Frylock Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 After reading the thread over in the main part of the forum, I decided to start crackin' on a new blue Pens concept. I did one a LONG time ago, back when we were over at fanhome or something. It was uploaded to my site in April of 2002. Crikey... Wanna see it? It sucked.Anyhow... My new one is much better. I promise! I wanted to go with something that was similar to the style they wore in the mid-70s, but a little more like the style from their Stanley Cup era. Okay, so the main difference between the 2 was the diagonal vs. straight sleeve stripes. I decided to go with the darker powder blue (is that an oxy-moron?), which I feel is easier on the eyes. I also modified the crest a bit. I brought back the yellow, and a touch from the original logo that actually never appeared on a Penguins jersey.Finally, since the Penguins don't have anyone from my beloved Winter Hawks, I went with former Cape Breton Screaming Eagle Marc-Andre Fleury for RC. It is his template afterall. And his resources. But the logos did come from CC.You know the drill... Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Finally, since the Penguins don't have anyone from my beloved Winter Hawks, I went with former Cape Breton Screaming Eagle Marc-Andre Fleury for RC. Ference? Or is he with someone else now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Needs yellow somewhere other than just the logo. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 The blue is too dark. And it needs more black and gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frylock Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Thanks for the feedback all. 'Preciate it. OMMF -- Andrew Ference has been with Calgary for the past couple NHL seasons, but thanks for thinking of him!Vet & PatSox -- I appreciate your opinions on the black and gold. I really wanted to hold true to the era that the Pens wore blue, and that meant keeping the black and yellow on the crest only. I might try another version of this with some black and yellow elsewhere, but very minimally. As for the blue, this is the same blue the Pens used from 1973 to 1979, as per Pantone's database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I would make the triangle behind the Penguin the dark blue you used. I'm craving to buy on of these! On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frylock Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 Bumparoo, since other people are posting their blue Pens and this one has slud a few pages. And Brass -- I've got the dark blue version ready, just need to upload it to my server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Instead of bumping mine to the chorus of "WTF WITH ALL THE PENGUINS CONCEPTS DOOD>!!!11," I'll just post the link to mine. Which, I might add, is not quite as refined or as professional as yours. Very nice.http://boards.sportslogos.net/index.php?showtopic=24760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 This is the best one on the boards right now, although I'd lightne the blue a bit--I don't mind the yellow only in the logo, as it's not overpowering the logo... Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frylock Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 Andy -- Thanks for the compliments! Let me say that "refined" or "professional" looking doesn't always mean a good concept. Also, "unrefined" or "unprofessional" doesn't always mean a bad concept. I've seen good concepts presented poorly, and some bad concepts presented nicely. As for yours, I like where you're going with your concept. As others have said, I'm not sure the hummingbird needs to be on the shoulders, but good ideas overall.Stampman -- Thank you for the compliments as well!Alrighty... here are 3 variations on the concept I posted earlier:Variation #2 is for Brass. I took the yellow out of the logo, replaced it with the dark blue, and but some powder blue highlights around the penguin to make him stand out a bit.Variation #3 was inspired by Patsox and Stampman. I lightened the blue a bit -- not quite to the eye-popping ice blue from the original pens' colors, but somewhere between that and what I used orginally. I also kept the yellow and black logo on this one.And finally, Variation #4 is a hybrid of the previous two. I've taken the lighter blue and added the dark blue triangle and slapped 'em together. I'm really digging this one!As for adding more black and yellow, I tried and tried and tried, and couldn't get anything to look balanced or right in any way. If I hit upon something good, I'll be sure to post it.Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Variation #3--nice shade of blue--and the Pens did use a few shades back in the day... Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminD Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 #4 is my favorite. Unfortunately, as I think you found out, there isn't a good way to meld the traditional city colors of black and gold with the white and ice blue scheme that they started with (and BTW makes moer sense for a team named the Penguins). "Start spreading the news... They're leavin' today... Won't get to be a part of it... In old New York..."In order for the Mets' run of 12 losses in 17 games to mean something, the Phillies still had to win 13 of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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