I love the new logo, nicely updated and looks a hell of a lot tougher. Uniform-wise, it’s good that little has been changed because I always liked our uniform.

I was kind of worried when I saw some of the pictures from the contest winners, but I think they did a pretty good job with this.

It will be strange, the logo has been the same since I was born. I have a Lions Logo Flag hanging in my Man Den, I will have to replace. Hey Sean, whats the rule with multi color uniforms? Can the Lions away jersey be Silver, and not break the regulations? Never been a fan of our away jerseys. The Silver helmet, and white uniform always have clashed in my humble opinion. But I love the silver, and would hate to lose it.

I like the new logo too. Thank God they didn’t go for a radical new look. I am very relieved.

However, I am not going to buy any new apparel until they win a game. I encourage others to follow suit.

I have a feeling we’ll buy whatever apparel that apeals to us, but the H-Blue doesn’t look good on me. But I doubt i’ll buy anything but the wallpaper for my cell phone, at least for a little while.

You guys gotta check out the Deadspin comments on the new logo. Some of them are pretty funny. Of course, most Deadspin commenters are complete assholes, but they are pretty funny.

http://deadspin.com/5182590/new-lions-logo-23-percent-more-fierce-should-result-in-super-bowl-title

I’m still on the fence. I like it, but I do love the classic look too.

Looks like Bubbles went on a diet and got a mean streak….I blame the roids….but, whatever the method, that kitty is ripped….

I don’t post much on here, but I check it regularly… I’m a 32 yr old graphic designer in Chicago, but grew up in Detroit and have been a lions fan my entire life (unfortunately)

When I see these new changes as they are leaked, I have to ask myself… who did this. I’m really hoping these are rough drafts, but since it was leaked by NFL.com I have to believe this is a credible change.

At first glance I was happy to see a modernized version of a logo I loved, then I blew it up and saw how it was done and was not happy at all.

Here are some of my issues:
1. The new lion mouth looks more like a can opener than a mouth with teeth.
2. The mane looks like a bad hair day with cow licks sticking up in random spots rather than a flowing mane
3. I don’t mind the accent marks on the lions body logo as a whole except for the two lines moving away from the mouth look like modernized drool… if they left them off I’d probably like it more.
4. I hate the new typeface, I like the notches in it, but the movement of the lines seems more female and slightly 90’s to me, not modern enough, and not testosterone driven at all. If it was the Lionesses, I’d be ok with it… like if this was a WNBA typeface, it works.
5. I really, really hate the new numbers, everything I said in number 4 doubled.
6. I just noticed that the hind foot looks more phallic than before too… that’s not good.

I guess there’s rules about not letting outside designers work on new logos, and I’ve seen a lot of bad ones suggested. I personally would love to work on it, but that’s never going to happen… I was really hoping they wouldn’t screw this up and I’m afraid they just did. There is no way I’m buying any new Detroit Lions stuff, if this is the new look.

Ok, I’m going to be depressed the rest of the day now, go ahead and bash what I’ve said if you want, it’s just how I feel as a professional and a fan. I now have to decide if this is bad enough to finally stop being a fan of this team. It just might be…. funny how 0-16 wasn’t enough, but this just might be.

I for one am a huge fan of the modifications. But, I remember your posts when this issue first popped up. Can you post your version again? I have stared at this for some time today, and I hope this will be a passing phase, but the head kind of looks like a wolf. Hope i’m mistaken with this.

This makeover might not be absolutely perfect, but it’s WAY better than anything I saw proposed. Most non-Lions fans are asking why the Lions bothered because it still screams “Lions”—which to me is perfect. The logo is the same, just much much better. The new LIONS font is a huge improvement over the old Rhinestone Cowboy letters, which were always a visual non-sequitur.

I have a minor issue with the uniform: I don’t like the numbers being rounded off like that, the angular numbers looked more classic. However, the rounded stuff looks a little ‘cleaner’ to the eye, so I see what they were going for. Until I see it stretched over pads on a real live player, I’ll refrain from pounding on the table.

Peace
Ty @ The Lions in Winter

These are great. I was so afraid they were going to completely revamp everything and ruin it. I realize we havent had a tradition of winning around here, but we are one of the oldest franchises and Im glad they stayed with the traditional colors and logo(only way better)

Let Denver and New England and Tampon Bay change all they want, they havent been around as long as we have.

Im on board. Now I cant wait to see how they look in action, especially if we can get a new #59 in the draft! I’ll be the first one in line for a new jersey.

Do yourself a favor and google lions logo, click on the images tab, and see how many logos out there are bad, or worse than the Detroit Lions logo it…. it’s basically most of them…. with a few exceptions…. here’s one I like, but it can’t be used because someone else paid a good designer to do it first….

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.designfirms.org/images/portfolios/big-3301.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.designfirms.org/portfolios/view/8697/sethjoseph-26-co-llc/green-lion-logo-design/3301/&usg=__nmq_0ICC9YXNLHV-Mv76O0kUn40=&h=314&w=400&sz=117&hl=en&start=63&um=1&tbnid=Wt6cja3dXzg1tM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=124&prev=/images3Fq3Dlion2Blogo26ndsp3D2026hl3Den26sa3DN26start3D6026um3D1

   Anyway, as bad as it is, I’m thankful it’s not as horrid as 80% of the lions logos out there…. that said… the Typeface and numerals need to be changed ASAP…. they are horrid.