Monday
Jun102013
Olympiques Logo Evaluations
Monday · Jun 10 · 2013 | 6:00 AM PDTBelow are the eligible logo packages submitted for the Montreal Olympiques franchise. Evaluate the entries and select a grade for each. When the polls close, ratings will be calculated for each entry to determine which ones move forward to the final voting round next week.
 Craig Wheeler (current)
|  Francis Matte
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 Chris Smith (2008)
|  Matt McElroy
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 Fraser Croall
|  Jesse Feltner
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 Liam Peacock
|  Johnny Woods
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 Adam Hainsfurther
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Reader Comments (13)
Big fan of Jesse's and Fraser's logos. I don't think they are getting enough positive votes. Francis Matte also has a very nice logo, just not a big fan of the secondary circular logo the M looks weird to me that is because it is only half there/ Nice set of logos overall
I've already voted, so I've lost the creator's name, but I really like the fifth logo set. The flame is, in my opinion, a great cross between torch and maple leaf. I don't care if Montreal traditionally hates the rest of Canada, give this set some more love!
I love Francis Matte's logo on this one. It has a great Old time feel but I still feel like it fits in with the rest of the league.
Seems to me that the last one is very strongly inspired by on the Olympique de Marseille soccer club logo.
I still prefer the original Craig Wheeler version for the color scheme, M logo and wordmark. I still hate the foot logo though. I wish the whole thing was not a package deal. There is no place for bare feet in hockey. Chris Smith had the right idea. The two Johnny Woods logos would make great alternate logos. I wish we could dump the foot and add one of those.
The second one, the red one ...
He's too HOT!!!!
My secondary logo was originally a Milwaukee Lagers logo: the stick was the L and the stick/pads was the M- with a sudsy beer in his hand. Since the catcher glove looked like a script O, I threw that on.
Francis' logo set is tied for 1st place with Matt McElroy's Lumberjacks logo for Best Logo in this vote of 108 designs. Unreal. Unreal...but i'm an Armada guy so the rivalry with the Olympiques is self explanatory. Either way it's unreal!
Jesse has the M flame, plus the fluer de lis in the secondary. First set where I like both of them. Francis: classy with one color and simple, but my eye gravitates towards the secondary with the partial M. Just does not look good. Maybe if the three letters were equally spaced - O looks too low.
I like the current winged-foot logo (I ran track in high school, so I'm biased) but I also like Chris Smith's 2008 logo... which leads me to Matt McElroy's submission, which is cool balance between the former's style and the latter theme.
My favorite set is Francis Matte's, except for the round secondary logo with the initials. The way the initials are aligned just doesn't look good at all.
I think Craig's secondary logo should switch places with the primary. Either that or the foot needs to be upgraded to a winged skate a la Chris Smith's idea. Really like Francis' logo work, especially the primary which is a gorgeous emblem, but I'd like it more with an additional color either orange or blue. Liam's logo is also a favorite of mine as a different take on Craig's "M" and flame because it has a clean and classic feel. The one adjustment I'd suggest is working the shape of the circle/oval a bit more as its not quite either. Really strong designs overall for the Olympiques.
Montreal's logo submissions are interesting, topped by Craig Wheeler, Francis Matte and Matt McElroy.
Wheeler's logo is a great idea and I love the way this original design looks. It's not one of the designs I would be happy to see leave.
Matte's logo is an interesting take, but my issue is the fact that it moves closer to the Canadiens look in terms of color.
McElroy's look is such a nice reference to the Olympians and I'm glad someone pulled in those references with that logo. I wish there was a secondary for this set, though.