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    Fifth Corner Graphic Design
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    Sports, Logo Design
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    Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Blue Jays
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  1. The final team in the redesign, but I think I might go for some of my ideal scenarios for various NHL events. Until then though, we have the last team in the league, and my hometown team. Winnipeg Jets I went with a modern classic here. The old style colours that I think most Jets fans would love, but I stuck with the current uniform template. I didn't want to go full retro uniform like they did with their heritage uniforms, and I do like what Winnipeg did when they unveiled this style in 2011. I think this is the perfect compromise between keeping the new branding and bringing in what basically every Jets fan wants with the old logo. For the alternate, I went with the style the Jets chose for their reverse retro uniform, but with actual colour this time, and utilizing the current primary logo. It really is a nice looking logo, so keeping it around for the alternate seemed like the smartest choice. Bringing back the aviator blue, which was one of my favourite jerseys personally, made the most sense, to really differentiate it from the home and road set. The city uniform uses two main themes. The arm striping from the city flag, and the famous Winnipeg Whiteouts. I wanted to keep it simple, and as little colour as possible. I added some wheat to the bottom of the jersey, to really represent most of Manitoba, at least central to southern Manitoba, as I feel the Jets aren't just represented by Winnipeg, but by all of Manitoba, and maybe even parts of Saskatchewan. Farming is big on the prairies, so I figured adding some small detail for that would be worth doing.
  2. I am back! Been awhile since I've updated, work has been pretty busy, and I got pretty stumped with Washington. But I have figured it out. Washington Capitals A pretty easy fix to Washington's home and road uniform. I think they have easily the worst home/road set in the league. In my ideal world, the Weagle would see more use, and the old style uniform will work perfectly to make the set one of the best in the league. I usually don't like going for straight up throwbacks, but this is my exception. For the alternate, I went with a design similar to the reverse retro and uniform from the late 90's. I didn't add the script to the waist stripe, it just complicates the design IMO. I also added some bronze to the striping. The City uniform uses the very popular cherry blossom theme. I think it's popular, the Nationals uniforms sold pretty well. I think a pink uniform in the NHL would be perfect, unique, and special to Washington. I used the W logo, a slightly altered version of it, and added some cherry blossoms to the arm striping. A pretty simple design, but I think it represents Washington without diving into the politics of the city. From someone who is not from Washington or America lol. But I like it.
  3. You've come at the right time! A little spoiler though, I didn't end up doing too much with them, they're pretty much ideal already. Vegas Golden Knights There aren't too many big changes for Vegas like I've done for other teams. Like Seattle, they're still fairly new, and really hit it out of the park with their branding, even thought I'm definitely not a fan of them lol. 3 main things I did do was change the colour of the home uniform, remove the grey almost completely (it still exists on the logo) and add some textured gold to the logo. Personally I think the whole uniform with that detail is almost too much, but just on the logo fits well. I changed the home uniform to gold because they're called the Golden Knights. I never understood why they didn't go this direction from the start. It just makes sense. It appears they may go gold for home next year, but I don't know if that was confirmed. There is also a new shoulder patch that I tweaked from what I think was a logo concept Vegas played around with before they announced their branding. I think it came from an Icethetics video, it was awhile ago that I saw it, so I'm not sure where I saw it, but it was definitely based on an unused logo. Again, not many big changes to the alternate. I simply used the reverse retro design for the alternate, replacing the grey stripe with a white stripe. I think Vegas really hit it out of the park with the red uniform, and it seemed popular. For the city uniform, I wanted to make it seem very Vegas without going overboard. It's maybe more simple than I was initially thinking, but I didn't want to overdo anything, and I think adding gambling ties might be frowned upon by the NHL. It highlights the shoulder patch logo on the front of the uniform, a black base to represent the night life in Vegas, the city sign with the number on the arms, and some neon light-esque striping on the waist. I think the rest of the set is already so Vegas, that the city uniform builds upon that base, but doesn't overdo it. Maybe they can add real flashing led lights onto the uniform someday, but for now, this is my ideal look for the Golden Knights.
  4. I think the silver and teal is probably the most popular, I just love the pop of colour that orange brings. I'm guessing they'll go further and further away from the orange, as much as I wish they wouldn't. As for the city uniform, I fully expected to get most of those, not wrong, but maybe not what someone who knows the area and is a local would think makes sense. Chicago was a slam dunk, easy to find an idea. Tampa was easy based on suggestions from people. So unless I knew a bunch about what makes a good city uniform, or the team is Winnipeg, I didn't expect to nail the city uniform. It started to come down more to just being creative, different colours, etc. I'd be open to changing up some city uniforms if people who know better than me about those teams want to suggest ideas that make sense for each team As always though, appreciate your feedback!
