rmackman Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 I think many of you will be happy to read this:http://sports.yahoo....18763--mlb.htmlAlternate uniforms are a big hit with fans, which in turn makes them a big money maker for sports franchises, so why not let the paying customer have a role in designing them?Obviously that's how the Milwaukee Brewers feel on the subject, because they have decided to open the creative process up to their fans in the form of a contest, with the challenge being to create a new, unique uniform — right on down to the socks and wrist bands — for the team to wear during their March 22 spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Maryvale, AZ.The winner will receive a trip to see the game, including airfare for two, tickets to the game to see the uniform "come to life," and a cash prize for hotel, transportation and other incidentals. The winner will also have the opportunity to select the jersey and hat worn by one player from that day as a souvenir, plus 10 t-shirts and hats made from their design.The contest officially began this past Friday and Brewers are calling it the "Design a YOUniform" contest. As you can see on their website, the submissions are already rolling in ahead of the Dec. 13. deadline.On Jan. 15, the Brewers will announce the four finalists and fans will have one week to cast a vote for their favorite. Those finalists will then be invited to the Brewers On Deck fan festival on Jan. 27, where John Axford will announce the winner."People have great ideas for how they would design an alternate uniform for the team, and this is the ultimate opportunity for everyone to have their say," said Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger. "Participants can pick their favorite colors, original logos, and script, or they can utilize elements of the Brewers current uniforms with their own unique twist. It's literally a blank template and a chance for everyone to show off their creative sides."The contest is open to anyone, so if you're feeling creative go ahead and give it your best shot. Just know you'll be going up against some very creative and motivated designers.By the way, while I mentioned it's an Alternate uniform on the title of the post, it seems to me that really it's a BP/Spring Training uniform. So, take that into consideration.Read these guidelines, because they have specific information pertaining to your design:http://milwaukee.bre..._directions.pdfYou're only allowed ONE (1) entry! "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 I think many of you will be happy to read this:http://sports.yahoo....18763--mlb.htmlAlternate uniforms are a big hit with fans, which in turn makes them a big money maker for sports franchises, so why not let the paying customer have a role in designing them?Obviously that's how the Milwaukee Brewers feel on the subject, because they have decided to open the creative process up to their fans in the form of a contest, with the challenge being to create a new, unique uniform — right on down to the socks and wrist bands — for the team to wear during their March 22 spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Maryvale, AZ.The winner will receive a trip to see the game, including airfare for two, tickets to the game to see the uniform "come to life," and a cash prize for hotel, transportation and other incidentals. The winner will also have the opportunity to select the jersey and hat worn by one player from that day as a souvenir, plus 10 t-shirts and hats made from their design.The contest officially began this past Friday and Brewers are calling it the "Design a YOUniform" contest. As you can see on their website, the submissions are already rolling in ahead of the Dec. 13. deadline.On Jan. 15, the Brewers will announce the four finalists and fans will have one week to cast a vote for their favorite. Those finalists will then be invited to the Brewers On Deck fan festival on Jan. 27, where John Axford will announce the winner."People have great ideas for how they would design an alternate uniform for the team, and this is the ultimate opportunity for everyone to have their say," said Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger. "Participants can pick their favorite colors, original logos, and script, or they can utilize elements of the Brewers current uniforms with their own unique twist. It's literally a blank template and a chance for everyone to show off their creative sides."The contest is open to anyone, so if you're feeling creative go ahead and give it your best shot. Just know you'll be going up against some very creative and motivated designers.By the way, while I mentioned it's an Alternate uniform on the title of the post, it seems to me that really it's a BP/Spring Training uniform. So, take that into consideration.Read these guidelines, because they have specific information pertaining to your design:http://milwaukee.bre..._directions.pdfHere's my crack at it. I figured if the Astros can do the rainbow under the arms, the Brewers could put pinstripes. It'd be something nobody else had. I basically combined the current look with that of the early 90's look, then put a white panel on the hat. It's become popular as of late, and the Brewers once did use a white panel as well as a yellow paneled hat. