pic: 1875's new name and Logo

[Dan Richardson]

I looked on FIRST's website and couldn't find 1889's old information but if I remember correctly there official name was just HAZE. There color was purple and it was obvious what they were going for but the official name was just HAZE. So as far as Florida goes there isn't another Purple Haze.

Either way back on topic, Nathan showed us this logo the other day and I think its top notch looks pretty sweet if you ask me. I think you should consider your mascot to be puff the magic dragon or whatever that purple dinosaurs name was, that would be awesome. Because purple is totally sweet, but mostly because I aspire to be a dinosaur when I grow up.

[Nathan Pell]

Originally Posted by Stud Man Dan

I looked on FIRST's website and couldn't find 1889's old information but if I remember correctly there official name was just HAZE. There color was purple and it was obvious what they were going for but the official name was just HAZE. So as far as Florida goes there isn't another Purple Haze.

Either way back on topic, Nathan showed us this logo the other day and I think its top notch looks pretty sweet if you ask me. I think you should consider your mascot to be puff the magic dragon or whatever that purple dinosaurs name was, that would be awesome. Because purple is totally sweet, but mostly because I aspire to be a dinosaur when I grow up.

Thanks Dan.. I too want to be a dinosaur when I grow up one day...

Nathan

[flyingcrayons]

i love the name and the design... just two questions, what was your name before, and why did you decide to change it?

[Nathan Pell]

Originally Posted by flyingcrayons

i love the name and the design... just two questions, what was your name before, and why did you decide to change it?

Before it was "Autoneumato Autonomatons" See.. even I can't spell it correctly. We decided to change it for better PR and better recognition. It was really hard to do this with the old name and it was hard when dealing with corporations.

[NorviewsVeteran]

...so refrencing a song about getting high sung by a guy that always was helps with PR? Interesting...

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by NorviewsVeteran

...so refrencing a song about getting high sung by a guy that always was helps with PR? Interesting...

As a former mentor of 418, I know that it can be a fine line to walk and it makes it a little challenging for marketing. The way the team obtained the name is a good story but that's about all that it is, a good story.

It is also a little hard to work into a theme/logo. HAZE developed a logo, I believe, designed by Jaine Perotti. LASA Robotics uses their name now for marketing and branding, but the nickname stays with them. I remember one parent thinking that she would wear a wide-brimmed black hat covered (read - billowing) in purple netting while sitting in the stands at the competitions. Don't believe I ever saw it become a reality.

[Dan Richardson]

Originally Posted by Nathan Pell

Before it was "Autoneumato Autonomatons" See.. even I can't spell it correctly. We decided to change it for better PR and better recognition. It was really hard to do this with the old name and it was hard when dealing with corporations.

Pshh: Autonomatoautonomatons
AH TOW NO MAH TOW AH TAWN AH MAH TAWNS

I practiced saying that for a full day at the 2007 regional lol.

[wendymom]

[I think you should consider your mascot to be puff the magic dragon or whatever that purple dinosaurs name was, that would be awesome.]

Isn't that Barney???

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

I'm not too keen on the gradient flare on the 'z'.

I'm going to have to agree with this... it stands out to me as not really fitting in, and detracts attention from the rest of the logo.

Aside from that, it looks really nice. Good luck with the new team name and logo!

[Team 1708 Dave]

Cool Graphic! We also tried to come up with a differant name. I think would of been easier to change the earth's rotation. We even found a site just for creating team names. Even that didn't help much.

Good Luck!!

[Bertman]

Just as an historical note, team 418 has been Purple Haze since the 2000 game, our first year in FIRST.

[Bertman]

Just as an historical note, team 418 has been Purple Haze since the 2000 game, our first year in FIRST.
We have been at every Lone Star Regional since 2000 and to the national championship 5 times.

[Bertman]

Just as an historical note, team 418 has been Purple Haze since the 2000 game, our first year in FIRST.
We have been at every Lone Star Regional since 2000 and to the national championship 5 times.

[Nathan Pell]

Originally Posted by NorviewsVeteran

...so refrencing a song about getting high sung by a guy that always was helps with PR? Interesting...

Thanks for the comment. I was waiting for someone to bring this up. I am sure that people can dwell on the negative aspect of this name, however everything we do is about 'a commitment to excellence' and this was the name the students, administration and team came up with. We hired a professional logo designer to work on our logo to make sure that we come across professional in everything we do. Thank you for the comment

[Doug Leppard]

Nathan so good to see you on CD. Like the logo etc.