I have questions

[Prone2Clone]

Saw this logo on a work van today.

1. Does this company have to license the outline of the buzzard head from EIU?
2. I love the lightning bolt shooting through the parrot's beak, but does this offend Hok fans who perceive it to be a depiction of their beloved mascot being electrocuted?
3. Are these same fans confused by the lack of an eye in the chicken head when the company name has "eye" in it? Or, are the letters "E Y E" in "HAWKEYE" strategically positioned where the bird's eye should be as an intellectually sophisticated design element?
4. Was this company name inspired by Brian Ferentz's dynamic offense?

I'll hang up and listen.

 

[Acylum]

Now that’s quality logo design work.

 

[VeloClone]

Was this company name inspired by Brian Ferentz's dynamic offense?

No but the blindness of the bird was.

 

[quasistellar]

Saw this logo on a work van today.

1. Does this company have to license the outline of the buzzard head from EIU?
2. I love the lightning bolt shooting through the parrot's beak, but does this offend Hok fans who perceive it to be a depiction of their beloved mascot being electrocuted?
3. Are these same fans confused by the lack of an eye in the chicken head when the company name has "eye" in it? Or, are the letters "E Y E" in "HAWKEYE" strategically positioned where the bird's eye should be as an intellectually sophisticated design element?
4. Was this company name inspired by Brian Ferentz's dynamic offense?

I'll hang up and listen.

So I actually know that they do in fact have permission to use the logo and name.

 

[cytor]

If that was my company logo, I would expect to be bankrupt soon.

 

[SolonCy]

Looks like Fred Flintstone faceplanted with a lightning bolt through the back of his neck

 

[CascadeClone]

We use them on our building at work. I hate the dumb name, but the elec system is very complex and they did all the work for the previous owners.
So they know it all well, do good work, and the guys that have come to do the work have been fine. Plus it seems super petty thing to worry about. Overall, bfd.

 

[Jer]

I wouldn’t use them personally due to the name (yes, I’m very petty) but I wouldn’t blame others if they used them. Yes, the logo is stupid AF, but anything Hawk related is bound to be. From my experience with ISU’s compliance and branding teams vs what I've heard about Iowa's, I know Iowa’s is incredibly lax in comparison.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

In my experience with 4-H'ers requesting permission to use/paint/draw. etc the Hawkeye logo, U of I folks are quite lenient and agreeable to such requests.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

From the Hawkeye Electric Employee Handbook:

Common terms you'll need to understand:

Distribution lines - the path of the football once it leaves Petras' hand, equivalent to three feet above the intended target

Blackout - the proper level of drunk you'll have to be once the offense steps on the field

Resistance - What you'll encounter once you announce the starting QB for the following week

Power - The force used to drive 99 yards while chewing up nearly 12 minutes of clock (see also: CYCLONE !)

Switch - A verb describing what you'll do to the channel after the O-line fails to generate any push yet again

Watt - What fans will yell after nearly every offensive play call.

Megawatt - What really drunk fans will yell after nearly every offensive play call.

Brownout - Brian Ferentz's instructions to the dry cleaner after shitting the bed each game

Current - adjective meaning existing at the present time ex- the Cyhawk trophy is in Ames at the current time

 

[JM4CY]

I wouldn’t use them personally due to the name (yes, I’m very petty) but I wouldn’t blame others if they used them. Yes, the logo is stupid AF, but anything Hawk related is bound to be. From my experience with ISU’s compliance and branding teams vs what I've heard about Iowa's, I know Iowa’s is incredibly lax in comparison.

If you owned a portajohn company, I bet you’d consider slapping a tiger hawk on every one of them. (Of course then you’d have to deal with hawk fans going in there and thinking they can get laid so maybe that juice isn’t worth the squeeze)

 

[PineClone]

Speaking of copywrite infringement...This is from a brewery in southwest Washington. Looks just a little bit like a logo that most people from Iowa would recognize.

Dekalb hat

 

[GoldCy]

Bet this on in Chandler is living rent free. Someone should pass it on. Why would you do this in AZ?

 

[Prone2Clone]

Bet this on in Chandler is living rent free. Someone should pass it on. Why would you do this in AZ?

Cuz everybody luvs hoks.

 

[NWICY]

If that was my company logo, I would expect to be bankrupt soon.

From Cedar Rapids east that logo will print money for you.

 

[Prone2Clone]

We use them on our building at work. I hate the dumb name, but the elec system is very complex and they did all the work for the previous owners.
So they know it all well, do good work, and the guys that have come to do the work have been fine. Plus it seems super petty thing to worry about. Overall, bfd.

Sounds like probably your best Hawkeye-related experience ever?

 

[isufbcurt]

I wouldn’t use them personally due to the name (yes, I’m very petty) but I wouldn’t blame others if they used them. Yes, the logo is stupid AF, but anything Hawk related is bound to be. From my experience with ISU’s compliance and branding teams vs what I've heard about Iowa's, I know Iowa’s is incredibly lax in comparison.

Same here.

I actually have a list of things that if are in a company name, logo or slogan then I won't use that company.

 

[CascadeClone]

Sounds like probably your best Hawkeye-related experience ever?

Yeah, because the hawks never came up other than the name and logo l.

Altho i have an MBA from there and they sent us to Brasil for a week, so that was fun. But again no real HOX content there...

 

[cyclones500]

Same here.

I actually have a list of things that if are in a company name, logo or slogan then I won't use that company.

We want to see your list! Or at least I do. No requirement, but -- out with it!

 

[BCClone]

We want to see your list! Or at least I do. No requirement, but -- out with it!

Assuming anything that says curt sucks, or racing blows, things like that.