TalktoChuck Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Morgan33 said: I'm not oversimplifying the entire process. I'm wondering why teams and Adidas can't come up with striping configurations that honor there own history or break new ground instead of going with that tired Detroit template for 50th time. Horizontal striping is one of the most distinctive characteristics of a hockey uniform. Why can't more attention be paid to it? Attention and effort have nothing to do with it. These teams and designers are putting more effort and attention into these jerseys than you can imagine, because there is literally a million dollars riding on these decisions. I think what your real question is, “Why don’t these teams and Adidas make jersey designs that I personally like?” And the answer to that is two fold, 1. The retro simplistic trend is what sells to the average joe right now. And 2. Nobody cares what you think because you have terrible taste. 5 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 29 minutes ago, TalktoChuck said: These teams and designers are putting more effort and attention into these jerseys than you can imagine More than I can imagine? The designer just said they had to slap this Leafs sweater together with whatever the factory already has on hand because the assignment was due five minutes ago. As someone who's been doing half-assed rushjobs on projects all my life, I think I can imagine just fine, thanks. 2 1 2 ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan33 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, TalktoChuck said: And 2. Nobody cares what you think because you have terrible taste. Yeah, I have terrible taste because I don't want every new design to use the same template... You got me there. Tell me more about your one-striping-configuration-fits-all-teams viewpoint. I bet it's really interesting . 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Morgan33 said: Yeah, I have terrible taste because I don't want every new design to use the same template... You got me there. Tell me more about your one-striping-configuration-fits-all-teams viewpoint. I bet it's really interesting . That’s not my viewpoint. Honestly, I don’t care for the jersey either. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan33 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 You people can go cry some more because someone posted a Sports Design opinion on a thread about Sports Design... You can get your panties in a twist because someone pointed out how many times a striping template has been recycled ad nauseam by Adidas. Here's the league in 1991 where very single team has a traditional look. You know how many use Detroit's template? One: Detroit. So get ed! 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMacbeth Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Morgan33 said: You people can go cry some more because someone posted a Sports Design opinion on a thread about Sports Design... You can get your panties in a twist because someone pointed out how many times a striping template has been recycled ad nauseam by Adidas. I mean, you're not wrong. After all, even during the O6 era, there are small minor league teams whose jerseys have stripes of every thickness level, pattern, and other variations. Okay, maybe 1 of them might look what Adidas keeps 'recycling'. But what do I know? It's a Heritage Classic with a fauxback flavor (at least that's what Buffalo is going for). Wish the Leafs would do the same and just lift some old jersey from the past and apply it to their design. Makes it more tolerable than whatever they have currently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Morgan33 said: You people can go cry some more because someone posted a Sports Design opinion on a thread about Sports Design... You can get your panties in a twist because someone pointed out how many times a striping template has been recycled ad nauseam by Adidas. Here's the league in 1991 where very single team has a traditional look. You know how many use Detroit's template? One: Detroit. So get ed! Once again you are comparing uniforms that had years to design with a uniform that had less than a year. Also at this time there wasn’t one uniform supplier so they would look different, yet there are 4 teams that have bostons template 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Would have been a fine statement to say that the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate their heritage every night and won't be contriving a one-off uniform for this game, but everything that can be marketed must be marketed. Think of the money they'd be leaving on the table! (Don't think about the money that the Phoenix Coyotes' continued existence leaves on the table.) 4 ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Kind of wish the teams that regularly play in outdoor games could just have a regular, designated "heritage" fauxback and wear that a few times. The outdoor game shtick has now been around long enough that it feels like the well is running kind of dry, which is what these Buffalo/Toronto jerseys seem to suggest. I can't imagine what's left for the Bruins to go back to next year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Every Blackhawks outdoor alternate has been terrible. Two of the last three were just "the white one but slightly different," in slightly different ways themselves. It's ridiculous. Kind of as you said, they could have just worn the old barberpole one for every outdoor game since that looks like an actual sweater one might wear outside. It's such a stupid racket. