Discrim

Lancealot: Far as Sydney and Port go, the emblems are among the ideas I've had that I felt had aged rather well (compared to a number of other old concepts of mine...the handballing swan, I've found to be rather adaptable for many uses, and Port's was my way of enabling them to use the magpie at the AFL level, even if they can't use the name (though while I was working, I found myself considering retiring the full magpie in favor of the head/coils version). Far as their actual logos go, I'm rather ambivalent of Sydney's, but always thought the Power could do better than what they have (not that I don't see what they were trying to do)...and like I said, I like the jumpers Port has IRL now, you guys finally got it completely right for once. Now as far as Hawthorn goes, wish granted. Raymie, Aware Eagle: thank ya kindly fumbler: taking an umptheenth look (cus the second and third looks were taken last night, and I lost count), yes, there's an unintentional Dees resemblance with the jumper alone...though then you take in the fact that I chose black, and basically the same socks as Essendon. No matter which way you put it, that was 1) stupid on my part, and 2) WAY too close of a resemblance to either Melbourne or Essendon for comfort. You could argue that the Dees and Bombers are run by more reasonable outfits than Collingwood, or that it likely wouldn't be worn against either of them anyway, but still. Basically a brainfart on my part, I know this and STILL put this out. Far as Hawthorn goes, like I said I felt a brown back, as well as an extra stripe, would be worthwhile to try, and I know the number panel's vintage, but I don't feel they really need it. And as far as the rooster set, thanks for the idea, as I've had my eye on a few lower level clubs for a while now. Anyways, a few more new ones for ya: Hawthorn preseason 2 If nothing else, I finally have something to use when I get around to Airport West. Basically, instead of the traditonal stripes, it's a stylized hawk wing. Granted, it's more horizontal than vertical, but it was worth a shot. I liked the braces too much to drop that one from the normal set, so this one was posted standalone. Zeeland East HS Chix Considering how often I seem to post Zeeland sets, you'd think I went there (not even from Michigan, let alone Zeeland...every nickname used by Racine high schools is rather common, while the Chix stand alone). If it's wrong to be in love with my own work, I don't wanna be right. Anyway, the home combines a yoke, sash and hem stripe to form a big Z (hey, I've done a big N jumper for Nebraska, why not a big Z), the clash is cream and is basically a footy version of a hockey jersey I posted several months back, and the third uses the striping pattern of the clash for a sash. Adelaide Crows The Crows did something when they began play that almost nobody does: they got the jumpers right on the first try. In recent years, IMO unnecessary side panels have occasionally stuffed it up. I honestly can't imagine doing anything notable to it that wouldn't ruin its overall look...the logo they use IRL, however, is crap. Everytime I look at it, I can vividly imagine how they turned the Baltimore Raven into a blue crow. That said, I dipped back into my archives for something I've been thinking of doing for a while. The A logo is based off of one of my older concepts, and uses a crow feather to cross the A. The clash, it's heavily inspired by the St. Louis Cardinals, though since obviously they don't use bats in footy, a ball would be rather lame, and the goalposts would be rather awkward, the two crows are perched on a rather thin stripe instead. I might post variants of the birds-on-stripe jumper a bit later, and I'll likely be using a thicker stripe if I do.

