The_Admiral Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, McCarthy said: Those colors were taken from the Bucs current color pallette, but I see your point. I'll try to find something in between the current orange and the orange they used back in the Bucco Bruce days, which is too close to yellow for my tastes. I believe they finally got creamsicle orange right for the throwbacks but only in specific applications: #F7954E according to TruColor ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 While I'm intrigued by the direction in which McCarthy has taken the "Bucco Bruce" logo, there's still a problem area that - to my mind - needs to be addressed. Namely, the feather on the hat. While much is made - and rightfully so - about how the "wink" in the Buccaneers' original logo rendered the mark camp, rather than menacing, I rarely hear anyone comment about the flamboyance of a plume that was nearly equal in size to the pirate's headwear. For the life of me, I don't understand why that is. The feather on the Buccs' original logo looked absolutely asinine. If the Buccaneers were to even consider centering their logo package around an updated "Bucco Bruce" mark, I would hope that the feather on the character's hat would be eliminated entirely... or, at the very least, significantly downsized. After all, one way to prevent your brand icon from being disparagingly compared to Errol Flynn is to refrain from embracing the costume design tropes of 1930s and '40s Hollywood swashbucklers when creating your logo. In other words, when it comes to piratical headwear, think less Captain Blood and more Pirates of the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 yeah the plume feather is weird and always was, especially the way it made their helmets look from the back, but when you're writing a love letter to Bucco Bruce you gotta use it to capture the same essence. Here's how I'd helmet this thing, by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 12:33 PM, hawk36 said: Maybe I'm just getting used to it but with the all red socks, I'm liking Tampa's look more and more. Obviously just change the number font, simplify the outline, and it may be a nice set. One of the bigger positives that the Bruce Arians Bucs have had is that he doesn't care about the whole "wear white at home for more than half the season" thing. The only home game the Bucs are scheduled to wear white is in November against Arizona, and that surely was something of a concession the Bucs gave to the Cardinals when they got the rights to sign Arians in the first place. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to compliment the uniforms themselves, but at least they're, you know, wearing red uniforms for at least half their games this season, which is a very nice change of pace. Keep things this way. The uniforms above have that personally-desired B-A-B-A pattern and, for an otherwise-broken uniform, that's the best combination they can swing from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_DietDrPepper_ Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 44 minutes ago, McCarthy said: yeah the plume feather is weird and always was, especially the way it made their helmets look from the back, but when you're writing a love letter to Bucco Bruce you gotta use it to capture the same essence. Here's how I'd helmet this thing, by the way That pewter works surprisingly well imo. The orange and red really pop. And the white looks equally great of course Follow the NFA, and My Baseball League here: https://ahsports.boardhost.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafiaman Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, McCarthy said: yeah the plume feather is weird and always was, especially the way it made their helmets look from the back, This particular Browns/Buccaneers uniform match-up brings tears of joy to my eyes. It’s a nice contrast to the tears of despair I weep when their current respective uniforms take the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 7 hours ago, mafiaman said: This particular Browns/Buccaneers uniform match-up brings tears of joy to my eyes. It’s a nice contrast to the tears of despair I weep when their current respective uniforms take the field. That is a beautiful matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telemundo219 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 12:24 PM, SFGiants58 said: Excuse the crappy use of a helmet template, but I think a white helmet with a three-color tonal stripe looks fantastic with the maroon-heavy logo. @McCarthy, you made one of the most ridiculed logos in NFL history look both menacing and classy. Well done! Also have you tried your second Bucco Bruce (with the maroon) on the Pewter helmet? College sports as we know them are just about dead. The lid is off on all the corruption that taints just about every major program and every decision that the schools or the NCAA make is only about money, money, and more money. We'll have three 16+ team super-conferences sooner rather than later, killing much of the regional flair and traditional rivalries that make college sports unique and showing the door to any school that doesn't bring money to the table in the process. Pretty soon the smaller schools are going to have to consider forming their own sanctioning body to keep the true spirit of college sports alive because the NCAA will only get worse in it's excess from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 5:19 PM, Brian in Boston said: I rarely hear anyone comment about the flamboyance of a plume that was nearly equal in size to the pirate's headwear. For the life of me, I don't understand why that is. It’s true to the source material. though a white feather worked for Flynn, I don’t think it looks good on the Bucs concept. Throws the color balance all out of whack. