Alright, so I wanted to mess around with some UFC logos today. You know, the Ultimate Fighting Championship? That octagon symbol and all that jazz. I figured it’d be a fun little project to try and recreate them, maybe tweak them a little, see what I could come up with.
First things first, I fired up my trusty old design software. I usually use this for work stuff, making website mockups and banners, but hey, it works for logos too. I created a new canvas, nice and big, so I had plenty of room to work with.
Then I started hunting for some reference images. I just popped open Google Images and typed in “UFC logo”. Scrolled through a bunch of them, picked out a few that I liked, and saved them to my desktop. Easy peasy.
With my references ready, I went back to my design software. I decided to start with the classic octagon shape. I mean, that’s the core of the UFC logo, right? I found the polygon tool and made sure it was set to eight sides. Then I just clicked and dragged until I had a decent-sized octagon on my canvas.
Next up, the “UFC” letters. I played around with a few different fonts. Some were too blocky, some were too fancy. I finally settled on a simple, bold font that looked pretty close to the real thing. I typed out “UFC”, made them big and bold, and positioned them right in the center of the octagon.
Color Time
Now for the colors. The official UFC logo is mostly black and white, but I wanted to experiment a bit. I tried out some different color combinations. Red and black, gold and black, even blue and white. I kept switching the colors of the octagon, the letters, and the background until I found something I liked.
- First I tried a bold red for the octagon and kept letters in black, it was kinda cool but too aggressive for my taste.
- Then I switched to a gold octagon with black letters – too flashy.
- Finally, I settled on a dark gray octagon with white letters. Simple, clean, and still had that UFC vibe.
I spent a good chunk of the afternoon just tweaking things. Adjusting the size of the letters, moving the octagon around, trying out different shades of gray. It’s funny how these little details can make such a big difference.
In the end, I ended up with a few different versions of the UFC logo. Some were pretty close to the original, others were a bit more out there. It was a fun little exercise, and I learned a bit more about the design process along the way. Maybe I’ll try tackling some other sports logos next time. Any suggestions?
You know what would be cool? If there were some tools specifically for creating logos. Like, where you can easily make shapes and type in the text, add effects, etc. It’d be way quicker than doing it all manually with the tools that I used today. I don’t know if those tools exist, but it’d be a nice addition, that’s for sure.
Anyway, that was my day messing around with UFC logos. Hope you enjoyed hearing about it. If you’re trying to make some logos, just keep experimenting and remember that there’s no right or wrong way to do it. It’s not as hard as you think! If you have any questions, let me know, I’ll do my best to help.
Finished for today! Time to watch some fights!
