey sticks and a pair of pucks into his Ice Bulls logos.
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Marcin Nowicki
Two more groups to come, including a bunch of "dishonorable mentions." You'll see why.
Chris
This group will wrap up the honorable mentions. First up, Jake Niehl's bull is wearing an old-fashioned goalie mask. He even included a 20th anniversary logo in his set.
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Jake Niehl
Brice Bairhalter included a 20th anniversary logo and a jersey design with his primary logo.
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Brice Bairhalter
Brian Cerruti's bull is doing some heavy breathing — notice the icicles on the nostrils.
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Brian Cerruti
Our last honorable mention is a bit abstract. Slightly reminiscent of the Buffaslug, these logos by Steve Howell are definitely something you can stare at for a little while.
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Steve Howell
Tomorrow we'll get to the final group — the "dishonorable mentions." After that, we can start getting back to some of the other concept art that's been coming in.
Chris
DISHONORABLE MENTIONS
Tonight we finish off the Ice Bulls logo contest entries with the dishonorable mentions. These are renegades — the people for whom rules are merely a suggestion. The outlaws whose penchant for rebellion have earned them zero consideration in this project.
We start with one I mistakenly posted in the previous "honorable" mentions. There's no honor in thievery. Elias Cripotos nabbed his bull from iStockphoto of all places. He added a stick and changed the colors. This does not make it original.
Elias Cripotos
Jesse Desrochers joined the trademark infringement club with this particular logo. It's origin escapes me at the moment, but I know there's an astute Icethetics reader out there who will place it for us in a jiffy.
Jesse Desrochers
Though tongue-in-cheek I'm sure it was, it's nevertheless unsettling to see my inbox cluttered with "joke entries" such as the one provided by Charlie King. At least, I hope it was a joke.
Charlie King
Bart Nelson was one of the lawless renegades who decided the rules were optional. He didn't really design a logo — unless you could the 20th anniversary attempt. Instead, he designed jerseys which were never asked for. Sorry Bart, they just needed a logo.
Bart Nelson
Yet another designer didn't bother with a primary logo — not even a jersey design. Jeremy Cannon offered up nothing more than a 20th anniversary logo made solely of text — and not even with the recommended font. Such outlaws!
Jeremy Cannon
And finally, Joseph Lee needs no introduction. He knows what he did.
Joseph Lee
I apologize to anyone who felt offended by this part of the post. My intention was not to ostracize so much as point out that some rules are, in fact, not meant to be broken. And perhaps in the future, you'll think twice about submitting stolen artwork to a contest for a real world hockey team.
Now we'll get back to the good concept posts. I've got some awesome artwork on the way!
Chris
Just got a late entry from Chad Stilson that I really wanted to share.
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Chad Stilson
Fantastic work by Chad. If you're still working on an Ice Bulls concept, feel free to send it along and I'll add it to this post.
Reader Comments (35)
Nice Logo's!
I like that Anthony's creation has a lefty Bull.
I think all of these logos are legit! Props to all the designers!!
Wow Mike Ivall's logo looks fantastic!
I think Ivall, Springston, Thompson and King all had better designs then the one that was chosen.
i like John's because of the classy look it has to it.
i think Mike Ivall has the best set that we've seen.
Am I the only one that thinks the standing bull logo is hilarious?
Paul Leight's is a great design and John Quincey King's is nice too. Hey Chris Is their a way we can see some more jersey designs
I love what Woz and Nick Marks did, even though it isn't quite what I would have imagined.
Thanks to Chris for posting the entries, a lot of interesting ideas!
I like the Chris Smith and Anthony Lamberty designs, among others!
Chris Smith's entry is incredible!
And Marcin Nowicki is very smart!
Well done!
my entry is gonna be in the dishonarble mentions i can bet on that
Jesse Desrochers' ripoff is from the Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks logo
King's submission is iStockPhoto #2010501. I'm sorry, I wasn't looking to call somebody out, but I noticed it immediately because I was going to work off of that pose too.
Joseph Lee all the way.
Great, my boss' name is Charlie King. God willing, it's not the same person! If it is... well, I've got ammunition for life.
Mike Ivall and John Quincy King are my top two.
Jesse Desrochers used the logo from the University of Minnesota - Mankato, just turned it green.
Now if only USF had a college hockey team...
(Note: Club teams don't count!)
WHATTT.........my logo was awesome
joseph's art shouldve been in the top 10
@ ExileOnDaytonStreet
All kidding aside, for a lot of D1 ACHA teams (that's Club hockey if you didn't know) the only thing keeping them from NCAA standing is a big enough arena within a certain proximity to their campus or enough funding from the school - NOT TALENT.
Now I'm not saying that USF or other teams who are ACHA D3, D2, or even every D1 team could compete with NCAA D3, but ACHA players have to sacrifice a lot to play, whether it be 1/2 hour+ drives to home rinks, practice at 11pm, paying $1000+ in dues to play (on top of tuition), or giving it all physically while maintaining a minimum GPA. So please, show at least a little respect.
Ogre,
A big reason for ACHA teams not competing on the NCAA level has to do with school funding and Title IX. For every men's team there still needs to be at least 2 women's teams; if the school chooses to honor Title IX. Not every school honors this rule. The size of the arena has little to do with it; Quinnipiac hockey competes at the Division 1 level because their school has a student body size within Division 1 athletics standards. Before Quinnipiac had the new rink they played down the road at a nice rink that could only hold max 250 people in the stands.
Another reason schools will not become Division I or III depends on the importance of other sports. Football at any level is expensive for the school; at a school like Penn State, who has a very respectable ACHA program, Football reigns supreme and absorbs a lot of athletic funding. Football also brings in a lot of funding to the school as well. Hockey will get their, but expect to see more non-football and non-basketball schools bring on programs in the future. Merrimack, RIT, and Mercyhurst are good exampkles of schools who took on Ice Hockey instead of football.
chad stilson's is the best
no offence, but the icicles on cirruti's are weird
Chad Stilson's is simply amazing. Great entries all around (for the honorable mentions of course), but Chad's is the only one that made me go "Wow!"
Holy crap chad's is amazing. No offense but THAT should have won the contest. I mean...DAMN.
HA! I cannot believe I missed the vote. I just recently won the Grand Rapids Griffins 3rd Jersey Contest and I just posted the Ice Bulls Concept too late! (slapping my forehead) Im kind of new to the Jersey making scene and I would like to enter more designs in these contests. What is the best way to get informed of the contests so I don't miss another?
Damn, snubbed!
Oh well, maybe next time! haha
I didn't even know this was over til last night...I'm such a slacker.
@ Jambone
I agree completely agree with your points about Title IX and school funding/revenue. There is however a minimal arena distance and capacity requirement for NCAA standing. How minimal I don't know, I was just merely pointing it out that it does exist.
I've played at Quinnipiac's old place and it is pretty small, but if I remember correctly there are 2 rinks and that might have something to do with it meeting requirements.
chad , come on a chad has to win in florida, all funny aside that is awesome art ice bull,
I Would Have Used Paint, Too, If I Was Desperate.