Doctor Who Logos Ranked
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- After over 50 years Doctor who has accumulated a raft of logos and as the new one was released last week it seemed a good time to rank them all.
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Whenever I think of Doctor Who, the 2014 logo always comes to mind. 12's revised version of the 2010 logo screams Who to me more than any other logo, and I can't help but wonder if we'll ever see it again.
As for the others from NuWho, I think the 2018 logo looks amazing, the RTD one is solid, and while I really like the look of the 2022 one, I can't help but feel a bit disappointed they're just doing "the 70s one that everyone likes" again. Would have made more sense to me to do an updated version of RTD's original logo.
Cool video btw :)
I think it makes sense though, given it’s going to be the Diamond anniversary to use the diamond logo. Even if I’m not personally keen on it.
@@CulturePhilter Definitely makes sense in the context of the 60th anniversary, yeah.
Wonder if they're gonna change it after the 60th, or keep it for Ncuti's era? 🤔
@@LexVanguard2004 hmmmm they’re doing so much Ncuiti promo with it already it makes me think they are going to keep it .
My favourite logo is the blue diamond one
The newest logo looks great on the collectors edition blurays even if its kind of anachronistic. But that's the Doctor in a nutshell, so, fitting.
Oh absolutely. I actually prefer all the spines having the same logo rather then the logo of relevant era anyway. I never use era specific logo reverse covers on Big Finish.
You made me quite the video with number 9, that’s the best logo in my opinion
That’s ok. We don’t all have to prefer the same stuff.
Philip Hawkins but we do agree that the spinning logo from 2005 era was unneeded
The diamond logo is my favourite, but i respect your opinion about it, i personally prefer the blue myself.
Space Shark Productions - I know it’s got its fans. Even though I’m not one of them I agree with you that The blue version is a lot better. :-)
3 1/2 years on? I'll weigh in...
1. Pertwee/McGann - you're spot on w/ your #1. I'd love it if they returned to this logo... otherwise keep #2.
2. Whittaker - It's really grown on me the past few years and looks great on everything
3. Baker - Several iterations of this look good to me. It's busy, but the font is distinctive and it's just iconic.
4. Hartnell - It stands out incredibly well and was perfect for its time
5. Davison/C. Baker - I want this as an actual neon sign.. either version
6. Smith/Capaldi - It's fallen a couple of spots recently. It just doesn't read well, though I do like the TARDIS "DW".
7. Eccleston/Tennant - The golden surfboard was the least impressive thing about the revival -- agree with you there!
8. McCoy - It's terrible, but still iconic and definitely couldn't be mistaken for anything else. Doodled this one a lot!
9. Troughton - Just screams "no effort" and felt like a change just to say they'd changed.
You know I think I might also push the Whittaker logo up to number 2 now. Especially having seen it used in different colours on things like blu-rays, Doctor Who Magazine etc…
*grabs pitchfork* lol
You sort of inspired the new logo, mate! 👌🏻
😄 yes I’m sure RTD did it to spite me 🤣
I mostly disagree, but I’m so glad I found this channel! You put so much energy and quality into your videos and that is truly amazing - keep up the brilliant work :D
GavIsInSpaceRN - thanks :-) good to have a bit of healthy disagreement. World would be a bit boring if we all liked exactly the same stuff. Which logo is your favorite?
Philip Hawkins I'd say probably both of the 80s logos (all three if you count the '85 modification) and the Tom Baker diamond :P
I very much agree with the number 1 choice!
While I totally agree on the number one, I can't believe you placed the Moffat logo so high.
Ender - I think I like Moffat era one because it reminds me of the Pertwee/McGann one. And has a stacked version.
My favourite will always be the 2005-2010 logo as it was my first and is basically my childhood, however I never liked it until they made it brighter and more orange in the title sequence. 2010 looked better with the DW outside the two words and even better without, although having it in a generic white colour on packaging got very boring over time - will be glad to see it go, particularly from the front of DW magazine. And yes your first choice is undoubtedly the eponymous logo of Doctor Who, however it is certainly overused and I get a bit defensive when it's used to brand the show's different eras, like the recent steelbook releases, for instance, doesn't look right at all.
DoctorVision - I quite like having a “everything but the current stuff” logo. Although as I was several years late buying the series 6 box set and ended up with one with that logo on it does make my shelf look a bit odd amongst the spines with 2010-2017 logo.
1:18 That wasn’t the actual logo, same style but a dark blue instead of the other colours. It was only used in merchandise not the actual show.
Mr. Scarlo - it’s interesting how the mind plays tricks on you isn’t it. I was sure I remembered as a kid watching episodes with the coloured logo on but maybe it was just that it was on the VHS box that I was remembering.