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 I think many of you will be happy to read this:http://sports.yahoo....18763--mlb.htmlAlternate uniforms are a big hit with fans, which in turn makes them a big money maker for sports franchises, so why not let the paying customer have a role in designing them?Obviously that's how the Milwaukee Brewers feel on the subject, because they have decided to open the creative process up to their fans in the form of a contest, with the challenge being to create a new, unique uniform — right on down to the socks and wrist bands — for the team to wear during their March 22 spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Maryvale, AZ.The winner will receive a trip to see the game, including airfare for two, tickets to the game to see the uniform "come to life," and a cash prize for hotel, transportation and other incidentals. The winner will also have the opportunity to select the jersey and hat worn by one player from that day as a souvenir, plus 10 t-shirts and hats made from their design.The contest officially began this past Friday and Brewers are calling it the "Design a YOUniform" contest. As you can see on their website, the submissions are already rolling in ahead of the Dec. 13. deadline.On Jan. 15, the Brewers will announce the four finalists and fans will have one week to cast a vote for their favorite. Those finalists will then be invited to the Brewers On Deck fan festival on Jan. 27, where John Axford will announce the winner."People have great ideas for how they would design an alternate uniform for the team, and this is the ultimate opportunity for everyone to have their say," said Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger. "Participants can pick their favorite colors, original logos, and script, or they can utilize elements of the Brewers current uniforms with their own unique twist. It's literally a blank template and a chance for everyone to show off their creative sides."The contest is open to anyone, so if you're feeling creative go ahead and give it your best shot. Just know you'll be going up against some very creative and motivated designers.By the way, while I mentioned it's an Alternate uniform on the title of the post, it seems to me that really it's a BP/Spring Training uniform. So, take that into consideration.Read these guidelines, because they have specific information pertaining to your design:http://milwaukee.bre..._directions.pdfHere's my crack at it. I figured if the Astros can do the rainbow under the arms, the Brewers could put pinstripes. It'd be something nobody else had. I basically combined the current look with that of the early 90's look, then put a white panel on the hat. It's become popular as of late, and the Brewers once did use a white panel as well as a yellow paneled hat.Second attempt, just for fun (already submitted the first one): "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancealot Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 It doesn't have any guidelines as to where you live, but in the submit your entry form it only has locations in the us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mojo Maniac Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 The Brewers did at one point use white-paneled batting helmets, but never wore white-paneled caps.Regardless, I like that concept. Combining the old with the new doesn't always work perfectly, but I like how it looks here. The pinstriped side panels are an interesting touch. From San Berdoo to Kalamazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Cardinals Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 It doesn't have any guidelines as to where you live, but in the submit your entry form it only has locations in the us it does say open to us residents only #9 LSU vs. TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 I'm surprised nobody else has posted anything. I figured everyone would jump at the chance to design something for a team. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancealot Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 It doesn't have any guidelines as to where you live, but in the submit your entry form it only has locations in the us it does say open to us residents onlyOh I missed that, that sucks. And people around here don't seem to like doing spec work (see the silverbacks logo thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 It doesn't have any guidelines as to where you live, but in the submit your entry form it only has locations in the us it does say open to us residents onlyOh I missed that, that sucks.And people around here don't seem to like doing spec work (see the silverbacks logo thread)Normally that's me, but it's gonna be awfully tough to pass up a chance to have something I designed actually get used by my team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 There's a difference between a one-off spring practice jersey and a real team uniform. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDwas Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 This was my submission -- a faux-back to the 80s-style powder unis: Tomorrow's just your future yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 This was my submission -- a faux-back to the 80s-style powder unis:I think I like this better than my own! "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29texan Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 *sigh*If only I could.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Someone should submit a Montreal Expos-inspired design, with a pinwheel cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hsn1011 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I hope it is good, my cousin palys for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 this is my attempt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancealot Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I actually really like that, it's futuristic but not to over the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtrich11 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Buckeye, I like how the 8 on the front of the jersey looks like a beer almost drunk. cafepress.com/artbyrichards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Buckeye, I like how the 8 on the front of the jersey looks like a beer almost drunk.I actually really like that, it's futuristic but not to over the topThanks lancealot, I tried to do something my style of design without trying to go to far over the edge. rtrich11, I never imagined the number like that, but now that you mention it, I can really see it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 This was my submission -- a faux-back to the 80s-style powder unis:If I were a Brewers' fan--I would buy that one. 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...
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