One of the main characteristics that I love about sports logos is how detailed, stylized and unique they look when compared to brands in any other industry. With most industries recently going the minimalist route in terms of branding, I thought it would be interesting to imagine how NBA logos would look if they were redesigned in a minimalist manner. Still, I definitely wanted to steer clear of how Pringles and Firefox did their minimalist redesigns, which were received very poorly because they eliminated essential elements of their original logos, Which is something We’ll try to avoid in this NBA minimalist logos rebrand.
lost his hair, as well as the twinkle in his eye!
Below is my attempt to give all 30 NBA logos a minimalist look, The redesigns are meant to feel modern, sleek, and stylish while staying true to the original logo design of each team. and to also work in formats where traditional logos might be hard to read, like a mobile app icon, or a website Favicon.
Minimalist rebrand of all 30 NBA teams.
01 Milwaukee Bucks
02 Philadelphia 76ers
03 Phoenix Suns
04 Los Angeles Lakers
05 Charlotte Hornets
06 Denver Nuggets
07 Sacramento Kings
08 Golden State Warriors
09 OKC Thunder
10 Chicago Bulls
11 Boston Celtics
12 San Antonio Spurs
13 Dallas Mavericks
14 Houston Rockets
15 Toronto Raptors
16 Los Angeles Clippers
17 Brooklyn Nets
18 New Orleans Pelicans
19 Orlando Magic
20 Portland Trail Blazers
21 Utah Jazz
22 Memphis Grizzlies
23 Atlanta hawks
24 Minnesota Timberwolves
25 Miami Heat
26 Cleveland Cavaliers
27 New York Knicks
28 Indiana Pacers
29 Detroit Pistons
30 Washington Wizards
How were these mockups created?
I used my high-resolution sports photoshop templates to create this NBA minimalist logos rebrand project, and below is a list of the exact templates I used.
