Sublime Logo PNG
The unusual Sublime logo matches the style of this musical group. He is serious, mysterious, and daring at the same time. Behind the standard framework lies a freedom-loving spirit that wants to break out. This can be seen both in fuzzy forms and in broken proportions.
Sublime: Brand overview
| Founded: | 1988 – 1996 |
| Founder: | Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson, Bud Gaugh |
| Headquarters: | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
For Sublime, the logo depended on the content of the album that it decorated because this musical group performed songs in a variety of genres. He gave particular preference to ska-punk, hip-hop, dub, heavy metal, reggae rock, and their mixture. The band formed in 1988 and disbanded in 1996 due to the death of frontman Bradley Nowell. He was also a guitarist and vocalist—Eric Wilson on bass and Bud Gaugh on drums. The location of the rockers was the city of Long Beach, California.
It all started with the friendship of Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, who have known each other since childhood. One of them was taught by his father to read music, so the friends created a musical group together, inviting Michael Happoldt, who later became the manager of Sublime, to join it. Their punk band consisted of three people and was called The Juice Bros. Bradley Nowell later joined them. At that time, he had just left the University of California and met Gaugh and Wilson. Reggae, ska, and punk rock, which resulted in an inimitable musical fusion, were carried away from the beginning.
The band played its first show in the summer of 1988. The concert took place in a small local club. But many were skeptical about her eclectic style, so they refused to invite musicians to events. In response, they created their label – Skunk Records. This added to their solidity and increased demand.
In the years that followed, the rockers started playing venues more often with other ska acts such as the Skeletones, No Doubt, and Smokestacks. Sublime recorded three major albums, but their real popularity came to her after the breakup. World fame was brought to her by the collection of the same name, released by the latter. Thanks to him, the musicians in 1997 received the status of the most famous American rock band.
Now they are also trying to be creative, recording cassettes and making remixes. One of the latest projects is dated 2021: then the digitally remixed album Sublime Meets Scientist & Mad Professor Inna LBC was released. The emblems of rock artists changed simultaneously with the appearance of the next albums, and since there were few of them during their career, there are also few logos.
Meaning and History
What is Sublime?
Sublime is the 80s and 90s American rock band from Long Beach, California. She appeared in 1988 and ended her career in 1996 due to the leader’s death. Now musicians release only remixes. The main direction of their work is a mixture of ska-punk, hip-hop, dub, heavy metal, reggae rock, and some other styles. The group included Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson, and Bud Gaugh.
1992 – 1994
The first Sublime logo is associated with the debut compilation called 40oz. to Freedom. It features a black square with a sad sun in the center. Moreover, the luminary is depicted as non-standard: with chaotic spots and black stripes that form facial features. They surround the nose, mouth, and eyes of the sun with a human look. The mini-ellipses covering its surface resemble craters. Rays are placed along the edges of the circle. But they are not straight but sinuous, which testifies to the individuality of the work of rock musicians. The group’s name is written in the red rectangle at the top.
1994 – 1996
The second emblem is compact: it has only one word. A brief black inscription is located on a white background. It is in a classic serif typeface. This is the name of the group in lowercase letters. This logo adorned the 1994 music collection Robbin’ the Hood.
Font and Colors
Sublime’s visual identity style is not coherent. Each option has its design, dramatically different from the previous one. This trend is associated with the peculiarities of the musical creativity of the group – fusion and a mixture of different genres. This explains the lack of a unified style in the design of the albums.
The rockers chose a bold grotesque for the first logo with flattened glyphs. For the second, they used a version similar to the traditional typewriter typeface, Times New Roman. However, it looks more like Urania Piccola II Medium, designed by Georg Sommeregger. The color palette of the emblems includes black, red, yellow, white, and blue.
Sublime color codes
| Black | Hex color: | #000000 |
|---|---|---|
| RGB: | 0 0 0 | |
| CMYK: | 0 0 0 100 | |
| Pantone: | PMS Process Black C |
