The new special Toronto Raptors logo is packed with symbolic meaning

Special-edition logos have become a regular fixture in many sports leagues, whether it's to celebrate an anniversary or a special fixture. But few are as artistic or as meaningful as the new Toronto Raptors logo for the basketball team's Indigenous Heritage Game on 6 January.

The logo remains instantly recognisable thanks to the shape of the clever claw and basketball design, but it's been adapted to include unique Indigenous-inspired art. It could be one for our list of the best NBA logos.

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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