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andrewharrington

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  1. Preaching to the choir (at Ryman), my man…
  2. Rather obviously. Could you even imagine the amount of negativity that would have unleashed?
  3. To be honest, that sounds better than the helmet they went with.
  4. Did I say that? Someone said they don’t mix different letters in the same word when setting wood type, which is false. But what the heck, I’ll bite: a poster is a good idea for a jersey when your city is well known for its show posters and the most famous show poster print shop on Earth is located a half-block from your front steps (inside the Country Music HOF & Museum lobby).
  5. Might want to do the research on that again, and use actual Hatch prints as reference lol.
  6. That’s a home run right there… or, a goal, I guess.
  7. It could look great, but I think the University of Oregon would have a case to oppose it as a strong west coast sports brand that’s been using green and gold for decades.
  8. Again, not saying it’s a great logo or the general populace’s perpetual infatuation with 20-30 year old fashion is a good thing, but you’re kidding yourself if you don’t think it’s iconic to a huge number of people. I specified “continentally, if not globally” because I knew you’d bring up the international angle. The duck mask has appeared on a third jersey, an anniversary jersey, and a Reverse Retro jersey in the past five years. It’s not retired. I’d also argue the Indians’ brand transcends Major League because of how established it was by the time the movie came out.
  9. I said “enduring.” That one was retired. I didn’t say they were good movies, but it always was and still remains a popular media franchise with continental, if not global recognition. Otherwise, Disney wouldn’t have wasted its time creating a whole new series out of it. Heck, I’d argue that there are a lot of people who recognize the duck mask logo over many traditional hockey brands, and it’s just a natural result of there being more people interested in kids movies than there are serious hockey fans.
  10. Is there any other example of an enduring pro sports logo being so inextricably tied to a major pop culture piece? Durham Bulls, maybe? Either way, I’d consider the duck mask logo iconic, and in my opinion, I have high standards for the term.
  11. For what it’s worth, I combed through a random list of the 100 best album covers, and 29 of them had black and white artwork as the focal point with little or no color.
  12. Jaguars typically have singular spots on the head and front quarters. The rosettes generally start forming around the shoulder area and continue down the midsection/back.
  13. I was never fan of the curved triangle until I realized it makes the silhouette look like a shark tooth.
  14. You're right, the original was much better Didn’t the same artist create both? You’re saying he got worse over the course of 15 years?
  15. That was just the gold body fabric. It was used for stripes and trim long before it was developed for the body.
  16. That’s how it goes when you have to contain a giant eyeball inside the outline.
  17. It depends. In my opinion, it’s poor form to show work like this when the paint is still wet, so to speak, but now, ten years after the fact, when most of the people involved are probably not even still working for their respective organizations, I think it’s fine. But here’s a tip for stuff like this: look at who’s posting and their credentials. “I started my career in digital retail, then moved agency side for a couple years. After that I joined the NFL league office in New York where I spent 10 years working on the brand in a wide range of capacities. During that time, the thing that brought me the most joy was seeing the excitement from the fans when we would release new team branding and during our events when they would take photos of our work.” Real.
  18. Actually, it’s the opposite. RR was intended to be a very limited, exclusive program so the NHL doesn’t start becoming the NBA when it comes to uniforms. Doesn’t mean the league couldn’t accommodate a team that really wanted to bring one back as a third, but I’d be surprised if you see the original RR collection on the ice again.
  19. The Dallas Winter Classic was based on 1940s uniforms (the only decade the Texans existed, I believe), not 1920s.
  20. A lake shoveled clean for ice skating feels very Minnesota to me. I heard they have, like, ten thousand of those things.
  21. Awkwardly proportioned, claustrophobic, and superfluous… much like the inspiration?
  22. Why would adidas be forcing teams to add a stripe to the top of their jerseys? This stuff is straight from Twin Cities history books…
  23. I mean, there are several greens available. That’s the one they like.
  24. You still gotta refill your fan base every year, by being inclusive toward potential new ones.
  25. Again, Aeroready and Climalite are not specific fabrics. They are tech names that can be applied to any fabric that qualifies based on their moisture and airflow properties. No connection to recycled materials one way or the other. These are the first league-wide hockey jerseys we’ve made using recycled materials for the body fabric, thread, and crest materials, other than the Parley All-Star jerseys.
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