Toronto Abcavs Gangs
December 16th, 2007
Design: Karl Wojciechowski
Manufacturer: Herotic Apparel
Date: 2007
This provocative reimagining of the Bluejays’ logo has been popping up all over the place as of late. Designed by Herotic Apparel (who have carved out a niche in Toronto’s underground scene by specializing in similarly controversial T-shirt designs), Toronto Abcavs Gangs is an aggressive, confrontational, morally questionable, and yet expertly executed piece of design.
-John Ryan
9 Comments Add your own
1. Joe C | December 16th, 2007 at 18:56
How does this get posted before the original blue jays logo!?
2. Igra | January 2nd, 2008 at 02:11
This logo is so much more appealing than the Jays logo anyways. Enough respect to the Jays but seriously, how gangster? Amazing. Props to Karl for giving birth to this gift for the city.
-Igra
3. Steve Rock | February 27th, 2008 at 15:03
thanks alot guys.
props to karl constantly dropping bombs.
you can find this shirt and more at http://www.herotic.ca
4. thug america | March 29th, 2008 at 21:09
punk azz bitches !!! you guyz over here don’t even know whatviolence iz !!! come 2 the west side of baltimore , u.s.a !!! and experience the real hardships of the projects and the violence !!! no offence homies but stop tryin 2 act hard !!!! you peope have a sweet country !!! peace !!!
5. 1leap2hell | January 27th, 2009 at 09:15
i think you are trying to act hard , ur name is “thug america”…
6. Ace | April 30th, 2009 at 13:43
what does abcavs mean?
7. Karl Wojciechowski | February 15th, 2010 at 20:39
Abcavs is shortened from Abracadavers, a design collective started in Oakville, Ontario out of Sheridan College in 2002.
8. Karl Wojciechowski | February 15th, 2010 at 21:53
…also, when I designed the logo in question, it wasn’t meant to be morally objectionable, it was simply a graphic exploration of our city’s recurring gun-violence situation and the ways in which it (unfortunately) factors into Toronto’s identity. I certainly don’t condone the situation and it’s been interesting to watch the city’s approach to gun-crime since the fateful year the graphic was created. Thanks to Louis Norris for helping out with the vectorizing.
9. oakville | April 27th, 2010 at 16:55
seen this around town for a local bands merchandise, glad to know where the original actually came from and was intended for..
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