  5. Vancouver Canucks On to the Vancouver Canucks. My ideal look moves back to the stick logo, very simple, but my favourite logo in their history. The V lumberjack logo slides into the primary, and the orca logo will be seen later on, but won't be a full time logo anymore. The striping is pretty simple, a look they have worn in the past, (for the home at least) and the V on the stripes makes a return as well. The road uniform comes with a little bit of a fun stripe detail. I wanted to keep the striping similar to the home. So I went with a gradient design of blue and green for that thin middle stripe. It's out of the box, but also ties a previous uniform design into the road. The orca logo is featured on both the alternate and city uniform. The alternate is basically an exact replica of what they used to wear, with white replacing grey. It's by far my favourite uniform the Canucks have ever worn, but I think it makes sense as an alternate more than the primaries. The city uniform comes from a warm up design the Canucks have worn recently. All the details of the uniform, logo, meaning, and the designer can be found here: https://news.sportslogos.net/2022/03/26/canucks-introduce-first-nations-night-jersey-worn-pre-game-on-march-30th/hockey-2/ I think it just makes sense to use that logo for a city uniform, with the First Nations history on the west coast, and the importance of representing First Nations peoples. Plus it's about time a warm up design gets used for an entire game. The smaller details include a recoloured simplified version of the Vancouver city flag, and the jersey striping from the skate uniform. I also added the "Every Child Matters" slogan on the inside collar.
  6. Toronto Maple Leafs Maybe this can be the perfect thing for Leafs fans to be uplifted by after another first round exit. I won't lie, I have always found the current Leafs set pretty boring. Normally I'm not a big fan of uniforms that only use white and another colour, but I have warmed up to the simplicity of it. So I simply added some more interesting striping to the home and road, using a design from a previous uniform design from the Leafs history. I did add grey to the logo on both the home and road. The TLM alternate/shoulder logo also returns. For the alternate, I was not a fan of the black uniform that the Leafs rolled out this year. It just didn't really fit their whole look. I know it's meant to be something different, and kind of modern, but I at least like a uniform set to feel like it's all one brand. The black alternate doesn't really feel like that. And the Bruins gold and black on the inside seems pretty weird to me. Anyway, I went with the reverse retro style uniform, with enough subtle changes that I think it improves on the RR design. The city uniform, I went with the Toronto flag design, but incorporated the red version of the alternate logo on the front. Nothing crazy, Toronto's flag is the perfect design to fit onto a uniform. Again, it's not super special, but I didn't want to add yet another skyline for a city uniform.
  7. Tampa Bay Lightning This is one I'm super excited for, it might be one of my favourites of the entire series. Especially the City uniform. The home and road come with a new/old look. I brightened the blue and went with their retro style striping, with an updated lightning/Florida state outline logo. It reintroduces black to the Lightning identity, which is something that Tampa should never have went away from. I think the Leafs/Lightning series is clear evidence of why that is. I knew the alternate would use that logo, which comes from the shoulder patch logo. I didn't initially think to use a gradient, I somewhat stumbled into the idea, but it's turned into one of my favourites. There's not much to say about the home, road, and alternate, they're pretty self explanatory, but they are all some of my favourites. Now the city uniform. My favourite city uniform so far, I think because I got some feedback earlier in the series from some commenters here, who I quoted below. Two suggestions were presented. One was using the St. Petersburg flag, which is quite colourful, and the other was suggesting that the Gasparilla warm up uniforms worn by the Lightning this year were a big hit. So I thought why not just combine the two into one beautiful city uniform. This is really my favourite City uniform I've designed so far, I just hope it'll be good enough for the fans and people of Tampa. Maybe the white base makes it a little boring, but I didn't want to add too much with the colourful striping. I also, if you noticed, added the colour striping pattern to the outline of the logo. The only other change I added to the skull logo that is different from the version Tampa wore this year, is the lightning bolt logo. Instead of their full primary, I went with just the bolt on the skull.
  8. St. Louis Blues I took the Blues back to their Winter Classic and retro vibes for the home and road. I'll be honest, I really don't like the double blue they've been rolling with for awhile. I don't think there's enough contrast between the two blues for it to actually work well. Also, there is a lot of navy and royal blue primary uniforms in the NHL already, so this changes that pattern up slightly. Nothing too crazy beyond the colour changes For the alternate, I brought back one of my favourite alternate logos in the NHL. I really wish they did something more with that logo besides the endless cycle of throwback uniforms they're rolling through. Because I removed royal blue from the primary, it makes the perfect base for the alternate. The city uniform plays on the city flag design, still uses colours from the team's history, and features the St. Louis Arch on the sleeves.
  9. It's been awhile, but Seattle was a tough one to work on. But we are back! Seattle Kraken The Kraken home and road were pretty much ideal for me already, but in the spirit of making some changes, I added some small touches to the home and road. I made the red stripe a bit thicker, and added some of the tentacle texture details to the arm stripes, to match what is found in the logo. I don't think there are any other changes that would need to be made to the home and road, the Kraken hit it out of the park with their uniforms. The alternate and city uniforms are where I could get more creative for Seattle. I think the alternate is something most people have done for an alternate. An almost exact design from the Seattle Metropolitans era of Seattle hockey. I added red for the numbers, hoping they would pop enough to be seen. I really don't like name bars that are a different colour than the jersey, but I think for the striping, I had to do it. Just this once. The city uniform was a tough and fun one. I wanted to focus on the 'Emerald City' theme, but also keep elements of the current Seattle look in there. The uniform uses a base emerald green, but includes the double blue from their current uniforms. I used the Space Needle anchor logo, as that is an icon in Seattle. I beveled the numbers to represent a polished gem stone (like an emerald). An idea that came to mind was to have geometric striping, to loosely look like the edges of certain cuts of gems, emeralds, so that is reflected in the arm striping. The Seattle city logo is also featured on the shoulders.