Port Adelaide Power Before the posting of the concept proper, it's storytime. The Port Adelaide Football Club is South Australia's answer to the Yankees. Simply put, they were polarizing, and often they were the ones waving the premier flag at season's end. Since 1902, they've worn black and white, a color scheme that will often get you pegged as Magpies, and in the SANFL, that is what they remain. Port traditionally wears this (thanks Mero): Shortly after the Victorian Football League saw the South Melbourne Swans ship off to Sydney, an expansion team in Perth, Western Australia, the West Coast Eagles, began play. It was not too long afterwards that Port Adelaide wanted into what was becoming a national concern. However, the Pies' South Aussie Yankees status wound up working against them, as the SANFL attempted to take legal action to prevent them from leaving. The rechristened AFL suggested that it instead make its own bid, which was chosen over Port's, and the Adelaide Crows were born. Port would be barred from entering the rechristened AFL until 97, and of course, with their original problem worked out, a new one cropped up: VFL/AFL founding member Collingwood was also known as the Magpies, and traditionally wears this: Thus, Port Adelaide had to find a new emblem and alter its color scheme. After much deliberation, the nickname "Power" was chosen, and black and white were joined by the color of the decade, teal. Though Port was barred from wearing its traditional jumper, the club wanted its new jumper to have a remnant of the prison bars...giving us this eyesore: Finally, sanity. Bestowed upon us by a 7 year old. From 07 to 09, Port held a guernsey design contest that you could enter as long as you were a primary school student in South Australia, and the winning entry would be worn for one match. The 2009 entry was so popular that with a few small alterations, Port turned it into its home jumper: Now, I actually like what Port's wearing now. For starters, it's not hideous. You could call it understated, but you could also call it timeless. The story is done, here goes the concept As I often say, you can't keep a good man (or idea) down, and the home turns the prison bars into an electric fence of sorts. Because Collingwood's always ready to whine, the bars are teal. The away, you can actually partially thank TFoA...see, Flame's in the WAFA like I am, and he wanted a new clash jumper for his team, the Terminus Centurions. Specifically, he asked for a jagged V like either Bayer Leverkusen or Bayern Munich wore recently (I forget which). Unluckily for Flame, I began altering my footy template shortly afterwards until I got to what you see now...eh well, he'll get a redo next season. Anyways, I figured the jagged V made almost too much sense to use for Port, and here it is. The one-off is a Port Magpies heritage jumper. On a side note for those not in the know, the AFL and SANFL Port Adelaide sides were separate clubs until 2011, when they merged into one club. One fortunate side effect for Port is that the club can now sell its prison bar jumpers without being barred from doing so by Collingwood. No, I'm not kidding.

Now some AFL ish for ya Sydney Swans...take 1 The logo is one of my older creations, tweaked a few times over the years. Home jumper is basically what they wear IRL, and the one-off is a modern version of the jumper they wore back in the 1910s and 20s, when they were still in South Melbourne and hadn't gotten the Swans moniker yet (that would be in the 30s, when South had an influx of talented West Australian players join them. West Australia's symbol is the black swan. The rest, as they say, is history.) The white guernseys with the red sash inspired barrackers and scribes to peg them as the Blood Stained Angels. The clash is better ignored...that story for a bit later. Anyways, most number plates, if they are used, are square or a tad rectangular. The one on the BSA has the Sydney Opera House as its base, as I was going for something as cool as the SF Warriors' The City jerseys, yet practical. Hawthorn Hawks The home, at first glance, is similar to what they wear IRL. However, instead of this being a gold jumper with three brown stripes, it's brown with four gold stripes, something I'd wanted to try out. The clash is based on a jumper Hawthorn wore in the thirties, with the modern touch of sublimated diamonds. Finally, the preseason jumper is a brown, gold and white version of a predominantly blue guernsey the club wore when it was a member of the VFA (the rival league of the VFL). The big hawk head would be more subtle in real life than here, btw. Sydney Swans, take 2 As happens to me from time to time, it takes me about 15 minutes after posting something for all to see before I realize at least part of said release was ill-advised. In this case, the black jumper that should otherwise not be spoken of. Usually, my "what the hell was I thinking" moments come about due to a design even I think is ugly after the fact. This time, however, it was simply a poor color choice, as Essendon wears a black jumper with a red sash. In spite of the differences between the two, the black looked too much like Essendon for comfort. Our old buddy Mero hinted at suggesting what, in hindsight, I shoulda done from the start, and this time out the Bloodstained Angel jumper is the clash. The design I used for the black was a good one, I simply made a rather poor color choice, this time it's white and becomes the Swans' preseason jumper.

Haven't been around as much as usual, I've actually been posting at Big Footy's graphic design board recently...but my recent ish comes to my usual stomping grounds finally... Chanticleer AFC, New Orleans...yeh, the whole thing would be more at home in Paris than Nola. Oh well, I wanted a few things to post at BF before I got busy on AFL sets, and this was one result. Jumbos AFC, Greater Boston area...Essentially, I had an elephant to burn, but didn't want the A's colors. Thus, just about the least Bostonish color scheme I could've come up with. A tad Bjorkish...cus like this set, she tends to look weird everywhere anyway. Southwest Virginia AFC, Roanoake...Only because despite the rather obvious signs, I didn't feel like saying Blacksburg. Most of the money's in the east side of the state, however, so the sponsors I would've used in that case made little sense.Granted, I didn't really feel like making the jumpers look all that normal either.

