Frylock Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Ugh... That Emeralds rebrand is, well, brutal. Not Fightin' Phils level of brutal, but still pretty harsh. The only element I like is the Swingin' Sasquatch - it is a clever tie-in to the parent club. But what about if, or more likely, when the Ems sign an agreement with a new parent club? Also, those greens look very similar to the Timbers colors. Paging Donovan!This:Vs.:Thank you for this! Now that I see them together, they aren't as close as I thought. One other question, tho... Is that neon green being used by any other teams/schools in your database? It just seems so familiar to me for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frylock Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 As for the rebrands we've seen so far this offseason, I really like the Hops the best. Everything else has been a bitter pill to swallow.I see what you did there. Heh.Wow... And it was unintentional, too!On a further note about the new Emeralds identity, I guess we should be thankful they didn't go retro on us. I present to you the 1972 Eugene Emeralds...FWIW, they were a Phillies farm team back then, and that '72 squad featured Mike Schmidt and Bob Boone...Thanks to Gasonline Alley Antiques for the images, rehosted on my Flickr stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDmo Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I've been in Eugene for ten years and the first mention on bigfoot I've heard was the name of the beverage distributor that started up a couple months ago. I knew more about sasquatch in northern california than in eugene. The only thing I like about this is a return to a black and green color scheme. I started a project a couple years back with a set inspired by 1940s produce crates. As the Emerald valley, why not play up the farming community? That would sell here. This is a flailing attempt to be hip and fun. I havent even started on how poorly the bigfoot is rendered. Shouldn't his arms be longer? Theres something to simplicity, but looking closely, the lines don't match up. Its all over the place. This season appears to be about money. How many jobs can we take on? Let's just crank them out and cash some checks.I spoke with the Ems owners son a couple years back about rebranding and was told that MiLB has a short list of league approved designers. Can anyone confirm this? If its true, its a shame since local designers understand their region and its history way more than this mess.I would say that Sasquatch definitely has ties to Oregon, however not Eugene. I've been a Eugenian my whole life and like you said this is the first tie to Sasquatch specifically for Eugene that I can think of. They definitely could have played off of the Lumber industry, the rich wildlife, the trees around here, and many other things.Hopefully this rebrand will only be around for a couple years. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Thank you for this! Now that I see them together, they aren't as close as I thought. One other question, tho... Is that neon green being used by any other teams/schools in your database? It just seems so familiar to me for some reason.Here's the only other example I have - pro or college: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Isn't it odd that the colors are so far off in the logo sheet the Ems released? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I spoke with the Ems owners son a couple years back about rebranding and was told that MiLB has a short list of league approved designers. Can anyone confirm this? If its true, its a shame since local designers understand their region and its history way more than this mess.Tom O'Grady recently tweeted the same thing to the Logocast's account, so I think there's some truth there. Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Isn't it odd that the colors are so far off in the logo sheet the Ems released?Its just CMYK vs RGB. If you open the PDF in Illustrator, its in CMYK by default and looks dull as hell, but if you switch it over to RGB it looks bright and vibrant, and thats not changing any colors, just switching color modes. Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 CMYK and RGB just simulations of spot colors. Both are just approximations of the actual colors. By and large, one can reproduce spot colors somewhat easier and more accurately using RGB values (using the sRGB color space), but the only true way is by using the accurate formula mixes specified by Pantone.The more recent versions of Illustrator and Photoshop use a newer form of color swatch libraries called Books. Book colors contain both CIE-L*ab and CMYK information to determine simulations.However - as far as RGB simulations go - the most accurate way to represent colors in RGB is to use the more precise measurements provided by Pantone. The Adobe ACE (Adobe Color Engine) module doesn't quite get the colors all of the way there. My colors represent the colors exactly the way Pantone specifies...and these values change from edition to edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I know the difference between RGB and CMYK. Why are the graphics released to the media (you know, the ones intended for websites) calibrated properly? Why are the graphics on the team's own website not calibrated properly? The colors on the site don't look anything like the actual Pantone values. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenway80 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I spoke with the Ems owners son a couple years back about rebranding and was told that MiLB has a short list of league approved designers. Can anyone confirm this? If its true, its a shame since local designers understand their region and its history way more than this mess.Tom O'Grady recently tweeted the same thing to the Logocast's account, so I think there's some truth there.There is only a short list of approved designers if a team chooses to participate in MiLB's royalty finance program (RFP). Through the RFP, teams select a designer from an approved list and negotiate the terms and scope of the work. If MiLB allows a team to participate in the RFP, MiLB will pay the designer and the participating team will forego its merchandise sales royalties until the design fees are paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I know the difference between RGB and CMYK.Why are the graphics released to the media (you know, the ones intended for websites) calibrated properly? Why are the graphics on the team's own website not calibrated properly? The colors on the site don't look anything like the actual Pantone values.They either dont know about having the right graphics for web, or if they do, just lazyness. I agree with you though. It's sad that they dont pay attention to those little details, because when you have such a drastic difference in appearance between the the colors modes, especially the neon green, it looks really bad. Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Nobody involved with the team cares enough to get it right? That's pathetic. I really hope this is just a bad photo, because the colors on this don't match the "official" team colors much either: The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Nobody involved with the team cares enough to get it right? That's pathetic.I really hope this is just a bad photo, because the colors on this don't match the "official" team colors much either:That is an epic failure of a hat, all most people are gonna see is the tree and the eyes/mouth. Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I know the difference between RGB and CMYK.Why are the graphics released to the media (you know, the ones intended for websites) calibrated properly? Why are the graphics on the team's own website not calibrated properly? The colors on the site don't look anything like the actual Pantone values.They either dont know about having the right graphics for web, or if they do, just lazyness. I agree with you though. It's sad that they dont pay attention to those little details, because when you have such a drastic difference in appearance between the the colors modes, especially the neon green, it looks really bad.What do you guys think I've been trying to do for the last 10 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDwas Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Just saw the Ems' new home uniform. Think , but on the top of a white uniform. Perhaps the sasquatch got sick from eating too many trees. Tomorrow's just your future yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Primary Logo......Is that an artichoke he's holding? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 These logos for three member-franchises of the independent American West Baseball League have been out for awhile, but I thought that I would gather them in one place.The Yuma Desert Rats have not yet unveiled their logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Interesting. I don't know the last time I've seen a logo with such obvious motion away from the viewer as that cannon. Looks like they're trying to hit the wordmark.Primary Logo......Is that an artichoke he's holding?Well, I'll never unsee that now. Thanks. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Interesting. I don't know the last time I've seen a logo with such obvious motion away from the viewer as that cannon. Looks like they're trying to hit the wordmark.Primary Logo......Is that an artichoke he's holding?Well, I'll never unsee that now. Thanks.On the plus side I now want my friend's artichoke dip... and man is that stuff good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Speaking of the AWBL, what the hell is up with their logo?Not a great beginning for a new start-up league, stealing a logo. Or part of one.They still grow barley in Orange County? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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