Alright, so the WWE Survivor Series logo. Yeah, that thing. Been around forever, hasn’t it? Seen so many versions of it over the years, some good, some… well, let’s just say they tried.
The other day, I dunno why, I just got this idea. Not for any big work project, nothing like that. Just for myself. I thought, hey, let me take a closer look at this logo. See what’s actually going on there. Maybe even try to, like, sketch it out or something. A bit of a personal challenge, you get me?
My Little Logo Adventure
So, first things first, I hit up the internet. Typed in “WWE Survivor Series logo” and bam! So many of ’em. Old school ones, new shiny ones. It’s like a history lesson in wrestling graphics right there.
I wasn’t trying to be a historian or anything. I just wanted to grab one and, I guess, dissect it a bit in my own clumsy way. I picked one that looked kinda iconic, you know, one of those ones that screams “Survivor Series” at you. Had that gritty, tough vibe.
Getting Hands-On (Sort Of)
My first brilliant idea? Good old pen and paper. Thought I’d just sketch the basic shapes. Lemme tell you, my drawing skills are something else. What was supposed to be a cool logo ended up looking like a confused spider. Yeah, not great.
- Started with the main text: “SURVIVOR SERIES”. That’s usually big and bold.
- Then tried to get those other bits, like the lines or symbols they sometimes use.
- It was harder than it looked! Getting the proportions right, the angles… ugh.
Okay, so paper wasn’t my friend for this. Decided to fire up a super basic drawing program on my computer. Nothing fancy, just something where I could draw straight lines and maybe some curves if I was feeling adventurous. The kind of thing a kid would use. Perfect for my skill level!
I pulled up the logo image next to my little drawing window. And I just started tracing. Not to make a perfect copy, mind you. More to feel the flow of it. How the letters connect, or don’t. How the other design bits interact with the text. Sounds a bit weird, I know, but it helps you see stuff you miss just by looking.
What I Found Out
Spent a fair bit of time just messing around. Trying to get the weight of the letters right. Some parts are thick, some are thin. Then there’s the spacing. It’s all these little things that make it work. Or not work, if you get ’em wrong.
I didn’t even really touch colors. Just focused on the black and white shapes. The skeleton of it. And you know what? Even my super rough, wobbly version started to kinda, sorta look like the Survivor Series logo. From a distance. If you squinted.
The main thing I took away? It ain’t as simple as it looks. There’s thought behind it, even in the older, clunkier ones. Someone made choices about every line, every curve. And trying to follow those choices, even badly, gives you a new appreciation.
So yeah, that was my little experiment with the Survivor Series logo. Didn’t produce anything amazing, but it was a fun way to spend an afternoon. Kinda makes you look at all logos a bit differently. Might try the Royal Rumble one next, who knows. That one’s got a crown, could be a laugh trying to draw that.