I would swap the 1973-1980 logo and the new one around. Otherwise, I more or less agree.
@Phillip Hawkins Do you prefer the Baker/Davison blue neon logo or the Colin Baker purple neon logo?
I think the Colin Baker one because of the slight arch to it.
My favourite logo is the original from 1963
Geoffrey Rush - classic. :-)
But you weren't born then? You were born in like the 70s. And how come you're talking? You and Jason are soo shy.
Well.... hmmm.... no, Troughton's logo is not the typewriter font of the time at all - if it ever was (it sort of is now arguably, with the use of word processors, etc, and it was a fairly common typeface for setting books around the time). It was only 30 or so years old then, being used by the Times newspaper. It was based on Roman typefaces, which then did get associated with classicness and classiness in ways it doesn't now - more with bogstandardness than anything else, these days.
It actually made sense to use this font (in a pre-logo era) for a show that was about time travel - even though Troughton was one of the least time-travelling incarnations.
So just pushing back on that slightly... no real quibble though with where you have placed it.
And not like I'm necessarily qualified, my guilty favourite is the McCoy logo - which you put at the bottom ... but totally get your reasoning.
In fact they are all quite good, but such is the nature of ranking that something has to come last :)
Yes it may not have been actually used for typewriters but still somehow has that feel. Probably, like you say, because it’s used so much in printed press.
I feel like it would be silly for anybody to defend the 4th doctors logo just because it was with the 4th doctor. Who cares if the episodes were good, we're ranking these logos based on the logos
True. But don’t underestimate the power of nostalgia to influence opinions on something.
Good video, and I generally agree with those rankings. In particular, although No.8 was the official logo during part of the show's most popular run, I always thought it looked too "cartoony".
Purple Celery - yeah it is a bit cartoony isn’t it. I understand why some people love it, nostalgia is powerful, it just doesn’t do anything for me.
The new one is my fav!
The Silly Kitty - I do love the way it appears in the new title sequence
How do you not have more subs?
i think the 7th doctor logo looks pretty good.
That’s fair enough. Mine is but a subjective opinion. Glad the logo gets some love even if it’s not my cup of tea. 🙂
@@CulturePhilter true enough
Just seen this. Looking for my pitchfork! How could you? :) I do agree with your number one choice and the number 9 choice though. Good fun.
Lol. 🤷♂️ why can I say, I don’t like backgrounds on my logos 😀
@@CulturePhilter You had to be there watching Tom Baker on Saturday night back in the day! Who knew while as a child under the age of 10 that the 1970s was the high-watermark of the classic series. It still gives me a thrill as a an adult to see that logo with that wonderful music when I put on Terror of of the Zygons or City of Death. I just love everything about that era including that logo with the word 'Doctor' in an arch-way style on my 1970s target novelizations. Doctor Who the series in that era had a certain charm, a certain something extra...it had a bouquet ( Sorry, I could not resist typing that) that the revamped modernized series does not have. So, I associate my great memories and Tardis journeys with the Doctor and that logo. Having said that I do like much of the modern series including some of the logos. I am so glad Series 12 was very good.
Surprisingly the new one is my favorite, and this is coming from someone who prefered the classic logos, specifically the John Pertwee logo, I think the thing that makes it my favorite is the line going through it (no joke) because it reminds me of gallifreyan text, i just wished it was stacked honestly.
Vigilia Gloria - I hadn’t thought about it looking a bit like Gallifrayan text. Good spot.
I like the line too. Without it it’d be a pretty standard font.
I always really disliked the Davies era one. It would make a pretty sick key chain, but apart from that.
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I agree, I hate the diamond logo. Why is there an art-deco decorative design? And too much empty space under the diamond
Glad I’m not alone 😃
I'm not grabbing pitchforks about the placement of the 4th doctor's logo, I'm mad about the 13th doctor's logo winning the bronze medal. It's the worst doctor who logo. It just doesn't look very good.
Bio-error 1d10t: User unable to create name. - fair enough. Everyone’s tastes are different. It’ll be interesting to see how it’s used in titles and if that changes my (or maybe even your) views of it. :-)
It's too modern, too circular. It doesn't fit doctor who well. I mean, it might fit the controversial new doctor perfectly, but based on an analysis of pre-2016 doctor who, this logo doesn't fit very well, and even if it did, I just find the logo kind of boring, except for the H and the extra lines, and that part looks kinda tacky. I'm an american, by the way.
Bio-error 1d10t: User unable to create name. - I’m intrigued by what you mean by “too circular” . Obviously the Ds and the Os have roundness but then they do in every who logo. Everything else looks pretty straight lines to me.
