hawk36 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Gothamite said: The Carolina Railhawks (NASL now, who-the-hell-knows next year) are planning a rebrand and MLS push. The new name and logo leaked early this morning, four days before the official announcement: I know they have similar state flags but I think the Texas flag is much more recognizable and this looks like a logo for Dallas. And I don't get the lower right point of the star emphasized. Why? Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 4 minutes ago, hawk36 said: I don't get the lower right point of the star emphasized. Why? Gotta be a play on "triangle". The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Gothamite said: Gotta be a play on "triangle". Ah, ok, like it. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Digby said: too bad to replace a unique name and solid badge with a boring generic identity. They replaced a nonsensical name (there is no such bird as a "rail hawk") with a dignified and serious-sounding one. That is a major upgrade. The old badge was nice; but the new one is really beautiful. Overall, this is a good change on its merits, even if the team stands very little chance of getting into MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Eh, I'll take a little nonsense and whimsy over the new thing. Railhawks was goofy but not offensive, and one of the more established brands through multiple eras of lower-league American soccer at this point. The new one is professionally executed and the triangle bit is kinda clever, but still just so...bland. Place Name FC, star motif, red/blue color scheme -- it's all just so done to death at this point. Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Looks much more like a Texas team to me. I don't think Red, White & Royal when I think of NC. Too much Tarheel press I guess. Would have loved them use a unique color scheme for MLS like Carolina blue, red & white. It just feels generic or faux patriotic to me instead of authentically regional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hawk36 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 1 hour ago, WideRight said: Looks much more like a Texas team to me. I don't think Red, White & Royal when I think of NC. Too much Tarheel press I guess. Would have loved them use a unique color scheme for MLS like Carolina blue, red & white. It just feels generic or faux patriotic to me instead of authentically regional. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saathoff Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 On 12/2/2016 at 7:04 AM, Berlin Wall said: I don't know where the 'rotating the three stripes every year' rumour comes from. I don't think it's true. It's certainly true. I can't speak much to it for obvious reasons, but the stripes will alternate each year according to adidas. 2018 is back to the side. 2017 will have the short shoulder stripes. Senior Creative at Sporting Kansas City. Follow me on Twitter: @NateTheDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 3 hours ago, Saathoff said: 2017 will have the short shoulder stripes. Ekhm: This is an adidas Tiro 17 and previous versions of that design was used as a base for many kits (for example NE Revolutions use Tiro 15 in their away kit or Chelsea used Tiro 13 in their 13/14 home kit). Yeah the truth is that the main line and probably most of the jerseys from 16/17 collection will have stripes on a shoulders, but side stripes will be also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 i think they'll just invert the order from this year, with shoulder stripes for home kits and side stripes for clash kits. Not really a huge fan of the tiny shoulder stripes honestly, Adidas always used those stripes on their cheapest templates before so it looks kind of pub league. The tradition of Adidas is full shoulder stripes, they've done it since the 70's, it looks more like a design element and less like an ad if it reaches the end of the sleeve. Now I'm not against using alternative placement, the side stripes are nice, but if they use stripes on the shoulder I'd rather it reach the end of the sleeve than finishing awkwardly on the shoulder (big reason why I hated the 2010 template) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 On 2 Dec 2016 at 6:13 PM, Gothamite said: I don't either. I suspect that Adidas will just keep bringing out a variety of templates each year, mixing them up. This year's template, it was side stripes. Next year, shoulder boards. After that, the new templates might go back to the down-the-sleeve variety, or they might do something crazy like three stripes down the front, PSG-style. But I don't see any reason to believe that they're on a rotating schedule. They've already tried that. Lucky it was on a halved shirt, but still, it was hardly a resounding success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Adidas tried several different placements of the stripes in the 90s. DC United was one of them. http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/may-2001-abdul-thompson-conteh-of-dc-united-scores-the-first-goal-of-picture-id579293 I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 And I know many DC United fans who adopted that as *their* design element, not Adidas'. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Sorry, posted this in the new thread. I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Southampton released a new third kit: I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas1787 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Bournemouth have been personally responsible for a number of third kits over the past two seasons haven't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 The promo shot for shirt clutter. Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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