colinturner95 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Happy Saturday! Today's special is gonna be a little bit boring, but not without some changes. Home - Away: I said it the last time I messed with the MLB, and I'll say it again, if you're expecting anything crazy, you're in the wrong area of town. HOWEVER, there are still some slight tweaks here and there. Headwear - Nothing changes. Jerseys - A carry over from my last swing at the Yankees is the streamlining of the team's logos. Look I get the tradition, the history, heritage, all that jazz. But I personally believe that the hat logo is the better of the 3 NY logos used on the uniforms. The grey uniform has all the changes that were done to it undone. Pants/Socks - No changes. Hanger Effect - A subtle visage of the Yankee Stadium frieze with a script "Pinstripe Pride" wordmark. Alternate: In 1974, a radical idea was put forward to replace the iconic road greys with a navy jersey and white pinstripes. What a world we might be living in now had that happened. Headgear - same as home/away Jersey - color flipped version of the grey roads with a YANKEES wordmark in the same style as the NEW YORK one. Pants/Socks - In a perfect world, this uniform would be worn on the road, hence the grey pants featured, but I did add a pair of plain white pants. But lets be real, the chances of the Yankees wearing a navy uniform in a regular season game at all are about as likely as the grooming policy going away. Legends: The Yankees don't even need a third uniform, so what on Earth would you do for a fourth? I envision this uniform being treated a lot like the Lakers' Lore Series of uniforms, honoring a team legend, so the Yankees honor the catalyst for the dynasty of the 1920's. The overarching inspiration for the uniform, beyond the Babe, is a sweater he wore in 1922. Headgear - Went to 1921, the last time the Yankees wore a non-navy hat, which at the time was a white hat with navy pinstripes. To better match this uniform, the hat goes to a faux-wool grey pattern. Jersey - I believe the sweater I used for inspiration on this uniform was a team-issue, not unique to Babe Ruth, but the overall style lent it self well to a fauxback style design. Full color placket color, larger than your standard baseball sleeve stripe, mimicking the full color sleeve cuffs. Era-appropriate logo on the left chest. Pants/Socks - knee length faux wool pants, navy stirrups and black cleats. Batting Practice: Hat - I was struggling with these and ultimately defaulted to this years model, with the NY logo set on a pinstripe circle. Tops - Nothing wild. I tried fitting in some pinstripes on these but felt the simpler route was better. The hat logo comes down to the chest. Player number on the sleeve. C&C welcome! 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Can't believe I never thought to design a Yankees jersey based on that old dugout sweater. Brilliant! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I love, love, love everything in here. The wing sleeve stripes for Cleveland are so classy, yet distinct. Completely nailed it. Amazing how such a small change brings that entire branding suite to life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salamiolivesonions Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 long long long long long time lurker here, i had to log in to tell you how :censored:ing SICK this is so far. i will 100% be re-creating the red sox cream uniform in the show. also cant believe you put together a yankees concept that feels fresh but also timeless at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 EXCELLENT so far! 2 Quote @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon18 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Oh my days....this is some genuinely amazing work you've done so far...I'm excited for my local team, the Rangers (though I am aware that is going to come much later on)! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbayer Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 The vintage Yankee alternate is a brilliant idea! It has me thinking what a jersey would look like based on the 1950s era jackets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinturner95 Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Hopefully these get a warmer reception than my small opinion on the Tigers' City Connect uniforms ... It's just dawned on me that I forgot the hanger effect on all these so that'll be addressed shortly Hanger Effect fixed. Home - Away: Like I did in my first MLB series, I went with claret/maroon/burgundy and light blue as the new old colors for the Phillies. The MLB does have a pretty big blue and red problem, so what's an easy fix? Move the sliders on the shades of the colors. The shade of red is different from the team's original shades, going for a little darker red with just a little tinge of purple in there. Also new to the uniforms are some slightly tweaked logos. I modified the wordmark to be a little less bubbly and returning from the mid-30s is a tail on the wordmark. The P modifies to match and the number font is also tweaked to be less bubbly. Headgear - all-burgundy with the P on the front. Jerseys - Unlike my previous take, the pinstripes remain. Added to the uniforms is the trim from the 1947-1948 uniforms that inspired the team's cream uniforms. The sleeve number is replaced by the City Connect's hat logo that is now part of the team's logo rotation. Updated wordmark on the chest of the uniforms. The grey roads dump the pinstripes. Pants/Socks - White pants have the pinstripes and no stripes. Grey pants have no pinstripes and matching stripes to their jersey. Alternate: While this does ruin the light blue throwback market in Philadelphia, it would give them a shot at doing something new with their throwbacks, something I did not do here. Headgear - A new addition, a light blue hat with a burgundy brim and a burgundy and white P. To the best of my knowledge this would be a first in their history. Jersey - The script goes away in favor of the Liberty Bell logo, anchored by the number on the other side of the placket, with the same stripes as the home/away. Pants/Socks - Light blue would be the primary with these uniforms, but I added in a pair of pinstripe-less white pants for use with these as well, and with the 4th uniform as well. Liberty: Not the most creative name, but I didn't want to call