ldconcepts' Defunct NHL Redesign (Seals added 7/10)

[Guest darkpiranha]

Great job on the Rangers and Coyotes, especially the aways on both.  And definitely continue touching the untouchable!  Do it until they put a restraining order on you!  I never understand peoples' fear or hesitation about pushing a design beyond a 5% tweak of an existing look.  Or other peoples' outrage about it when they do go a little (or a lot) outside the box.  This is the concepts forum.  ANYTHING goes.  Just make it look cool, which you are.  

[BeerGuyJordan]

17 hours ago, ldconcepts said:

Thanks everyone! For most untouchables, I tried to do something completely different. I mean, we're all tired of having the exact same Rangers and Blackhawks tweaks, aren't we? 

 

On to the next.

 

ARIZONA COYOTES

At the draft, I felt like the 'Yotes completely bombed their redesign, and thought that their simple pre-Edge/Edge were the best they've ever worn. But those were too simple. On the ice, I'm warming up more and more to Arizona's look. I tried to balance elements from all their eras: the character, the simpleness, and the addition of black. Also, I added their sand colour to the set, which along with the font (thank you @Conrad.), gives it more character.

 

C&C appreciated!

I love the look of your AZ set, especially the home. I've always felt like they have underutilized the great matchup of their maroon/sand colors. Good job with the logo outlining, too. A lot of people wind up muting the logo on the home.

 

I also really like the striping. There are really only two teams that should be doing a design instead of traditional striping.

 

The only suggestion might be to swap the shoulder logos, adding more sand to the away and a small bit of color to the home. Either way, though, this is one of my favorite 'Yotes concepts.

[ldconcepts]

Thanks everyone! On to the next:

 

COLORADO AVALANCHE

Usually when someone's doing an NHL redesign series, they always hit Colorado and never come back to it again. I'm proud to say I didn't! Inspired by the snowcapped shoulders of their current alts, the hem mountain pattern of their cup-winning jerseys, and their edited font, I created a look that's new, modern, and an instant classic. One thing I may change is the angle of the mountain yoke, though. Now, their colour scheme is red = white > blue = grey.

 

C&C appreciated!

 

Which team do you think I should do next? That may not necessarily be the team posted tomorrow, but it'll speed the team up in the line.

[ldconcepts]

Bump

[Canucklehead800]

As a huge Avs fan, I really like that you didn't use navy in this concept. The shoulders look really jagged, to the point where it almost looks more like a minor league team rather than an NHL team. If you can figure out a way to tame them a bit, it would look much better. I'm not overly thrilled with the lack of black, but it is a tricky color scheme to balance and it's absence doesn't hurt the set too much.

Also, your Columbus set is solid.

Your NY Rangers has a lot of potential. Your white one in particular looks great. The blue one however, doesn't match the white and it throws the uniformity out of whack.

[Broncoboy7]

I can agree with @Canucklehead800 about the shoulders looking really jagged. Try and lower the "noise" on the design up there on the shoulders.

[OhioSportsMan61]

I agree, if you simplify the shoulders it will look even better

[ldconcepts]

Colorado will be updated tomorrow. Up next is a traditional look that's far enough from their current look.

 

DETROIT RED WINGS

Inspired by their current red arms, I altered their pattern to create a Wild-esque two stripe pattern to match the arms. With that being said, I pushed myself to add one controversial element to the set: their awesome D Stadium Series logo.

 

C&C appreciated!

[BeerGuyJordan]

Here's my take on the D, I think it should be used as an alt logo (shoulders or 3rds), but no Original Six team should (or likely will) replace their logo or do a complete overhaul of their look. 

 

That said, concepts are just that: ideas, and your Detroit set looks great.

[ldconcepts]

Bump

[charger77]

Detroit is a hard team to concept for but you did a good job. Could be a decent 3rd / Stadium series jersey. 

[ldconcepts]

Thanks for the feedback!

 

CAROLINA HURRICANES

This is a very safe concept, and it may look familiar from my Alternate Series from a couple weeks ago. Their currents aren't bad, but their originals are superior. Just a little too busy. Their warning flag striping comes back onto the striping, and the both Hurricanes eras are combined, leaving a simple jersey with lots of character and uniqueness.

 

C&C is appreciated!

[HailGoldPants]

I love these.  My favorite is your Capitals design.  Your template is great as well.

 

[ldconcepts]

I'll go ahead and post the next team:

 

MINNESOTA WILD

The Wild have three great jerseys, and all the pieces to have an amazing set, the best of which is their away jersey. I was mainly inspired by that, and added more colour, using both wheat and white. The home is a mix of their Stadium Series sweater and their alt, which matches the away.

 

C&C appreciated!

[Yayay124yay]

On 14 May 2016 at 8:40 AM, ldconcepts said:

The Jackets will be next. Anyway, today the Caps are up.

 

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

This is a modern/classic concept that brings the superior Weagle mark in as their new primary. This is a pretty safe concept, but I think it works well, solving all the colour balancing/red-blue bleeding issues. C&C is appreciated: should I add more stars?

Yeah I like this I actually no offence,hate the capitals old logo so I think this would be a real good change

[Yayay124yay]

On 14 May 2016 at 8:40 AM, ldconcepts said:

The Jackets will be next. Anyway, today the Caps are up.

 

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

This is a modern/classic concept that brings the superior Weagle mark in as their new primary. This is a pretty safe concept, but I think it works well, solving all the colour balancing/red-blue bleeding issues. C&C is appreciated: should I add more stars?

Yeah like this

[OhioSportsMan61]

For the Wild, I think it would look more balanced if you flipped the placement of the red stripe to be above the wheat/green stripes on both the arms and hem. Otherwise it looks solid

[ldconcepts]

Thanks for the C&C!
On to the next:

 

BOSTON BRUINS

Inspired by the spokes on an old logo, I changed up the striping on both jerseys, while keeping the overall feel. I recoloured the home logo to match that logo, but I like the shape of the modern logo better.

 

C&C appreciated!

Which team should I do next?

[Seattle1917]

Love the Avalanche concept, bring nostalgia of the Sakic days with thr new. Great choice on the color scheme. The Red Wings concept would make a great third. Would love to see the Nucks next!

[ldconcepts]

4 hours ago, Seattle1917 said:

Love the Avalanche concept, bring nostalgia of the Sakic days with thr new. Great choice on the color scheme. The Red Wings concept would make a great third. Would love to see the Nucks next!

I'll try to get that one in the rotation for the next couple days.