FIRST Email - Introducing Evolution of the FIRST Logo

[J Flex 188]

FIRST said they realised the difficulties in transferring between the 2 logos, and most teams have not made up their 2005 uniforms as of yet, so theres no real reason to complain about when they decided to realise the new logo. Personally I think its a good time, as it gets people thinking again about FIRST just in time for the kickoff and before competition (so it allows enough time to order new shirts) and its stated that you can still use the old logo on shirts, just to use the new one whenever you can

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I'm not entirely sure why the logo needed to change, but I think this is an attempt to "modernize" the FIRST logo. I think the original had a kind of classic look with the line art style. I also think the original had 15 years of advertising and recognition behind it, so a change to it should have been a bit smaller. Then again, I'm just an opinionated ex-student, so I don't know the logic that actually went into this decision.

Mostly, I think this will be tough on teams and RDs that have a goodly amount of material with the old logo that probably isn't going to get replaced in the next year. Plus, this design looks a little rougher on people that screen print T-shirts. The gray is just one more color and you'll have a heck of a time lining it up with the other colors.

I just realized something. This means no more classic gray FIRST shirts. I guess I'll have to hoard and cherish the limited supply I have at the moment.