Grandma Continues to Pursue the GSP Logo Contest

The example I have used in the photo above is by Matt Stevenson, a very talented young man who works in graphics and is obviously very talented. Thank you Matt!

Honestly, I do not know who to give credit for concerning the logo above. I remember a fan of Georges St-Pierre submitting it to Georges and suggesting that he adopt it as his logo a long time ago.

Although Georges has not adopted it, he is having a contest in hopes that one of his many fans will come up with a new more current image for him that is in tune with what his fans envision upon hearing his name.

One entry showed his initials with words after them which symbolise three of Georges' attributes. It was plain, straight forward and to the point.

Fans who have photo-shop abilities have submitted graphically perfect templates which are professional in appearance and put me in an advanced state of awe and envy because I am in no way that talented or able to use their advanced artistic techniques to generate a logo on my laptop. Drat!

My whole family is working to submit the winning logo or idea which will lead to a winning logo—Georges is willing to have a professional produce a good idea in the absence of a finished product.

Now that Georges will be joining other athletes of stature in representing Gatorade, such as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, he would like to have a logo that will become synonymous with his brand name.

The logo will appear on Georges tee shirts and apparel, so it needs to be strongly identified with him.

Most people entering the contest are using Fleur De Lis in their designs, being that the Quebec flag has white Fleur De Lis on a royal blue field. Georges displays a tattoo of the Fleur De Lis on his right calf, so it is indeed an identifier of him that is thought of when a fan hears his name.

At my nine year old daughter's insistence last night (her bi-weekly, weekend visitation), we looked up the term Fleur De Lis, which incidentally, has more than one spelling.

The definition mentioned that a flower such as an iris was used in rendering the symbol associated with the French Royalty and their heraldry.

So Sierra drew an interpretation based on that concept, but lamented, "this is just not good enough for Georges." But we are going to enter it anyway.

As we sat on the front porch steps enjoying the end of a warm 80 degree day, our Akita alerted on two Canadian geese that were flying overhead. My husband thought that since Canadian geese are very strong and will aggressively defend their families against larger and stronger animals, that a Canadian goose could represent Georges.

OK! I can hear the smirks and giggling out there! Remember that my husband is primarily a redneck (retired operating engineer), NASCAR fan and only after being angered by BJ Penn and the "Vaseline Fiasco," decided to declare himself as a GSP fan. (I will admit it does get him more points with me, too).

Consequently, I have rendered a drawing and put Georges' initials on it for my husband's entry. Has anyone else ever noted the similarity of the profile of a goose flying overhead with an upside down Fleur De Lis?

I have made several entries myself and cannot wait to see what my grandson has come up with on Sunday. I will have to mail them very quickly because the contest ends on May 1. If I had the knowledge, I could fax my entry or take a picture of the logo and submit it by computer. Double darn my lack of ability!

If anyone out there has considered entering--quit procrastinating, time is flying!

For further information, check out Georges and his managers blogs on the Yard Barker, or go to www.gspfightclub.com to read the rules and prizes.

Good luck, although I am hoping a member of my family will be among the eight who win prizes.