FIRST logo symbolism

[Phoenix Spud]

I think that the shapes are the three main elements that our robots have interacted with over the years.
Circle-the ball years
Triangle-tetras
Square-boxes (stack attack)

I could be wrong though...

[Tetraman]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud

I think that the shapes are the three main elements that our robots have interacted with over the years.
Circle-the ball years
Triangle-tetras
Square-boxes (stack attack)

I could be wrong though...

The symbol was designed before tetras or bins were introduced, so the game elements didn't influence the symbol...however it is believed that the symbols did influence the making of the tetra and bin game pieces.

[jamie_1930]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

The symbol was designed before tetras or bins were introduced, so the game elements didn't influence the symbol...however it is believed that the symbols did influence the making of the tetra and bin game pieces.

What you think kamen and the other heads of FIRST don't know how to plan ahead?

[Ty Tremblay]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud

I think that the shapes are the three main elements that our robots have interacted with over the years.
Circle-the ball years
Triangle-tetras
Square-boxes (stack attack)

I could be wrong though...

I would agree with this... but the logo was created well before these games. I don't see why the logo WOULDN'T have any symbolism.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud

I think that the shapes are the three main elements that our robots have interacted with over the years.
Circle-the ball years
Triangle-tetras
Square-boxes (stack attack)

I could be wrong though...

I think you've got it backwards--many folks (too many, really) have speculated that the game pieces have come from the logo, not the other way around. If so, we'd have had tetras long before the fourteenth season of FRC.

Surely one of the old-timers knows the real origin. Baker? Copioli? Kamen? Bueller?

[Tetraman]

To me, the FIRST symbol always reminded me of building blocks...wooden squares that had shapes on them and you'd have to stack them together. To me, the symbol is both about both the building and growing aspects of FIRST.

Either way, there is no symbol other then FIRST's and it's very iconic for anyone who sees it.

[Michelle Celio]

The original FIRST logo was drawn by Dean's late father, Jack Kamen. It was "re-designed" in 2005/2004? I'm not sure, by FIRST based off the original work.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

The original FIRST logo was drawn by Dean's late father, Jack Kamen. It was "re-designed" in 2005/2004? I'm not sure, by FIRST based off the original work.

The redesign was announced in the late part of 2004, just in time for the 2005 season. Technically, both logos were official that season to allow a transition. (That said, some old-logo items persisted, like the water bottles at the Championship or some of the lower-volume volunteer pins, for a couple more years.)

[DUCKIE]

I always like to think of the interlocked shapes as a physical representation of the combined work and cooperation of the Sponsors (Triangle), Students (Circle), and Mentors (Square) to compete in FIRST... but maybe that is just me.