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 9 hours ago, Gothamite said: It’s true to the source material. though a white feather worked for Flynn, I don’t think it looks good on the Bucs concept. Throws the color balance all out of whack. Maybe if there was red and orange accents in there it could improve the look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 The real takeaway in that picture is that Olivia de Havilland (date de naissance - July 1, 1916) is still alive. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam__cain Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 10:39 PM, McCarthy said: yeah the plume feather is weird and always was, especially the way it made their helmets look from the back, but when you're writing a love letter to Bucco Bruce you gotta use it to capture the same essence. Here's how I'd helmet this thing, by the way This looks fantastic. I wanted to see what it would look like with different colored plumes, so I took the liberty to do so. The pewter works best for me, especially on a white helmet. I like them all, too bad we will never get to see it on the field.... Nice work @McCarthy. (love that Reds 4th place banner too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam__cain Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 and is the "H" in Rhett upside down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 I prefer the white feather, but that's just me, The Creator. I tried some red and orange accents and decided I didn't like them. One thing I did was I put a couple more strokes into the feather to further define it. Here's a few versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 7:39 PM, McCarthy said: yeah the plume feather is weird and always was, especially the way it made their helmets look from the back, but when you're writing a love letter to Bucco Bruce you gotta use it to capture the same essence. Here's how I'd helmet this thing, by the way This is looking nice. I think it’s a little too complex, especially when you start extend it to other merchandise and executions, but the style is working. The main thing I would look at is the eyes. He looks a bit crosseyed, but I can’t tell if it’s something as simple as moving both eye highlights to the same side instead of having them mirrored, or if the pupils themselves are positioned too far toward the center. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WavePunter Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 12:24 PM, SFGiants58 said: Excuse the crappy use of a helmet template, but I think a white helmet with a three-color tonal stripe looks fantastic with the maroon-heavy logo. @McCarthy, you made one of the most ridiculed logos in NFL history look both menacing and classy. Well done! Make those stripes a bit narrower and slide that logo into the proper place, and you've got the makings for a nice modern Bucs look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, andrewharrington said: This is looking nice. I think it’s a little too complex, especially when you start extend it to other merchandise and executions, but the style is working. The purpose here was never to say "this is what I think the Buccaneers logo should be". If that was the case I'd just point to the 1997 logo and walk away. It was always just an exercise to see if I could make update Bucco Bruce to a modern looking mark. The shaded version would look ROUGH in embroidery and small social media avatars, yes, but because I put the work in I like it better than the single color face versions. I'm sure you can relate, haha. 6 minutes ago, andrewharrington said: The main thing I would look at is the eyes. He looks a bit crosseyed, but I can’t tell if it’s something as simple as moving both eye highlights to the same side instead of having them mirrored, or if the pupils themselves are positioned too far toward the center. I see what you're saying, but I think it's only a problem when it gets really small. I'll try moving the highlight to the left side of his right eye (had to think about this for a second, haha). I actually moved the pupils farther out to the sides of his face because positioning them humanly accurately based on my reference photo (my own face) made him look REALLY cross-eyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Akronite- Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 I think a lot of these updates to Bruce are really well done. Unfortunately, Bruce sucks as a logo IMO. Odd dimensions and a bad concept IMO. Just fix the number font and ditch the chrome facemask (optional IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406Cane Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, McCarthy said: I prefer the white feather, but that's just me, The Creator. I tried some red and orange accents and decided I didn't like them. One thing I did was I put a couple more strokes into the feather to further define it. Here's a few versions. I really dig the two on the right...the original isn't too bad, but Bucco Bruce looks like something is impaling him. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Gothamite said: It’s true to the source material. though a white feather worked for Flynn, I don’t think it looks good on the Bucs concept. Throws the color balance all out of whack. Someone should ask 103-year-old Olivia de Havilland whether it makes sense to base the design of a sports logo off a poster for a movie she was in as a teen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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