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1 hour ago, GT Designs said:

Does anyone recognize this font?

I'm almost certain that it is Prohibition.

This is GARBAAAAAAAAGE.

In what world is the bottom jaw/teeth of a bear twice the size of the snout/upper teeth?

2 hours ago, ren69 said:

 

https://www.behance.net/gallery/918853/Bakken-Bears

32 minutes ago, Steve-O said:

 

This work is @GFB from his NHL redesign over a decade ago.

 

 

 

Clear upgrade, but the bevel effect across the entire brand does it zero favors. Even a skin tone would help tremendously, because these look like some weird, android Pilgrims.

Spitting is gross, fellas.

7 hours ago, NicDB said:

The logo's not the greatest, but you don't exactly have to look hard to find something worse.  Brandiose has put out plenty of it.

Enlighten me.

2 hours ago, NicDB said:

I like this better than everything Brandiose has peddled lately.  See kids, it is possible to have a unique and "quirky" brand that isn't nauseatingly contrived.

It’s better than everything Brandiose has done, except for the whole “having a good logo” thing.

Nothing says “ships of the desert” like the... Great Lakes State?

52 minutes ago, Thaumatrope said:

Pretty sure that's a cinnamon stick.

1. Ohhhhh.

2. Are we sure that’s much better? Why do churros gain sentience and not cinnamon sticks? Was the cinnamon stick once alive and now the churro is swinging its corpse? 

A churro swinging a churro bat raises all sorts of questions I’m not sure I want answered.

Wieners vs. Crop Dusters in the Most Midwest Classic, aka Lake Michigan’s Great Barrier Queef.

(I regret this post immediately)

https://sports.vice.com/en_ca/article/mb5mzb/nhl-rule-changes-to-fix-a-league-thats-broken

Understanding that this is a non-serious article, I'm in favor of 90% of the suggestions.

A few of my personal favorites:

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3) Get rid of fighting. Yeah, yeah. I pee sitting down and if I don't like fighting I should go play tennis or whatever. You know what? you. There's nothing wrong with peeing while sitting down and people actually watch tennis so maybe let's consider going with what that sport does, which is not allow the 567th-ranked player in the world fight Roger Federer to fire himself up. We're at a point where most fights are staged goon-on-goon affairs so if you're still into that, go watch a game from 1983 when nobody knew how to skate.

 

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5) Leaving your feet to block a shot is a penalty. I hate when sports reward no-talent try-hards, and hockey rewards them more than any other sport. It boggles my mind when people get pumped about a fourth-line penalty killer sliding to block an Alex Ovechkin bomb from the face-off circle. Seriously? You don't want to see where that slapper was headed?

 

This would increase goals and reduce injuries. You can dive to take away the puck if you're in chase mode, but no more squaring up a shooter and sliding in front of the shot. Remember when John Tortorella took over the Canucks and people were excited about the Sedins blocking shots? The Sedins! Get out of here with this nonsense.

 

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8) No more offside. This also means no more offside reviews. Everyone is happy. Why do we even have offside? If I could go back in time, I'm killing Hitler and kidnapping the guy in 1898 or whenever who was so passionate about an offside line. It's not like the offside line makes the game safer; it's there to give the defense an advantage against oncoming opponents. Why?

Removing offside is another way to get some whistles out of the game and help with flow.

 

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22) Power plays at the start of a period begin in the offensive zone. Let's say you draw a penalty with six seconds to go. Those six seconds are almost useless. Yeah, you can score off a draw but it's hard. Then the next period starts and the faceoff is at center ice. If you win the draw, you need to circle back, organize your rush, and if everything goes perfectly when you set up, you've lost 30 seconds of 5-on-4 time due to circumstances beyond your control.

Drop the puck in the offensive zone, this way if you win the draw clean, you're set up and have close to a full power play.

23) Ban the shootout. Earlier, when I said one point for a shootout win or loss, I was lying, because the shootout has been abolished and we now play 3-on-3 until someone scores. Personally, I think 3-on-3 is as dumb or dumber than shootouts, but you people seem to like it so let's compromise and play 3-on-3 until someone scores to avoid shootouts.

24) Overtime goes until someone scores. Yeah, like it says. If you can play 5-on-5 in the playoffs until 1 AM, you can play beyond five minutes at 3-on-3 in the regular season.

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39) Radar guns. The speed of every pitch in a baseball game is posted on a scoreboard, so why can't NHL arenas do it for slap shots? It's weird that we don't know how hard an Alex Ovechkin bomb is. It would be cool to look up at the scoreboard and see that PK Subban blast was 98 mph. The NHL shouldn't be behind MLB in anything.

 

Let's see what's going on over at FS1:

You know, if Fox's strategy was to pick up blowhards like Whitlock, Cowherd, and Bayless only to publicly roast them on a daily basis... I have to admit, I'd watch that. 

(not that putting microphones in front of Lavar Ball on a regular basis is a great idea either)

On 10/14/2016 at 3:19 PM, Gothamite said:

That's a good name.

Unique without being Brandiose-stupid.

That ribbon is wonderful.

Just not a fan of the Kane County stuff.

I think white shoulder yokes look really bad on colored sweaters in hockey (this includes the Avs third jersey, the Islanders stadium series jersey, the vintage Capitals sweaters, etc). The ice is white, your opponents are wearing white sweaters, and it tends to look like you bought a stock uniform and slapped some logos on it.

If the Blackhawks continue to sit on their hands after this... I can't even fathom it.

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The name is still dorky as hell, but Brandiose did a great job with these.

Because with Brandiose wouldn't be just Teddy Roosevelt themed... It would be a Teddy Moose-Bear with a mustache and spectacles riding a rocking horse while carrying a comically large bat in one hand and a chicken fried steak in the other.

The Pickles would be a great name for a baseball team.

Because with Brandiose wouldn't be just Teddy Roosevelt themed... It would be a Teddy Moose-Bear with a mustache and spectacles riding a rocking horse while carrying a comically large bat in one hand and a chicken fried steak in the other.

I always find Brandoise odd. I love and hate there stuff. It's like they seem to wanna do the same thing with every team.

I for sure see why a lot of people love or hate their stuff. I for one am a fan of Brandiose because of their out of the box ideas that tie into the region or team name. MiLB is supposed to fun and not dull. The reason you see the "same" tendencies for most teams that hire them is because that is what the team wants. Brandiose rebrands bring in big bucks comapred to other company rebrands. Plus another thing to keep in mind with Brandiose stuff and whoever else creates rebrands. They are all tied down by what the team wants. If a team wants 2 caps and 2 jersey's thats what they will get. They want 6 caps and 6 jerseys...thats what they will get. The problem isn't so much with Brandiose. Its with the era of the rebrand we are in now. The more caps, logos, alts. etc... the better and more revanue for the teams. Is some of the stuff overkill....absolutley. However thats what the teams want.

You're right to an extent, but you could also make the argument that as the designer, they have the responsibility to steer the client in the best direction. And, at some point, restraint might be needed for that best direction.

Because with Brandiose wouldn't be just Teddy Roosevelt themed... It would be a Teddy Moose-Bear with a mustache and spectacles riding a rocking horse while carrying a comically large bat in one hand and a chicken fried steak in the other.