Jump to content

johne9109

Members
  • Posts

    1,563
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    6

Posts posted by johne9109

  1. 1 hour ago, wildwing64 said:

    12. Toronto Guardians (Alpha Flight)

     

    Name: Wanting a name representing all of Canada, ownership sought inspiration from the Canadian Shield, a physiographic region that spans much of the north. At some point - and perhaps taking cues from the national anthem - “Shields” instead became “Guardians”.

     

    Logo: A red maple leaf contained within a shield. The leaf is split into three segments, with the negative space forming a “T”. Part of the white border inside the shield is cut off, forming a “G”.

     

    Alternate Logo: The maple leaf and the T, sans shield. This is featured on the pants and as a helmet decal.

     

    Colours: Red and white, of course.

     

    Jerseys: A pair of classic red and white sweaters with traditional stripes. The road white jersey features a red shoulder yoke, and swaps the colours of the crest.


    Third Jersey: In case their regular uniforms weren’t Canadian enough, the Guardians almost literally wrap themselves with the Maple Leaf Flag. The jersey is notable not only for being one of the wildest ever conceived, but also because the team was forced to make the back numbers black after numerous complaints about them being illegible.

     

    AolgU6E.png

     

    5pHlv8V.png

     

    yInV35H.png

     

    2Nvb8FL.png

     

    In terms of his visual identity - much like his Alpha Flight teammate Northstar - Guardian didn’t give me much to work with aside from the blatant Maple Leaf Flag inspired design of his suit; in other words, a concept based on this particular superhero (or Captain Canada, or Captain Canuck, or even Major Mapleleaf) is inevitably going to look like a Team Canada. And as a Mirror Universe version of the Toronto Maple Leafs it only seems appropriate to have a uniform that’s similar to them, even if it’s simply a red and white version - or, if you will, the Maple Wings. But with a name like the Guardians, at least I can do something a little different for the logo.

     

    Speaking of names; John Byrne originally intended Guardian to be “the Canadian Shield” (like the physiographic region, as I cited in the background text above) but Marvel wouldn’t allow it because it’s too similar to S.H.I.E.L.D. Guardian was also initially rejected because of other characters with that name (On that note, I have a different name in mind for a Guardians of the Galaxy team). For his first appearance in the X-Men comics he would instead be known as Weapon Alpha, and then Vindicator, before Byrne finally changed the character’s alias to Guardian when the Alpha Flight team got their own comic. An interesting parallel to the Maple Leafs, who were known as the Arenas and then the St. Pats before Conn Smythe bought the franchise and gave them their current name. 

     

    Be it the Shields or the Guardians, given the source of the name a shield logo makes the most sense. Elements of the shield, such as the overall shape and the T, were borrowed from the coat of arms of Toronto - though it’s fair to point out that the shield is a standard shape. Admittedly it was starting to look a bit generic, but I had an “a-ha” moment when thinking about how to form a G from that shape.

     

    The third is directly based on Guardian’s suit, which - again - is obviously inspired by Canada’s flag. Something like this probably fits in not only with the 90’s trend of sublimated designs but also the more recent off-the-wall stuff we’ve seen for the Stadium Series.

    That third jersey is a beaut!

    • Like 2
  2. 5 hours ago, CRDesigns said:


    Normally I would, but this series is more of a basic creative exercise than anything. if theres enough interest maybe ill make them into full sets in the future.

    Sorry for the week delay, had trouble with ideas for Florida but I have come up with something that I actually quite like!

    GywlpFY.png
    T0qnVPX.png

    This one was inspired largely by their 'jetblue' jerseys, using similar striping (with some creative adjustments). the colours are from their inaugural years. 

    Hope you all enjoy! Feedback welcome as always

    I'll always prefer the Panthers in red over blue but this is still pretty good

    • Love 1
  3. Charlotte Hornets X Petey Pablo

    This one is probably a bit of a deep cut, but for the Hornets I went with rapper Petey Pablo. I know he's not a relevant artist by any means, but I was struggling to find an artist that I felt fit with the Hornets branding. Whenever I hear anything NC releated I always think of Pablo's song Raise Up which was an ode to the Carolnas so he felt like a good fit

    CHPP1

     

    • Like 2
  4. 2 hours ago, fouhy12 said:

    Lastly, let's head east to take a look at the New England Patriots. With their redesign in 2020, the franchise unveiled what I believe to be the best jerseys in its history. Pairing the traditional shoulder stripes with the dynasty colors and double number outline was the way to go. Unfortunately, a lack of shoulder numbers and insistence on navy below the waist set this new brand back from what it could have been. I correct that here, making shiny silver pants the primary at home and adding striped, white socks to pair with the dark pants on the road. 

    5Ooxm53.png

     

     

     agree that this jersey is the best in it's history; however with there being no silver in the jersey I've always felt that they should drop silver from their colors. That's just me though; this is a great set

  5. 6 hours ago, CRDesigns said:

    Thank you!
    I coloured it this way because i wanted to keep the sand outline consistent with the front crest.

    I forgot to save Boston, so today we have Buffalo!

    lUTPMHV.png
    MJMkcBi.png

    Not a whole lot of crazy stuff going on with this one. I am a firm believer that the Buffaslug is a fine logo, the jerseys just brought it down. I combined the Buffaslug era jerseys with the Heritage Classic for this look. 

    Hopefully Boston will be up tomorrow, lol. Feedback appreciated!

    You're right the Buffalug does look better on a more traditional jersey Goo job!

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.