keithisgood 67 Posted April 28, 2017 Here's my (second) attempt to give Cleveland Baseball a better primary. In the past the team has worn a Reds-style wishbone C, an angluar "Caveman" C, A serifed Block C and Wahoo: My goal was to incorporate the team's visual history into a single mark which would nod to the team's past and push it into the future. The idea is that it could work if the team chooses to stay with "Indians" or go with something else in the future. Thoughts? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTConcepts 2,123 Posted April 28, 2017 I like it. It doesn't fit with the "LEVELAND BASEBALL," though. It should either only be on the uniforms, or match the rest of the wordmark. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 2, 2017 You're right the typeface is bupkiss. Maybe something based on Cleveland's "Caveman" set of the 70's. Still playing with this, sketching ideas for a shoulder patch/crest: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTConcepts 2,123 Posted May 2, 2017 1 hour ago, keithisgood said: Just an idea - the outline could take on the shape of Ohio, roughly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, Zeus89725 said: Just an idea - the outline could take on the shape of Ohio, roughly. It's supposed to be Ohio (roughly). I'll have to work a bit more on that. Also tried my hand at a matching typeface. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panthers_2012 1,394 Posted May 2, 2017 2 hours ago, keithisgood said: You're right the typeface is bupkiss. Maybe something based on Cleveland's "Caveman" set of the 70's. Still playing with this, sketching ideas for a shoulder patch/crest: Uhhh... Ohio is backwards, just pointing it out. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 2, 2017 Ha, Yeah that's more on my cruddy sketch. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hockey week 989 Posted May 2, 2017 Definitely getting there, especially with your all-custom wordmark, and I genuinely like the Ohio thing. Idk about forcing the baseball in there, though. It makes it look like Cleveland is located there. Idk if this is acceptable or not anymore, there are a lot of issues with imagery now, but I think the negative space inside that C is dying to be an arrowhead. Perhaps if its subtle enough, it'll work. I'm not sure if that's a good idea these days or not. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 2, 2017 Yeah I'm not 100% on how the arrowhead is viewed. and with the Ohio crest, I'm thinking maybe the Ohio Flag would fit better in that northwest corner. Hope to get it all vectorized soon. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahowe6464 567 Posted May 2, 2017 Wordmark looks incredible. Good stuff so far 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russian5 0 Posted May 2, 2017 Love the "C"!! Think maybe it'll look cool too Without the lower "tooth" on upper portion that is leftover from the 70s C. Leaving just "upper tooth"??? I don't know if you are wanting to rid the Indian part or not, but if not, turning upper tooth into an "arrow head looking point" would be worth a quick draft??? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Russian5 said: Love the "C"!! Think maybe it'll look cool too Without the lower "tooth" on upper portion that is leftover from the 70s C. Leaving just "upper tooth"??? I don't know if you are wanting to rid the Indian part or not, but if not, turning upper tooth into an "arrow head looking point" would be worth a quick draft??? I'd put in a lower serif (tooth) to keep with the Block C, but drawing it without that lower serif, you might be right. Either way, last two sketches before I fire up the computer. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KittSmith_95 1,211 Posted May 2, 2017 These rough sketches look amazing, but I'm not sold on the I in the Indians wordmark. It looks like a weirdly shaped G at a certain angle, and it doesn't fit the rest of the wordmark. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 2, 2017 1 hour ago, KittSmith_95 said: These rough sketches look amazing, but I'm not sold on the I in the Indians wordmark. It looks like a weirdly shaped G at a certain angle, and it doesn't fit the rest of the wordmark. Yes, I see that now. The cursive connectors (whatever they're called) aren't quite right either. I'll probably just digitize everything and see if I can fix it there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panthers_2012 1,394 Posted May 3, 2017 Looks okay but i would get rid of the flag in the state design. The C is enough. The current one looks cluttered. I'm not sold on the word mark, but I might change my mind. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 5, 2017 (edited) Still sketching wordmarks... Edited May 5, 2017 by keithisgood Added pic. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucknut42 414 Posted May 5, 2017 I think you have a pretty solid start here. One thing you could change, the I in the Indians wordmark look like a j. Their old logo kinda did too, so I can understand that a little bit. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 9, 2017 Still working on wordmarks to go with the new C 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PackMan 86 Posted May 9, 2017 Am I the only one who noticed how the C looks like a Chief Wahoo silhouette? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithisgood 67 Posted May 9, 2017 42 minutes ago, PackMan said: Am I the only one who noticed how the C looks like a Chief Wahoo silhouette? Im glad you noticed, I tried to make them similar without being too obvious. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites