Victormrey Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Hi everyone. This is a project I started few days ago, and I've decided to upload it here. I've been living in Spain for 13 years, but in fact I was born in Venezuela, where baseball is the most popular sport. My relatives are baseball fans, and I like it too. Unfortunately, it's not very popular here in Spain (there's a league, but it's not really known nor big), so I decided to create a fantasy baseball league based in Spain. I organized it in 4 divisions: Northern, Central, Mediterranean and Southern. You can see the divisions and the club locations in the following map: These are the temas from each division: · División Norte (Northern Division): o Marineros de A Coruña (A Coruña Mariners) o Sidreros de Oviedo (Oviedo Cider Makers) o Montañeses de Santander (Santander Highlanders) o Lobos de Bilbao (Bilbao Wolves) o Leones de Zaragoza (Zaragoza Lions) o Toros de Pamplona (Pamplona Bulls) · División Central (Central Division): o Gatos de Madrid (Madrid Cats) o Rebeldes de Móstoles (Móstoles Rebels) o Emperadores de Toledo (Toledo Emperors) o Romanos de Mérida (Mérida Romans) o Pucelanos de Valladolid (Valladolid Pucelle) o Morcilleros de Burgos (Burgos Blood Sausage Makers) · División Mediterránea (Mediterranean Division) o Barcelona Dracs (Barcelona Dragons) o Murciélagos de Valencia (Valencia Bats) o Castellers de Tarragona (Tarragona Castle Makers) o Turistas de Mallorca (Mallorca Tourists) o Palmeros de Elche (Elche Palm Makers) o Isleños de Menorca (Menorca Islanders) · División Sur (Southern Division): o Linces de Sevilla (Sevilla Lynxes) o Mozárabes de Córdoba (Córdoba Mozarabs) o Nazaríes de Granada (Granada Nasrids) o Boquerones de Málaga (Málaga Anchovies) o Corazones de Murcia (Murcia Hearts) o Chachos de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria Lads) Tell me what you think about my fantasy league idea and if you would be interested on seeing the uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Pucelanos = Natives Mozárabes = Moors (Probably wouldn't be a popular name for the team) Castellers = Bakers (It's a bakery term) Palmeros = Palms (trees) Nazaríes = Bazaars (Expos?) Madrids totem animal is the bear so I would go with that over Cats. It's even on it's official crest that is part of Athletico Madrid's design. Be careful that some of your terms mean one thing in one part of the Hispanic world and a completely different thing in other parts of the world. It's a good start as far as how you split the areas up. Regionalism is a big issue in pro sports in Spain and it looks like you've addressed that well in how you've placed the teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said: Pucelanos = Natives Mozárabes = Moors (Probably wouldn't be a popular name for the team) Castellers = Bakers (It's a bakery term) Palmeros = Palms (trees) Madrids totem animal is the bear so I would go with that over Cats. It's even on it's official crest that is part of Athletico Madrid's design. Be careful that some of your terms mean one thing in one part of the Hispanic world and a completely different thing in other parts of the world. It's a good start as far as how you split the areas up. Regionalism is a big issue in pro sports in Spain and it looks like you've addressed that well in how you've placed the teams. Thanks for the feedback! You're right about Pucelanos and Palmeros, but Mozárabes acutally is the name of the Christians who lived in the zones ocuppied by the Arabs, and I took Castellers from the "human castles" people make in Catalonia, not sure if it's also a bakery term. About Madrid, I was thinking of using Bears, given it appears on the city Coat of Arms, but people who live in Madrid is known as Cats, that's why I decided to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 So, let's start with the teams' uniforms. GATOS DE MADRID (MADRID CATS) Madrid, Community of Madrid The first city I've chosen is Madrid, which is the capital of Spain and the country's biggest city. I decided to call the team "Gatos" (Cats) because people who live in Madrid have that nickname. The colours I've used are black (for no special reason) and crimson, which is the colour of the flag of Madrid. The home and alternate uniforms feature the tradtional white and grey, while the alternate uniform uses a black and burgundy top, featuring an alternate logo, in which the M and the G resemble a cat's head. The next team will be Barcelona Dracs (Barcelona Dragons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 Moving on to Barcelona. BARCELONA DRACS (BARCELONA DRAGONS) Barcelona, Catalonia I chose the name of Dracs (Dragons) because of the legend of Saint George (the patron Saint of Catalonia) and the Dragon. I chose blue as secondary colour, as well as the colours of the flag of Catalonia, which is featured in the numbers and socks of the three uniforms. I wanted to keep the team's monogram simple, that's why I used a B inside of a D. The home and alternate uniforms feature the tradtional white and grey, while the alternate uniform uses blue and white. The next team will be one from the Northern Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosiahWVU Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 The cap logo is genius! Love the striping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, JosiahWVU said: The cap logo is genius! Love the striping. