coco1997
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I wonder how much the love for Miami's teal throwbacks comes from genuine admiration for their design, and how much is nostalgia-driven in light of all the inferior uniforms the team has worn since.
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I love this concept! Your logos are really clever and well done, in particular the roundel and cap “A.” I’m a sucker for any animal themed identity, and I love the double meaning of the team name. I’m also a big fan of the off-white home uniform and the dusty brownish gray color of the road set. For the baseball bat logo, I would make the “Bats” lettering within the bat white/cream so it reads a little better against the black. And realistically, I don’t think I’d want two purple & black teams in MLB (all the more reason the Rockies should switch to purple and green) but on its own merits, this color scheme works great for your concept.
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Replace "navy" with black and I see parallels with a certain NL team...
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Thanks! Sure thing. Here are two versions:
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Good to hear! I wasn't sure how the Sliders would be received, given the color scheme and somewhat silly wordmarks. Happy Opening Day! Next up is @Coiler's suggested rebrand for the Dodgers, the Los Angeles Robins! ROBINS HOME: ROBINS ROAD: ROBINS HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - Sometimes inspiration comes from unlikely sources. I had originally planned for the Robins to be a combination of black and red and/or robin's egg blue until I stumbled upon an old Japanese team called the Shochiku Robins, whose colors were red, green and gold--which coincidentally happen to be the same colors as the Los Angeles flag. This is also how I learned that robins come in colors other than just black and red. These colors help the design from looking like an Orioles knock-off, and hey, they're also the Boy Wonder's colors! - Though we typically associate robins with red, the dominant color here is green. I figure people would be OK with this, since the Tigers, for example, are mainly a navy team, despite real tigers being primarily orange. C&C appreciated! I'll try to have an updated take on the Koalas up soon.
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Have any other teams' throwbacks been sacrificed as a result of the 4+1 rule? If so, it makes me wonder if other teams' City Connects will be throwback in nature a la the Braves' design as a way to try to sort of skirt around the new rule.
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In fairness, the current Zero Sugar can has been black for a while. I like this redesign! It's a nice combination of their 1965-69 and 1971-1991 logos. Personally, though, I think the really bold move would have been to rebrand the product back to "Brad's Drink."
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I'm back with my first City Connect tweak of 2023! BRAVES: Notes: - The Braves' newly-unveiled City Connect uniforms are fine but admittedly, a bit uninspired. As I mentioned in another thread, they're less of a tribute to the city of Atlanta and more of a tribute to the history of the Braves, which in my opinion kind of misses the point of the City Connect program. - For my tweak, I went with a Georgia peach color scheme, replacing royal blue and red with a peachy shade of orange and leafy green. And now that the Braves' off-white alternates have sadly been retired, this felt like a perfect opportunity to bring back that look (think peaches & cream). C&C appreciated!
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I really like the orange pinstripes for the Netherlands. I'm surprised an MLB team hasn't tried that yet. New Zealand and Nicaragua don't have the most exciting identities, but I think you did the best you could with them. Nice work!
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I wonder if Nike still plans to have the entire league rolled out by the end of 2024. By my count, there are still 10 teams remaining, which means 2024 will be a very City Connect-heavy season if so.
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Thank you! Haha! Well played. Up today are the Cleveland Sliders! SLIDERS HOME: SLIDERS ROAD: SLIDERS HOME ALT: SLIDERS ROAD ALT: Notes: - Much like Southpaw or the Philly Phanatic, the Guardians' Slider is a furry, brightly-colored creature of indeterminate species. I was initially reluctant to include him but ultimately decided that, after taking on those first two I mentioned, it wouldn't be fair to leave him out. - In my opinion, it would've made sense for Cleveland to introduce a new mascot when they became the Guardians, but Slider was clearly popular enough to survive the rebranding, which lead me to learn that he's been around for 30 (!) seasons. - Magenta and athletic gold become the team's primary colors, with a touch of navy to ground the design. - The wordmarks are inspired by the nameplate on the back of Slider's jersey. This one admittedly has a bit of a MiLB feel to it, but I'm OK with that. C&C appreciated for the Sliders and any past teams! P.S. I am considering tackling one more team, so I don't want to close the book on this project just yet. I also still plan to try out @raysox and @Coiler's suggestions for the Koalas/Robins, so watch this space.
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Looks to be the latter:
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These are nice, but a bit underwhelming. They feel less like a tribute to the culture of Atlanta and more like a tribute to the Braves themselves, which seems to miss the point of the City Connect program. Seeing as the primary inspiration for this set was apparently Hank Aaron, this would've been the perfect opportunity to incorporate some sort of hammer logo based on the tomahawk. I also find it kind of funny that the uniform that inspired this design was only worn by Aaron for three of his 21 seasons playing for Milwaukee/Atlanta. I'm sure they'll sell like hotcakes amongst Braves fans, though. Meh, could be cool if true. Imagine these uniforms but black instead of navy:
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The tweaks to Great Britain are definite improvements, especially the Union Jack-inspired stripes on the sleeves of the alt! I like what you did with Mexico, especially the addition of T-bars and the black alt. Not sure how I feel about the muted colors for the home and road, but I can see them growing on me.
