The Golden State Valkyries’ new logo hides a Bay Area landmark

The WNBA’s newest team, the Golden State Valkyries, have a new logo that takes inspiration from both their mythological namesake and a landmark much closer to home—the Bay Bridge. The result is franchise branding with a double meaning that goes pretty hard in the paint, at least according to the initial response from fans. The Valkyries’ logo plays into that symbolism in a few key ways. Let’s tackle the obvious first: the logo is a set of Valkyrie wings. Then there’s the wings’...