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jvhn177 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Barcelona looks great, the primary Madrid logo could use some work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 17 hours ago, Jvhn177 said: Barcelona looks great, the primary Madrid logo could use some work Thank you, and about Madrid's primary logo, I agree with you, I'm not really convinced about it. If a better idea comes to my mind, I'll change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 From Barcelona to A Coruña, with a slight name change. MARINEROS DE A CORUÑA (A CORUÑA MARINERS) A Coruña, Galicia Originally I decided to name this team in Galician (Mariñeiros da Coruña), but the name didn't fit really well in the shirts, that's why i decided to use the Spanish version. The colours chosen are navy and light blue, which symbolize the sea and Galicia (the flag of Galicia is white and light blue). For the logo wordmarks and numbers I decided to use a font named "Uralita" which is a "Galician folk typeface inspired on ancient stone inscriptions". The home and alternate uniforms feature the tradtional white and grey, while the alternate uniform uses navy as main colours. The next team will be one fromf the Southern Division, but I still don't know which one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I'm really enjoying this project so far. The color schemes, wordmarks and number styles you've used have all worked really well. For future teams, I'd like to see some non-letter logos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 1 minute ago, coco1997 said: I'm really enjoying this project so far. The color schemes, wordmarks and number styles you've used have all worked really well. For future teams, I'd like to see some non-letter logos. Thank you, I appreciate it. I tend to use letter logos because I make the designs in MS Paint (plus WordArt), so it's kind of difficult to make more "complex" logos. But I will try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 The next team is full of love. CORAZONES DE MURCIA (MURCIA HEARTS) Murcia, Region of Murcia I chose the heart theme because it's on the city flag and coat of arms, symbolazing that King Alfonso heart X's rests in that city. The main chosen colour is red, taken from the city flag. The home uniform is mainly white with red pinstripes, the road uniform is grey with red sleeves, and the alternate uniform (to be used only at home) is white and burgundy, inspired by the Region of Murcia flag. After making one team from each zone, we'll be returning to the Central Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanna65 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Really liking that cap logo. Very clever indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I can't wait to see what the uniforms and logo for the "Blood Sausage Makers" look like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomba Tomba Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 On 5/15/2016 at 11:34 PM, Victormrey said: Moving on to Barcelona. BARCELONA DRACS (BARCELONA DRAGONS) Barcelona, Catalonia I chose the name of Dracs (Dragons) because of the legend of Saint George (the patron Saint of Catalonia) and the Dragon. I chose blue as secondary colour, as well as the colours of the flag of Catalonia, which is featured in the numbers and socks of the three uniforms. I wanted to keep the team's monogram simple, that's why I used a B inside of a D. The home and alternate uniforms feature the tradtional white and grey, while the alternate uniform uses blue and white. The next team will be one from the Northern Division. What number is that? 49 or 42? Perhaps you need a less confusing font. If you read on the card you'll be cheating on your heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 9 hours ago, Spanna65 said: Really liking that cap logo. Very clever indeed. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 8 hours ago, coco1997 said: I can't wait to see what the uniforms and logo for the "Blood Sausage Makers" look like! Well, it's the upcoming team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Bomba Tomba said: What number is that? 49 or 42? Perhaps you need a less confusing font. It's a 42, I'm using that number for all the designs. It's true that it kind of looks like a 9, but i wanted to use the same font than the wordmark's (Cassanet). Also, the 9 would e like the 2, but without the bottom horizontal line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victormrey Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Going back to the Central Division. MORCILLEROS DE BURGOS (BURGOS BLOOD SAUSAGE MAKERS) Burgos, Castile and León The blood sausages from Burgos are one of the most famous in the country. For the team primary logo I decided to put together the M and the B, making the left stripe look like a blood sausage (I'll upload the full size logo because the smaller versions don't really show the blood sausage shape). The main colours are brown and red, taken from the city flag. The home and alternate uniforms are mainly white and grey, while the alternate uniform is red and brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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