The earliest Griffining.com was more than a stream of fan photos. Its identity also lived in lettering, illustrations, a recognizable silhouette, and promotional imagery built around Robert Griffin III’s seated touchdown celebration. The site owner retained some of those files, which have been uploaded to this restoration. This page keeps them together as visual evidence of the original website.
Provenance note: These are owner-supplied files from the earlier Griffining collection, restored to WordPress in October 2026. Their visual association with the original site is documented by the owner and surviving archived pages; exact design dates, the creator of every asset, and historical usage of each variant are not independently established. The dates attached to the current WordPress media files are restoration dates, not original publication dates.
Original site wordmark
The bold lettering helped connect the site’s photos to a single recognizable name. The restored site keeps the original branding available as an archive object rather than silently replacing it with a newly invented logo.
RG3 pose illustration
Unlike a photograph of one particular fan, this illustration depicts the common gesture: sitting down and raising both arms. The gesture is what made the 2012 meme portable—anyone could recreate the scene in a stadium, classroom, living room, or on a trip.
Promotional #GRIFFINING graphic
The graphic ties the hashtag directly to the defining sports image. It is an archival graphic, not a newly made advertisement or a claim that this specific file was shared at a particular hour on social media.
Small silhouette and site icon
Small icons can be easy to lose when an old website is taken offline. Preserving the tiny original file alongside the larger artwork lets readers and future researchers distinguish an authentic archived design element from a later reconstruction.
Why the distinction between artwork and submissions matters
Graphic assets document the site’s identity, while restored fan submissions document the people who participated. This art archive does not count toward the 40 restored fan photographs, and a graphic that features Griffin or the pose is not evidence that an unrelated fan image appeared on the original website.
For dated fan images, see the 2012–2013 photo timeline. To trace contemporary reporting and surviving site captures, browse the primary-source directory and historical inventory. To help locate specific unrecovered photographs, consult the 36-entry recovery checklist.