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Thanks! I'll work on an updated Koalas set after I finish the series. Thanks! I didn't even think to use the "Robins" nickname but it's a great idea. And I think I could actually keep the baby blue from the Koalas, given the distinctive color of robin's eggs. Before posting the (likely) final team in the series, I decided to do a little housekeeping. First up is an updated take on the Oakland Elephants: ELEPHANTS HOME: ELEPHANTS ROAD: ELEPHANTS HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - As @Coiler fairly observed, my original Elephants concept wasn't a huge departure from the A's, at least in terms of colors. Here, gray and black replace green and gold, which are more elephant-like and would've also given the team some nice visual synergy with the local Raiders before they left for Vegas. - With gray being the base of the road uniform, this version only has one alternate, which could be worn both at home and away. And as @VampyrRabbit requested, here are the Phanatics with racing stripes: PHANATICS HOME: PHANATICS ROAD: I didn't include the alts, since racing stripes only really work if the jersey and pants are matching colors. C&C appreciated! The next team will be up soon.
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These look fantastic! I really love what you did with Mexico, especially the green pinstripes and in general going more green heavy, as opposed to the red dominant look the team used for this year’s WBC. Would it be possible to use split style numbers to go with the wordmarks? The fact that Mexico‘s jersey numbers didn’t remotely match their wordmark bugged me throughout the entire WBC.
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The segmented sleeve stripes for Australia are a tasteful way to pay homage to the Aboriginal people without being outlandish, and I like that you reverted to their arched wordmark. Korea looks gorgeous, especially with that brighter shade of blue. I'm curious how the home and road would look with contrasting raglan style sleeves, keeping the trapezoid pattern for contrast.
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Thanks for the feedback! Just to clarify, are you suggesting the concept be mainly blue with red and dark gray as secondary colors, like this? Oh yeah, I forgot the Rays have that goofy kitten mascot. They do, however, also have a stingray mascot, which is why I didn’t think to do them. So the answer is no, I have a different team planned, but they are in the AL.
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Yeah, I can definitely see that. Thanks, and no problem! Up today are the Los Angeles Koalas! KOALAS HOME: KOALAS ROAD: KOALAS HOME ALT: Notes: - Ok, here's where I sort of stretch the premise of the series a bit. The Dodgers have never had an actual mascot, but in the 1980s, the team's kids fan club was symbolized by a cute Koala cub, which I also used for the sleeve design. - With this being a Dodgers inspired concept, I couldn't not use blue in some capacity, so dark brown is paired with baby blue, in my opinion a very underrated color combo. This also gave me an excuse to finally squeeze in a powder blue road set in this series. - The thick T-bars and pant stripes (and powder blue base) are inspired by this short-lived Brooklyn Dodgers look from 1944. C&C appreciated! One more team left, but that's always subject to change.
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Nice work on Great Britain! The alt is actually my favorite of the three, but how about adding thick red T-bar-esque sleeve stripes to further mimic the Union Jack, since the flag stripes go both horizontally and vertically? I'm also not totally sold on the sublimated "GB"; I'd probably just make it a white/cream. For the road jersey, maybe make the middle stripes on the headspoon and sleeves white so they pop a bit more. Keep up the great work!
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I really like that powder blue Canada jersey! Of the different Japan road options you presented, I think my preference is the red script trimmed in gold.
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The lighter gray Italia road jersey is an improvement! Having not paid much attention to the 2017 WBC, I had to go back and look up Japan's uniforms and yeah, that last set was pretty much perfect. The only thing I might have changed would've been to go with a gold cap "J" trimmed in white. Watching the game last night and seeing the Japan unis up close exposed a lot of little problems I have with them, namely red pinstripes that look blue from a distance and the gold collar trim which seems out of place and maybe a bit over-designed. Looking at your concept, I kind of miss the headspoon, but it would probably clash with the collar & sleeve trim. Also, I meant to mention that the added front numbers to Brazil and red front numbers on Colombia look great!
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Israel - Beautiful set! I really love the use of triple striping on the headspoon and sleeves. Italy - Fantastic job balancing the three colors of blue, red and green. The Cubs style numbers pair really well with this design. For the road jersey, maybe lighten the gray just a tad so the green stroke around the script and numbers is a little more visible.
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Thanks! Haha! Well, given the premise of this series, I'll take it. Thanks for the feedback! Here are the Green Monsters with your suggested tweaks: I feel like my original version has more personality, but to each his own. Next up are the Chicago Southpaws! SOUTHPAWS HOME: SOUTHPAWS ROAD: SOUTHPAWS HOME ALT: SOUTHPAWS ROAD ALT: Notes: - Ask any South Sider what Southpaw is supposed to be, and I doubt you'll get a single convincing answer. He appears to be a furry dragon of some kind, but don't ask me why he's the mascot of a team called the "White Sox." - I leaned heavily into Southpaw's green color for this one, which would give the Southside Irish a color scheme they'd love rooting for. - The White Sox have historically only seldomly worn their full team name on their jerseys, so I maintained that tradition here, shortening the name to "Paws" on the 1983-inspired home and road alt. - Since "Southpaw" also is a term for a lefthander, I reworked the Sox' batterman logo into a lefthanded pitcher. C&C appreciated! Only a few teams left.