  10. San Jose Sharks Up next is the San Jose Sharks. I have had 2 main issues with what the Sharks do currently with their uniforms. First, they seem to be okay with multiple different shark style logos. They introduced this new shark logo, but still used the old one. It doesn't make sense, it's practically the same logo, but the sharks look different. So I went with the new modern shark. It just makes sense. The other issue I had was their lack of orange in the uniforms. I love a splash of colour. Vegas, Seattle both do it. It just adds a little pop to the uniforms. So I also added more orange back into the uniforms. I knew I wanted to use a retro style striping for the home and road. When I pulled up the pattern for the 91-98 uniforms, I quickly discovered it is nearly identical to what I designed for the Blues already. So we are going for their 98-07 look, which is more unique anyway. With the new modern logo, I think it fits quite well. The alternate and City uniforms bring some more colour into the designs! I have always loved the shark fin logo, it seems all my favourite Sharks logos either aren't used or relegated to the shoulder. No more! The water pattern is utilized on the sleeves and socks as well. I know the Sharks have their stealth uniform, a lot of black with not much colour. It's just boring though. We need some fun, colourful uniforms! I am not shying away here. The City uniform seems like a copy of the stadium series uniforms. It is. But the striping also comes from their flag, as do the colours. Really not much to say about the city uniform. There's too many teams in California, too many beach themes haha. So I think this simple flag design will do just fine. If it wasn't obvious before, I definitely try harder for city uniforms for some teams over others.
  11. Been a little bit since the last post, but I'm back! Pittsburgh Penguins I have always loved the Robot Penguin logo, much more than their current look. It just fits as a more modern, sleek logo. I made some minor changes to the logo itself, adding yellow to the beak, making the eye look a bit more intimidating, and having less detail in the yellow oval on the neck. Nothing too big, but I think it greatly improves the look of the logo. The jersey striping moves away from their reimagined classic striping they use now, and into a more modern look. The three white and black stripes coming from the logo. The alternate brings back a Winter Classic favourite into 2022. The winter classic logo slightly touched up. I also went with the current home/road striping on the alternate, using the navy blue from the winter classic look, as well as yellow and white. I think combining the two looks turned out pretty well. The City uniform is different. I combined the city flag checkered pattern with the steel icon, and a bridge sublimation on the waist. The steel icon is off centred which is unique, though I don't think it'll be for everyone. But it's different and we need a little different here and there.
  12. The second time I'll post an updated concept. Every time I look at the Ottawa Senators home and road concept, I just like it less and less. I just didn't include enough red on the set, so it has been fixed. You mentioned swapping the red and gold, which I didn't do, but I made red more prominent on both the home and road which I think helps a ton. I do stand by keeping gold as an accent colour, just because of how prominent it is on the logo. And I love an accent colour to pair with uniforms.
  13. I'm always happy when fans of the teams like the concepts! A black version of the home/road design would also work well for an alternate. I challenged myself to make each alternate a different looking uniform than the home and road, so that would be the reason why I chose to not do that.
  14. Philadelphia Flyers Many concepts I see for the Flyers get rid of the shoulder and arm stripe design they've used for decades. I don't fully understand why, it's quite unique in the NHL and that's hard to come by for striping patterns. I used a design based on uniforms they first wore in 1982, which also were used for the Reverse Retro design inspiration. I also removed the different coloured name bar, which has always been my least favourite aspect of the Flyers uniforms. I came up with a logo I think most concepts include, a Liberty Bell logo. The black alternate is a no brainer, the Flyers have had many black alternates over the years. I wasn't a fan of the only orange and black alternate, so I brought the off white colour back into the mix. For the City uniform, it always seems like my alternate logos fit perfectly with the City theme. I recoloured the bell logo to be closer to the actual colours of the bell. In designing the concept, the initial idea was to centre around the Bell and include stripes with the colours of the Philly pro sports teams. It all came together better than I imagined. The four stripes can be connected to the Quakers uniforms, but the colours also connect to the Spectrum arena, that the Flyers called home from 1967-1996. The red and blue represent the Phillies and Sixers, the orange is the Flyers of course, and I went with the kelly green for the Eagles. In addition to those details, I added the first paragraph of the US Constitution, which was signed in Philadelphia, to the front and back of the uniform. It's hard to see, but it's meant to be a detail only seen from up close. It's probably my favourite executed City uniform, just with all the details falling into place, even when I didn't mean them to originally haha.
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