It's just too modern for my liking.
Bio-error 1d10t: User unable to create name. - fair enough.
Great video! Agree with the top choice but not so much with the rest. However, all were valid points so a good job in my book!
The diamond logo in Tom's era is still the best logo, so you're wrong. It's bold and different making it more otherworldly. As it should.
It’s all subjective. Glad you like it, I know a lot of people do.
Totally agree with your top and bottom choices, for sure. Mine:
1) Pertwee/McGann - recognisable and captures the essence of Doctor Who perfectly; first logo I ever saw
2) Whittaker - very modern and I love the lines through the text; instantly fell in love with it
3) Eccleston/Tennant - well-designed and modern; grew up with it
4) Smith/Capaldi - quirky and unique
5) Davison/C. Baker - not aged that well, but I like it
6) Hartnell - chilling but generally pretty bland
7) T. Baker - just a little too colourful for my taste; works better in blue
8) Troughton - bland
9) McCoy - not the most hideous thing I’ve clapped eyes on, but it’s aged awfully
themightyboush - if you like the Eccleston/Tennant Logo there is a really interesting feature on its development in the latest Doctor Who Magazine. :-)
I'll have to pick it up. First issue adorned with the new one, I believe it is.
Great Ranking. I did my own ranking but I agree with the top choice. The quintessential Doctor Who logo. My least favourite is the Troughton one because it doesn’t stand out in anyway for me. Also, in my video, I may have used your Gordon Brown joke lol
Yeah the Troughton one is rather uninspired.
Tbh, I've never seen the blue, red and yellow version of the 4th doctor's logo... only the blue one. The blue one is one of my favorites, but ya, the colourful one is awful.
Asriel Dreemurr - the colourful one was the one used on a LOT of merchandise including VHS covers. I don’t think it was actually used in a title sequence. Maybe for that reason I should have focused on the blue version but .... Well basically I had more to say about the colourful version.
Being born in the 80s is not the same as being a teen, or older, in the 80s.
When will you youngsters get that through your thick heads?
I wouldn't deign to claim that I know all about the Beatles just because I was born in the 60s.
The classic 80s logo is ... a classic. If the only thing you don't like about it is the "busy background", you need better criteria for judging.
It felt fresh, it felt distinctive, it looked amazing on merchandise.
It is pretty much THE logo a lot of Who fans think of, if they've been watching since the original series.
Argeaux2 - lol. When did I claim to “know everything” about the 80s? 😄
Is your argument that people are not allowed opinions on anything from before they were born?
Also, by the way, that diamond logo is the 70s logo not the 80s one. If you’re going to have a go on the basis that “you don’t know what your talking about” then at least get your facts right 😉
Me and other Tom Baker fans: we are ashamed of you!
My favorite is the series 5 one
Red Sonic - Matt Smiths? Yeah that’s a good one.
Same
I have the diamond logo on a t-shirt, in fact i'm wearing it right now. I agree with your placement of #1 and the bottom two. I have a soft spot for #2, especially the series 5-6 version with the DW tardis thing because I grew up with it. I was 5 years old when series 5 came out and my parents were watching it (they're huge DW fans) and they let me stay up late to watch it when I asked what it was they were watching. I thought I was so cool and edgy.
I let my own 5 year old watch it now (although usually on catch up not staying up), yay to parents introducing their children to Doctor Who 😀
3:40 if u look closely at the h and o it makes a lady simble like if u agree
Olerius Haynes123 - yep. That’s the ‘clever bit of graphic design’ I was referring to :-D
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Philip Hawkins no problem I love YOUR VIDS SOO MUCH
7th Doctor logo is my favourite :(
TARDISWhovian - this video did not start well for you then.
It’s great that that logo does get some love though. Everything is someone’s favorite. Out if interest what is your least favorite logo?
2005-2009 logo probably. Bit plain and I don't like the way it spins in. Bit too flashy.
TARDISWhovian - glad I’m not the only one that didn’t like the spiny disc thing
You didn't like the logo, because it had a background behind the wording? The fuck?
Ah, I see the Pitchforks have arrived :-D I mean, this is a list based on visuals and the background (and the pattern on it) is quite a big bit of what makes up what it looks like. But hey, if you like it that's great, every logo should have those that love it.
Wow. You really missed the mark. The classic diamond logo is the best one of the bunch. The fact that the BBC has gone back to that exact logo for the 60th anniversary only proves this.
You can’t miss the mark on things that are personal preference. Not everyone likes the same things.🤷♂️
I’m not saying other people SHOULDN’T like it. Just that I’m not keen personally.