Digby Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Not for 2020, but vague rumblings of a Revs rebrand. Of course the Revs do vague rumblings better than anyone, so who knows. I did notice that earlier this week they opened their new training facility -- it looks fantastic but there's hardly any crayon flags to be found in photos, and even the "Revolution" stuff seems easy enough to change. Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 There's that stupid word again. "Authentic". The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCree Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Just throw the Revolution logo in a roundel and boom, you got a modern MLS logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 22 hours ago, insert name said: Just throw the Revolution logo in a roundel and boom, you got a modern MLS logo. It may seem to some that Major League Soccer has been inundated with roundels of late, but just one of the last seven team marks to be unveiled has been circular. In fact, since Inter Miami's roundel was unveiled 15-plus months ago, MLS has seen three franchises introduce non-circular logos. The first true roundel logo sported by a Major League Soccer franchise wasn't introduced until over 13 years after the league's inaugural match had been played. Once the Philadelphia Union had done so, it would be just shy of five years before another club - New York City FC - would follow suit. Now, within a year of NYCFC's logo unveiling, Columbus had dumped its original shield for a circular logo and Portland had elevated its secondary mark - for all intents and purposes a roundel - to primary status. Four months later, Atlanta United FC unveiled a roundel. It was that 1-year, 3-month, 17-day flurry of circular logo unveilings that represented Major League Soccer's "Roundel-apalooza". However, that burst of spheroid-lovin' branding activity is nearly 4-1/2 years in the rearview mirror at this point. In total, it took nearly 9-1/2 years for MLS team branding to go from including a single roundel mark to welcoming its sixth such logo. Philadelphia Union - roundel (unveiled 5/11/09) Vancouver Whitecaps FC - triple-diamond (unveiled 6/8/10) Sporting Kansas City - shield (unveiled 11/17/10) San Jose Earthquakes - shield (unveiled 1/30/14)New York City FC - roundel (unveiled 3/20/14) Orlando City SC - shield (unveiled 5/13/14)Columbus Crew - roundel (unveiled 10/8/2014) Portland Timbers - roundel (former secondary mark became de facto primary logo 3/7/15) Atlanta United FC - roundel (unveiled 7/7/15) D.C. United - shield (unveiled 12/10/15) Los Angeles FC - shield (unveiled 1/7/16) Minnesota United FC - shield (unveiled 8/19/16) Austin FC - shield (unveiled 8/22/18)Inter Miami CF - roundel (unveiled 9/5/18) FC Cincinnati - pentagon (unveiled 11/12/18) Nashville SC - octagon (unveiled 2/20/19) Chicago Fire FC - oval (unveiled 11/21/19) Going forward, I presume that when Sacramento Republic FC enters MLS the club's logo will continue to use a shield as its containment shape. It's anybody's guess what directions the expansion franchises in St. Louis and Charlotte will go in when it comes to selecting an overall shape for their respective logos. As for the New England Revolution, should the Krafts opt to rebrand, there's no indication as to what aesthetic they'll be pursuing . All of that said, while I don't necessarily believe that it would be overkill if St. Louis, Charlotte, and New England all wound up rolling out roundels, I would prefer to see a couple of said teams explore new territory. Perhaps, a containment shape such as Fiorentina's kite-shaped lozenge, or Wolverhampton Wanderer's hexagon. Maybe an orthographic ligature, like that of Olympique Marseille. Another possibility is a stand-alone device such as the mark Tottenham Hotspur adopted in 2006. Any of these options would bring some variety to Major League Soccer's club branding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorMade Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 So the rumor is Charlotte Town FC has already been selected as the team name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Boston Rebellion FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFight Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 I actually don't dislike that if that's Charlotte's choice. Will entirely depend on the actual brand but off-jump the name isn't garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Some of the training and travel gear for Miami, as well as their anthem jacket: Training shirt and anthem jacket for Nashville: Ofoball has shared images of many of the other teams’ new training and travel gear as well as anthem jackets, which I’ve compiled into an album here: https://imgur.com/gallery/JwlOnZl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Ooo, I do like this. getting closer and closer to seeing the monogram replace the full badge on a jersey. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lucas Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 22 minutes ago, Gothamite said:getting closer and closer to seeing the monogram replace the full badge on a jersey. I’d be on board for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFight Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 Drop the monogram and those kits would look class. As much as I hate to admit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/12/2019 at 1:57 PM, insert name said: Just throw the Revolution logo in a roundel and boom, you got a modern MLS logo. My line of thought is that a roundel logo is almost always better, at least in its on-kit application, without the roundel (e.g. the NYCFC jacket posted above, and my preferred Miami look) ... but in this case I totally agree. Like the crayon flag is much less bad on this jacket? Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Anything that hides the crayon flag against background noise is an improvement. But that doesn't mean it's worth keeping in any form. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazerBlaze Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 https://twitter.com/ThreeDEF/status/1207006226585927681?s=20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorMade Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, BlazerBlaze said: https://twitter.com/ThreeDEF/status/1207006226585927681?s=20 Quote teams will be sporting special shoulder stripes on their new kits in honor of the 25th MLS season LOLWUT. Yeah, it's in honor of MLS's 25th season and definitely not just a new way for adidas to slap its logo on the jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleVermilion81 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Sigh. I was really hoping for a good primary kit finally. Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 14 hours ago, BlazerBlaze said: https://twitter.com/ThreeDEF/status/1207006226585927681?s=20 So they took a design element from 2 years ago and slapped it on all the kits and added some BS explanation? This adidas deal needs to die. But they'll sign on for another 10 years instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 38 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said: This adidas deal needs to die. Still better than anything Puma is putting out. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 40 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Still better than anything Puma is putting out. I'd say their Euro 2020 gear is showing improvement but I think letting each team pick their own supplier should help improve the work adidas is putting into the MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevs7 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Damn. was hoping the big 3 stripes would just be for the original teams. Kinda weird to have it on someone like Atlanta's jerseys. These stripes celebrate 25 years of MLS! *Slaps them on a jersey of a team that s 3 years old* Instead of being a 25 year celebration, now it just seems like a random design element that will be on random (some home, some away) jerseys this year. Also, the more I see that Galaxy jersey, the more I hate it. The white with navy/yellow trim was such a good look, why would they replace with grey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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