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardWitham Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Morgan33 said: You people can go cry some more because someone posted a Sports Design opinion on a thread about Sports Design... You can get your panties in a twist because someone pointed out how many times a striping template has been recycled ad nauseam by Adidas. Here's the league in 1991 where very single team has a traditional look. You know how many use Detroit's template? One: Detroit. So get ed! [image snipped] can we ratio someone here? 2 4 1 1 The Danimal said: Texas is the state that gave us George W. Bush and Sarah Palin. 'Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 16 hours ago, the admiral said: 16 hours ago, Morgan33 said: And what's with the Navy? Well, they spend a lot of money and people call them gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 3 hours ago, the admiral said: Every Blackhawks outdoor alternate has been terrible. Two of the last three were just "the white one but slightly different," in slightly different ways themselves. It's ridiculous. Kind of as you said, they could have just worn the old barberpole one for every outdoor game since that looks like an actual sweater one might wear outside. It's such a stupid racket. These jerseys seem designed for collecting completists and nobody else. I wouldn't buy a jersey I know the team is only going to wear once, maybe twice. If I know that's my team's designated special event jersey that they'd likely wear several times, however, then I would probably drop the money. This is all just imagination for me, though. They'll play an outdoor game on the moon before they play one in Columbus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 13 hours ago, Morgan33 said: You know how many use Detroit's template? One: Detroit. So get ed! The Penguins don't? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Cujo said: The Penguins don't? Dang close but not an exact copy. PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 OMG, HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED HOW SIMILAR THESE JERSEYS ARE???????????? ALL THEY DID WAS SWAP THE COLORS AND REMOVE THE YOKE!!!!!! ADIDAS IS SO LAZY!!!!!!! NO MORE TEMPLATED JERSEYS!!!!!!!!!! 5 3 1 "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Reading through all this after, I don't really understand what Morgan was arguing for or against... I definitely think he lost the plot but even then, where did the Detroit thing come from? Also, the Detroit jersey is like a platonic ideal of a two colour hockey jersey, so yeah, obviously something similar is going to happen if a team is rocking two colours and wants a classic striping look. Also also, taking a look at that 1991 image he posted where every team has a traditional look and only one team is using that Detroit template, so nobody is using the same templates back in 1991 like they are in 2022 with the Adidas overlords (just don't look too close at the 1991 Oilers/Sabres/sort of Rangers/sort of Blackhawks and then the 1991 Flames/Blues/Bruins). 4 hours ago, Sport said: These jerseys seem designed for collecting completists and nobody else. I wouldn't buy a jersey I know the team is only going to wear once, maybe twice. If I know that's my team's designated special event jersey that they'd likely wear several times, however, then I would probably drop the money. This is all just imagination for me, though. They'll play an outdoor game on the moon before they play one in Columbus. Honestly for me, it's the opposite. I kind of like the one-offness of the special event jerseys. I have a Ducks RR which will probably be my primary Ducks jersey moving forward (even though it's white) and they aren't ever going to wear that again. Switching sports, my Stampeders jersey is their 75th anniversary jersey from this previous season which they aren't going to wear again either. I do have to like the jersey though (which is why I don't have the Ducks Stadium Series jersey) and I can see Blackhawks and Bruins and Penguins fans having a different reaction when they get a new one-off every year, but I personally like the time capsule nature of the one-off jerseys. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 20 hours ago, Morgan33 said: Here's the league in 1991 where very single team has a traditional look. You know how many use Detroit's template? Detroit and Pittsburgh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattwillcox Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 20 hours ago, Morgan33 said: You people can go cry some more because someone posted a Sports Design opinion on a thread about Sports Design... You can get your panties in a twist because someone pointed out how many times a striping template has been recycled ad nauseam by Adidas. For the record my personal replies to you had nothing to do with your design opinions, and everything to do with your attitude. I might not agree with you and that's fine. Actually I'd go so far as to say it's great. If we all had the same opinions every thread would just be one post with 1000 likes on it. Treat people with less hostility, and you might see the same back. 5 Portfolio Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 10:50 PM, Morgan33 said: You people can go cry some more because someone posted a Sports Design opinion on a thread about Sports Design... You can get your panties in a twist because someone pointed out how many times a striping template has been recycled ad nauseam by Adidas. Here's the league in 1991 where very single team has a traditional look. You know how many use Detroit's template? One: Detroit. So get ed! I know you're in Message Board Jail for a month now, so you may never wind up reading this - heck, for all I know you may never even come back, I know it wouldn't be the first time someone got temporarily suspended and just never returned - but if you do, I've told you this before and I'll tell you again: you seriously need to stop taking simple disagreements here as a personal insult or attack. It'd be one thing if this was an argument about political policy, where it would genuinely be a matter of life and death for thousands of people, but for God's sake man, we are arguing about clothes. It's not exactly something worth getting this worked up over. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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