The CCSLC can exist without footy...it is simply poorer for the omission. But then, that's partially what I'm here for, dammit! The parrot is probably best known as my avatar, but it began life as the crest of a hockey concept in a series I was ill-equipped at the time to truly bring the best out of, and in some ways still am (to put it bluntly: I'd put out an NHL Revivals set back in 04 [and please don't bump that thread...it's 8 years old dammit]. The bulk of those concepts did NOT age well.) And actually, the whole thing is based on a hockey set I worked on a few years ago but never got around to posting. The one-off...yeah. Reached into my inner Lewiston MAINEiac for that one. EDIT: Though I wish it didn't have to be this way, but I figure I'll be doing this a lot, so I gotta change the thread name...so 'They Came from the Land Down Under' has been retired in favor of 'Discrim's Australian Football Concepts.'

Shum, I recall two other guys who wore that Cavs jersey: fat Shawn Kemp and Ricky "I Want a Triple Double So Bad I'll Miss At My Own Team's Hoop" Davis

some of my opinions I've made known in the past, but it'll be good to let em be known again... -the Wild Wing jerseys had an awful, illegible font, but looked pretty nice otherwise. -I would be more than open to the idea of the LA Kings switching to the Angry King (I refuse to call it that other name you guys gave him) as a primary, mainly cus the current crown is ugly. Not the jerseys, mind you, the crest. -don't know how few people hold this opinion, but I hate the Cubs' current road jerseys. The blues actually make for better roads IMO. -I liked the Mets' white caps from 97, as well as the Royals, Orioles and Pirates' gray caps. And the Texas Longhorns' white and gray caps. And the short-lived white Red Sox cap -the Sacto Kings' gold alts kicked ass. -the Carolina Panthers do not need to change a damn thing. -the Knicks' use of black cannot be compared to the Mets' abuse of it. The Knicks have used black tastefully, the Mets simply dropped a bridge on everybody. -road pinstripes can be done well. -someone in the NBA must save script lettering from the Clippers.

well tohasbo, they actually did wear the 97 one.

well Morgo...you're gonna laugh man...they axed these at the last minute...and depending on where you stand, hilarity or stupidity ensued. yes, this gold jersey was sacrificed to ensure the birth of Mooterus.

well, you have the faux-vest look the Dodgers almost went with when they brought back the Los Angeles script back in 99, a blue vest with light blue undershirts that the Blue Jays had intended to use as an alternate back in 97, and then one I half-wish had come out: the mythical green Bucks third with the Milwaukee script that was supposed to come out back in 05 (scrapped because of the return to green & red the following season) Then there's a version of the Lakers' whites that had gold numbers that I remember seeing in Eastbay back when they started using em. And of course, no thread of this nature is complete with out mention of the mythical teal pants the Jaguars had but never wore (not just one, but two sets of em, one with striping, the other with the jaguar head)

yeh, I can easily see Iowa State as a Big Ten team. What with their rivalry with the Illini, Mizzou could fit in pretty well too. Rutgers, though? Rutgers in the Big Ten just seems like an experiment that would fail miserably. anybody have a guess where the championship game would be held if it ever happened? Soldier Field? the Colts' digs? Ford Field? Lambeau?

I've been asked to post my new football template, so here ya go, in raster form as always basically, the pants were done from scratch, the jersey is actually based off RC's hockey template, and the helmet is more or less borrowed from Fanatic's football template. the square next to the helmet is intended for a stripe, though one of these days I might replace that with front and back views like teh good temps got. maybe it's just as well, though, as my main reason for making new temps was to help in using my concepts as blueprints. have fun with this one, rasterfarians

for the heck of it, here's my Aussie football template for your viewing and using pleasure

I introduce three templates...i edited STL's old football template, and this is what came out. (linkage down there)