JJ Anderes Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 The NHL is returning to a US military service academy for the second time in three years. I was very disappointed the Stadium Series uniforms in 2018, especially Toronto's, and they looked even worse in person while I was at that game. Aside from the colors (Toronto went all white to represent the Canadian Navy, Capitals went navy blue for obvious reasons), the uniforms were minimally creative. For this concept for both the Avalanche and the Kings, I created something in stark contrast to each team's primary uniforms, yet something that represents the respective areas of each team and includes subtle details that pay homage to the hosting service academy. At the same time, I tried to keep the minimalistic look of the stadium series logos in the past. Digital camo is a huge factor, and colorado's secondary logo is modeled after a decal found on many air force jets. Most of the military inspiration is in the uniforms, which will come later, but first I'm curious what the opinions are on the logos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panthers_2012 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 46 minutes ago, JJ Anderes said: The NHL is returning to a US military service academy for the second time in three years. I was very disappointed the Stadium Series uniforms in 2018, especially Toronto's, and they looked even worse in person while I was at that game. Aside from the colors (Toronto went all white to represent the Canadian Navy, Capitals went navy blue for obvious reasons), the uniforms were minimally creative. For this concept for both the Avalanche and the Kings, I created something in stark contrast to each team's primary uniforms, yet something that represents the respective areas of each team and includes subtle details that pay homage to the hosting service academy. At the same time, I tried to keep the minimalistic look of the stadium series logos in the past. Digital camo is a huge factor, and colorado's secondary logo is modeled after a decal found on many air force jets. Most of the military inspiration is in the uniforms, which will come later, but first I'm curious what the opinions are on the logos. Looks good, but the SOCAL logo is tough to make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleclock Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 The Colorado secondary is inspired. Love it. Camo repaints—I’d kind of expect the league to do something like that at this point (especially after the color rush game this year). I’d say you handled it pretty tastefully, and the colors—although screaming 90s roller hockey league—are really pretty nice. The SoCal patch doesn’t make any sense though. You’re not really calling out SoCal as a region if you’re conveying the whole state to make that statement. Maybe put a star where LA is on that map like the 80s California Angels logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Anderes Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 On 3/27/2019 at 12:07 AM, panthers_2012 said: Looks good, but the SOCAL logo is tough to make out. On 3/27/2019 at 8:47 AM, appleclock said: The Colorado secondary is inspired. Love it. Camo repaints—I’d kind of expect the league to do something like that at this point (especially after the color rush game this year). I’d say you handled it pretty tastefully, and the colors—although screaming 90s roller hockey league—are really pretty nice. The SoCal patch doesn’t make any sense though. You’re not really calling out SoCal as a region if you’re conveying the whole state to make that statement. Maybe put a star where LA is on that map like the 80s California Angels logo. I tried including a star to locate the city of LA but I couldn't make it look right. I'm thinking about just not including the logo on the uniform. Any other comments before I show the uniforms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 The Avs' secondary logo is a thing of beauty. The Kings' secondary, while inspired, looked like it said "SQUAL" at first. I think that can be fixed with a little bit of perspective, as the S sits straight up, and the A & L are at an angle. If they were all facing the same direction, it'd read a lot better. Excited to see the uniforms! "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtgco Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I agree with @Zeus89725 about the Kings secondary; it's kinda squished and awkward. The primary looks clean, though. That air force insignia Colorado logo is really clever! You ought to put that one front and center, and you can have the camo for the striping. Look forward to uniforms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Anderes Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Sorry for the delay but here they are... Any comments & suggestions are welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtgco Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 They're both solid looks, but a bit similar to each other, given the same font. A touch of yellow for LA and a touch of burgundy for Colorado might help, and/or military chevrons for striping on one jersey... Still, nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 10 hours ago, vtgco said: They're both solid looks, but a bit similar to each other, given the same font. A touch of yellow for LA and a touch of burgundy for Colorado might help, and/or military chevrons for striping on one jersey... Still, nice work! 100% Agree. The designs are slick and the way the pattern is incorporated is real nice, but a secondary color on each of the jerseys would really make 'em pop. The captain patch is also really clever, as are the Cup patches on LA's jersey, and the number on LA's helmet. I also think the back number and maybe the logo on the Avs' jersey should be blue or burgundy. White fades in too much with the jersey itself. All in all, the unis are really solid, but a few splashes of color would turn 'em from a 7/10 to a 10/10. "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleclock Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 The colors just really remind me of the 90s still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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