This logo has been floating around in our backyard for a few weeks now, and it would be a travesty if we didn’t share it on YLMMB.
Drake University recently launched its new Drake Advantage marketing campaign, along with a logo sure to make potential students feel secure in their decision:

Brilliantly, it’s the first thing that greets visitors to the admissions page.

Read more about how they arrived at this design (thanks to some focus testing) in this Des Moines Register entry.
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It’s football season again and that means weird mascots, odd team names, and barfy logos. Here are some high school mascots and logos that are sure to make you barf up those latest pregame snacks.

Laurel Hill Hobos (Laurel Hill, Florida) & Chinook Sugar Beeters (Chinook, Montana)

Fisher Bunnies (Fisher, Illinois) & Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers (Avon, Connecticut)

Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms (Blooming Prarie, Minnesota) & Orofino Maniacs (Orofino, Idaho)

New Berlin Pretzels (New Berlin, Illinois) & Watersmeet Nimrods (Watersmeet, Michigan)

Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts (Kaukauna, Wisconsin) & Ridgefield Spudders (Ridgefield, Washington)

Centralia High School Orphans (boys teams) & Annies (girls teams). (Centralia, Illinois)
Logos found at blogs.static.mentalfloss.com.
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The official logo of Université de Bordeaux II, a science and medicine university located in Bordeaux, France.

Logo submitted by Grover.
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How do you tell someone that their newly unveiled “logo” is a complete disaster? Sure the concept is really specific but what’s with the total lack of execution, professionalism, and design? Ugh..
Gonzalo & Kristin both sent us this one.
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Nestled in the moonlight hills of Virtual Valley, G.H.V.S. offers a quality education from 1987.

Logo submitted by Michael.
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“I haven’t the faintest idea what it’s supposed to be!”

Submitted by Gavin.
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Cody submits this one and writes, “…this isn’t necessarily an ugly logo. It’s merely an outrageous logo. My cousins go to a Catholic school in a suburb of Saint Paul, its called Transfiguration Catholic Church and they shorten it to Tranny.”

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