Darth Brooks Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 The Dons were a team that played from 1956-1949 in the AAFC. Other teams in the same league were the Cleveland Browns and SF 49ers. I've decided to update the teams that didn't successfully make the jump to the NFL. Like the Brown's Brownie, the Don's featured a cartoon character in much of their advertising, There was other advertising featuring a less absurd character, And the wordmark was featured on one of the programs. I focused in on the hat and also drew someone to wear the hat. Essentially a Hispanic counterpart to the Raiders and Buccs logo. This is what I came up with. The Dons had a very bright red and blue uniform and I wanted to use that but also do more than copy it. The hat is meant to have a subtle "D" shape in the brow, although the D used in the actual wordmark is much different. Having the uniform number on the other side is something I hadn't done before and thought it might look nice. I thought about having the Helmet stripe go down the pants but realized that would be a pain top sew in real life. I'm planning on working thru the other defunct teams of the AAFC What do you think? 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I love that subtle D shape in the hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbird669 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 WOW! Well done, and I love the history, too. Can't wait for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I'd love to see how the numerals would look in the same font as the wordmark. And this is just a thing with me, but I hate asymmetrical helmets. Other than that, this concept is bangin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 I don't know what font is on the wordmark. I had to redraw the lettering. Going thru what the font and the like came up with nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 I'm working on the Miami Seahawks next. If you look for their logo this is what comes up. Pretty crappy. Their colors were orange and green which is a headache inducing mix. I did find this, a copy of a program with a better detailed version of their logo. I drew out a version of the logo in Flexisign, which is like Corel or Illustrator. And played around with colors. This is after playing with it a bit more. The logo on the left is meant to be the basis for a helmet logo. It still needs work. I'm trying to figure out how to use orange and green and not have it look like a parrot. I could use some opinions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigers Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 On 2/25/2023 at 4:42 PM, Darth Brooks said: I'm working on the Miami Seahawks next. If you look for their logo this is what comes up. Pretty crappy. Their colors were orange and green which is a headache inducing mix. I did find this, a copy of a program with a better detailed version of their logo. I drew out a version of the logo in Flexisign, which is like Corel or Illustrator. And played around with colors. This is after playing with it a bit more. The logo on the left is meant to be the basis for a helmet logo. It still needs work. I'm trying to figure out how to use orange and green and not have it look like a parrot. I could use some opinions. The green, orange and beige makes it look more like a parrot head or similar as you stated, maybe a little bit longer top beak with less curve? I do like the sky blue, aqua, teal coloured one for an out of the box but i'm guessing for an old logo it probably wouldn't fit so my pick would be the top green one. Quote Logano wins BOWL before Chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabeShepherd Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 What's a Don? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, JabeShepherd said: What's a Don? A Spanish noble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 EDIT: fixed the color below. Adding the Yankees. Pretty much a straight riff of the baseball unis although I've gotten tired of dark blue helmets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegl75 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 i think they could benefit from having a blue jersey because 2 light colored jerseys usually is a no-no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 I got to looking at it and I agree. In the designs I've worked on, the Brooklyn Dodgers had a gray away jersey and a game against each other would have been a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 Trying a couple of different things with Miami. First is some different colors using the Seahawk head as a logo and then using feathers as letter. Out of all of these I'm leaning toward the gold chicken, although you would certainly see the crazy chicken from a distance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 I might have it. I might change the eyes / eyebrow up a bit. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 This one stays away from the orange and green used by both the pro and college Miami teams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillFromPA Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Great job with the Seahawks, the best in the series so far. After you posted the Dons it occured to me that a Zorro/swashbuckler theme would have been a good way to go, something like the old Tampa Bay Bandits logo or Bucco Bruce with Zorro instead of a winking pirate. Since your aim was to stick with the original team colors it might not have worked though, you would probably need to use a lot of black, maybe with gold or silver trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 I had to try one with Orange and green. Edit: Fixed pant colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillFromPA Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I prefer the first one, it would look good with just the steel blue and sand also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Brooks Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 I decided not to use the original Rockets imagery and go where I thought the team could have gone if they had survived. I don't know if I'm going to do the Buffalo Bisons / Bills or the (1st) Baltimore Colts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcomet Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I like the subtle use of the stars in the Rockets uniform and helmet. It's a good strong look, and I honestly didn't even know about the Rockets' existence before seeing this so I learned something today as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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