Cincinnati Reds logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG
- Meaning and history One of the leaders in visual identity redesigns among baseball clubs, Cincinnati Reds, has almost two dozens logo versions created for it throughout the years, though the interesting thing is that the club’s emblem had something but the letters on it only twice in its history.
- It was a very modest emblem, though the red and white color palette made it look strong and bright.
- Looking like an arrowhead, the triangle added some sharpness to the elegant letter.
- 1906 — 1907 The lines of the “C” became longer and fancier in 1906.
- The contour of the “C” was slightly extended, which made it more balanced and solid.
- 1908 — 1912 The elegant “C” got narrower and taller in 1908, and this version was used by the club for four years, which was the longest since 1900.
- 1914 In 1914 the “C” became thicker and the “Reds” — smaller.
- This was not a very balanced emblem and only stayed in use for a year, being replaced with its refined version in 1915.
- 1915 — 1919 The “Reds” lettering on the club’s emblem from 1915 got narrower and taller, which made the inscription look bolder and more confident and harmonized the thick contours of the wishbone “C”.
- 1920 — 1935 In 1920 the logo was refined again, by adding a distinct black outline to the “C” and strengthening the contours of the “Reds” wordmark.
- The “Reds” part of the logo also changed its color to blue and white, but with the while lines thinner and more delicate than in the “C”.
- It was a strong and powerful badge despite its amateur execution, as the color palette and thickness of the lines made it bright and confident.
- 1939 — 1953 The contours of the logo were refined and the color palette got switched in 1939.
- The main elements of the badge changed their color back to red, keeping the white outline.
- The man had a solid black mustache with curved ends and was smiling, evoking a sense of fun and joy.
- On his white jersey, there was a “Stockings” red cursive lettering, which curved lines balanced the mustache of the man.
- 1961 — 1966 The logo designed in 1939 comes back to the club’s visual identity in 1961 in a renewed color palette.
- 1967 — 1971 In 1967 the “C” and the “Reds” wordmark change their color to white and the background becomes red.
- The image was placed inside the “C”, moving the “Reds” lettering to the “C”’s bottom line, and placing the “Cincinnati” on the upper part of the main letter.
- 1993 — 1998 The concept of the logo from 1967 was refined in 1993, writing the “Reds” in thinner and cleaner lines and using a brighter shade of red for the background.
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