Faxion Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Not too long to wait now until the Washington Football Team unveil their new name and brand. My hope is that they avoid any political or mititary themes and choose a name and identity that links to the past, while looking to the future. I instantly warmed to 'REDWOLVES' but using 'RED' will only open the door to more controversy. This MUST be future proof, so with that in mind. Here are the Washington Wolves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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officeglenn Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Sorry, but this doesn't read as a wolf to me at all. My first thought was some kind of fantasy character, like Groot or Batman or something out of Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones that wears a crown. The W on top is clever, but I only noticed it the second time I opened this thread, and it creates a large bump on the head that is contributing to the confusion. The lack of a defined snout or nose and the ears going straight up (wolves' ears are close to going straight up, but not quite) also don't help. I think you need to find a way to incorporate that W at the top while better conveying a wolf form. It doesn't have to be photorealistic, of course, but less abstract than what you have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 18 minutes ago, officeglenn said: Sorry, but this doesn't read as a wolf to me at all. My first thought was some kind of fantasy character, like Groot or Batman or something out of Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones that wears a crown. The W on top is clever, but I only noticed it the second time I opened this thread, and it creates a large bump on the head that is contributing to the confusion. The lack of a defined snout or nose and the ears going straight up (wolves' ears are close to going straight up, but not quite) also don't help. I think you need to find a way to incorporate that W at the top while better conveying a wolf form. It doesn't have to be photorealistic, of course, but less abstract than what you have now. Agreed. I'd lengthen the snout and widen the face a little bit to get it that look. Maybe place that W within the eye brows instead of the top of the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Makes me think of Transformers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Stylistically, it's far too similar to the Premier League Wolves with the simplified geometric eyes and head shape, but the presentation and resources look really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faxion Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 I understand the comments and its hard to deny that Wolverhampton Wanderers have cornered the 'Wolves' logo market. I was avoiding the generic stock library illustration approach and hitting something more abstract to represent the team. Here is a quick update, taking onboard the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMc Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Hmmmm...not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalErnst Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I actually really like this. Nicely done! The uniforms would have to be a little less traditional tho THE Xtreme Fantasy Football League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaha32 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Nice updates as the overall shape now looks a wolf. Much improved. I would make the very bottom of the nose burgundy so it looks like the snout of a wolf. I would also make the width of the outer burgundy stroke more equal all the way around. Right now it's thick on the top half but thin on the bottom half. DesignsByHahn.com Behance Dribbble Instragram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BengalErnst Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Easiest Jersey swaps in history.. but ima fan of the look! Haha THE Xtreme Fantasy Football League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faxion Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 There would be a fan revolt if there was too much of a departure from their historical look. The trick is going to be creating a NEW 'Football Team' brand, whilst retaining a strong link to the past. Anything less will result in a regretable expantion team feeling. The colours have got to stay. But the way to refresh the uni would be through typography. Nothing too drastic, but if they use something like The Michigan State Jersey numbers it could work with this angular geometric Wolf icon. And yes I understand the irony of using Michigan State numbers on a team called Wolves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLEstones Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Faxion said: There would be a fan revolt if there was too much of a departure from their historical look. The trick is going to be creating a NEW 'Football Team' brand, whilst retaining a strong link to the past. Anything less will result in a regretable expantion team feeling. The colours have got to stay. But the way to refresh the uni would be through typography. Nothing too drastic, but if they use something like The Michigan State Jersey numbers it could work with this angular geometric Wolf icon. And yes I understand the irony of using Michigan State numbers on a team called Wolves! The font needs a lot of work, IMO. You have a traditional block font. But then you've added interior, pointed serifs pointing different directions - which wouldn't be a major issue, except - You also have added an angled/block serif, as well. You have, at minimum, 3 different font styles going here... none of which are cohesive. Looking at individual letters, we could probably pick out 3 or 4 different fonts. Not only that, it seems some of the letters aren't scaled properly to each other - look at the O compared to the S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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