Company milestone · 1986-10
The name Heat was chosen for the planned Miami franchise by a survey. [2]
Miami Heat Logo
Logo files, variants & history · AI, PNG · updated 2 mo ago
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Brand profile
About Miami Heat
Professional basketball team
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The team competes in the Southeast Division of the NBA’s Eastern Conference and plays its home games at Kaseya Center. The franchise began play in the 1988–89 season as an expansion team.
The expansion group was led by Billy Cunningham and Lewis Schaffel, with Carnival Cruise Lines founder Ted Arison as majority owner. The team’s name was chosen by a survey in October 1986, and its logo was created by the Miami artist Mark Henderson, a graduate of The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
Company: National Basketball Association.
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Miami Heat logo files at a glance
Miami Heat has 2 downloadable files in AI, PNG in this archive. 1 logo record is catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
PNG renditions reach 3,310 pixels on the longest side.
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
One logo record is catalogued. The milestones below are dated separately from it.
The team’s founding, the original flaming-ball logo and its 1999 update, as recorded in the cited sources. The exact date the logo was first shown is not recorded there. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Company milestone · 1988
The Heat played their first NBA season in 1988–89 as an expansion team, joining the league with the Charlotte Hornets. [1] [2]
Logo milestone · 1988
The original flaming-ball logo, created by Mark Henderson, appeared on the left leg of the shorts of the first Heat uniforms, which were unveiled before the 1988–89 season. [1] [2]
Company milestone · 1995
Micky Arison, chairman of Carnival Cruise Lines, bought the franchise and hired Pat Riley as team president and head coach. [1]
Logo milestone · 1999
Before the 1999–2000 season the Heat introduced new uniforms and updated the logo; the uniforms used a modified flaming-ball logo, and the trim colour changed from orange to yellow. [1] [2]
Company milestone · 2006
The Heat won their first NBA championship. [1]
Research sources
- Miami Heat ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- History of the Miami Heat ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
Colour sample
Sampled artwork colours
Blue (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #001122
- RGB
- 0, 17, 34
Text contrast on white19.03:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black1.01:1 · Fail
Red (accent sample)Accent
- HEX
- #991133
- RGB
- 153, 17, 51
Text contrast on white8.46:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black2.23:1 · Fail
Approximate values sampled from the archived artwork file. Sampling can round colours, so these are not the owner’s published colour specification.
Design context
Logo design & typography notes
The cited sources call the logo the flaming ball and describe the 1999 version only as a modified form of the original, without listing the individual changes.
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Reference
Frequently asked
Who designed the Miami Heat logo?
Original flaming-ball logo is credited to Mark Henderson. The designer of the specific file version shown on this page is not recorded. [2]
Can I use the Miami Heat logo?
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When did Miami Heat change its logo?
1988: The original flaming-ball logo, created by Mark Henderson, appeared on the left leg of the shorts of the first Heat uniforms, which were unveiled before the 1988–89 season. 1999: Before the 1999–2000 season the Heat introduced new uniforms and updated the logo; the uniforms used a modified flaming-ball logo, and the trim colour changed from orange to yellow. [1] [2]
What file formats are available for the Miami Heat logo in this archive?
Available file formats: AI, PNG. Dimensions, source and usage conditions are listed for each file below.
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Technical provenance
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- Source
- Not recorded
- Source date
- 2026-08-02
- Recorded by
- SimilarLogo archive import
- SHA-256
- be7b790725d9270e19ef3451d5dcc9f252ee60dd508e4a1b9f28a9d86876b77b
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