How to Create Your Own Team Symbol

Spirit and excitement often play a significant role in a sports team's overall energy and performance. Create a new team symbol or logo to promote a sense of unity and optimism. Whether you use your team's mascot or come up with a completely new way to represent your group, a colorful team symbol gives people a quick, visual way to identify your team and enhances team spirit.

Instructions

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      Talk through what you want your team symbol to look like. Choose a theme or object that reflects your team's name, or a symbol inspired by an important value or principle relevant to your team.

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      Sketch the symbol to see how it might look. Work with different colors, sizes, shapes and details you want in your symbol. Make it eye-catching and memorable enough to leave a lasting impression.

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      Get feedback from the members of your team. Take any concerns or ideas into consideration and, if possible, make sure everyone likes the result.

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      Hire a graphic designer to create a digital rendering of your symbol. You can also use design software such as Photoshop or online resources like Hewlett-Packard's Logo Maker, though you will have to choose from existing professionally-designed images in Logo Maker.

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      Display your new symbol on your team's website and uniform. Feature the symbol on promotional merchandise like T-shirts, fliers, travel bags and banners as well.