TruColor Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I haven't done any concepts in a long time, but thought I'd share this one, which is an AZ Cardinals tweak to simplify (even more) their current set. After staring at the new set endlessly for about a year, and mostly being OK with the addition of Silver into the color scheme, I still think it is not needed. I get that they wanted to modernize the helmet and still keep the "Gray Facemask Aesthetic" as I like to call it, and bring that color into the uniforms, but I'd like to remove it. We now have TWO teams in the NFL (Chiefs and Cardinals) with a color in their logo that is not in their unis (Black for the Chiefs, Yellow for the Cards), and a color in their uniforms that is not in their logo (Gold for the Chiefs, Silver for the Cards). I like the idea of presenting a new modernized version of the "classic" St. Louis Cardinals uniforms, but I would have taken it a bit further. I removed the Silver and added Black back as a trim color on the Cardinal Red jerseys. In addition, I completely removed the Red pants, and changed the striping pattern on the White jerseys and pants to Black-Red-Black from Red-Silver-Red. Also moved the wordmark back to the front of the jersey albeit a smaller (but larger than previously worn). So sue me - I like jersey wordmarks. I also added full-color logos to all three jerseys, and changed the facemask color on the White helmets from Silver to Red. I also added TV numbers to all three jerseys. I understand the trend is to remove these, but I feel that these particular designs need them. I think the current White jerseys look really blank without them. The biggest change to the Black uniforms is replacing the Silver numeral trim to White - I feel that the Silver trim gets muddy-looking on the Black unis. White stands out better IMO. I also removed the 3D shading on the helmet decals. To me, this creates a more iconic look; one that is easily identifiable as the Cardinals, but still retaining some modern elements. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubfan19 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 i feel that there should be stripes on the red jersey, historically when they had matching piping on the red elements, it was B/W/R/W/B (same as white elements) & i would make the numbers on the black jersey white to differentiate from OSU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Historically, they didn't have striping on the Red jerseys, save the 2005-2022 designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaytavo305 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 All red home jersey is clean, the uniforms to me are perfect for what the cards have right now as far as a simple upgrade to the current set. My only thing is the facemask, I might change to white as the red feels a little heavy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 These are excellent! Easily better than anything the Cardinals have worn since the early-2000s. Personally I would use white for the player names + wordmarks on the black jersey, as red gets a little lost in the mix... but all things considered that's nitpicking. You did an awesome job with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Very solid look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubfan19 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 12 hours ago, TruColor said: Historically, they didn't have striping on the Red jerseys, save the 2005-2022 designs. i said when they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrutigerAero Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 This is a great template you've used! Looks very 3d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 32 minutes ago, FrutigerAero said: This is a great template you've used! Looks very 3d It's just the standard NFL Style Guide template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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