it a Reverse Retro or anything similar to that. But in reality the idea was very much inspired by the reverse retro ideals. Headgear - same burgundy as the home and away. Jersey - All-maroon returns, this time with light blue getting to play along. Biggest differences from the original uniforms are the larger stripes down the sleeves and the V-neck collar. Pants/Socks - Maroon with the larger stripes down the side would be the primary wear with these, but the white pants from the alternate jersey would be able to slot in here too. Hanger Effect - Colonial typeface honoring the work of the Founding Fathers in Philadelphia with the team's phrase RING THE BELL and a subtle visage of the Liberty Bell logo. Batting Practice: Hat - Burgundy and light blue with the Liberty Bell logo on the front. Tops - Light blue with the triple stripe on the cuffs of the sleeves and on the hem. Liberty Bell logo with an arched PHILLY above it, which is inspired by the 1900 PHILA wordmark. Now while my work pays me to be decisive with my designs, Chris doesn't pay me to be decisive here. Matter of fact, he doesn't pay me at all. Home - Away: These designs are pretty much the same as above, just in the team's current colors. So pretty self explanatory when you look at them. Alternate: With the collar and sleeve striping coming from the uniforms that inspired the cream uniforms, they are retired in favor of returning the red uniforms. Headgear - The blue hats stick around and wouldn't be married to these uniforms, but just the one they got paired up with. Jersey - I never liked the way the wordmark was treated on red backgrounds so now it flips to white with an additional outline to make it work. But otherwise the uniforms are pretty much the same as the grey tops, just color adjusted. Pants/Socks - Another set of pinstripe-less white pants, just with the current colors. Throwback: No fancy nickname for this one, as it's just a straight up throwback, which entitled it (based on my completely arbitrary rules on the Cooperstown branding) to having the Cooperstown Collection logos. You could call them 1980 throwbacks, but they're the team's light blue uniforms from the majority of that decade. Hanger Effect: (home/away/alt)- Colonial typeface honoring the work of the Founding Fathers in Philadelphia with the team's phrase RING THE BELL and a subtle visage of the Liberty Bell logo. Throwback - honoring the World Series winning team, "The Cardiac Kids" is found on the inner collar with the team's series wins from that season below. Batting Practice: Same designs as above, just in red, white and blue. C&C welcome!! On 5/3/2024 at 10:41 PM, jbayer said: The vintage Yankee alternate is a brilliant idea! It has me thinking what a jersey would look like based on the 1950s era jackets. Definitely bookmarking this for later! On 5/2/2024 at 4:58 PM, BlueMoon18 said: Oh my days....this is some genuinely amazing work you've done so far...I'm excited for my local team, the Rangers (though I am aware that is going to come much later on)! The Rangers are closer than you'd think ... (not up right away but not far away ) 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I gotta go with the burgundy set. It's fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I love the City Connect font for the White Sox. I don't love the all-black look and if you're going to keep it, it should be an alternate, not the primary road uniform. All-solid color uniforms are a softball thing. They've never looked good in baseball. Unless it's all-white or all-gray, just don't do it. The same goes for the all-powder blues. I get that there's tradition there for multiple teams but it just doesn't look good. 1 Quote Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Love that first Phillies set (and the red and blue set ain't half bad, either). Not totally sold on the tail under the "Phillies" script, but since there's a precedent for it, I'm sure I'd get used to it. My only real nitpick is with the alt; the stars flanking the Liberty Bell get lost against the powder blue jersey. 9 hours ago, Kevin W. said: All-solid color uniforms are a softball thing. They've never looked good in baseball. Unless it's all-white or all-gray, just don't do it. The same goes for the all-powder blues. I get that there's tradition there for multiple teams but it just doesn't look good. Gotta disagree with this! Lots of teams in the early 20th century wore solid black or navy uniforms and looked great: I'm glad Nike has normalized this look again, though they've admittedly overdone it with some of the City Connect designs dating back to last season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 2 hours ago, coco1997 said: Gotta disagree with this! Lots of teams in the early 20th century wore solid black or navy uniforms and looked great: And much like pullovers and stirrups, it should be left in the history books. 4 Quote Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 That Phillies script looks great! It'd be a pretty seamless transition from their current script. I recognize it as being essentially the same font as that "White Sox" script that they only ever wore on their Players' Weekend uniforms, but since they never fully committed to it, I'd say it works great for the Phils. I've gone back & forth on red & blue or maroon & powder for the Phillies myself as well, but I think maroon & powder is just too good of a color scheme to pass up on, especially in the blue & red heavy league that is Major League Baseball. Great work as always! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinturner95 Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 Home - Away: I would have been content with not touching a hair on the Dodgers' figurative head. I think there's a convincing argument to be made that they have as iconic as uniforms as the Yankees, maybe even more so. But where's the fun in leaving things to the mercy of the status quo? Headgear - Lol. Like I was going to change things drastically. And in the headwear department, not a thing changes. Classic Dodger Blue with the LA lockup on the front. Jerseys - Again, could have left things completely alone. But I didn't. These changes are rooted in the team's history, which can be said in someway about all the uniforms. The famously barren white jerseys see a little bit of adjustment, with the addition of skinny placket piping and a single blue stripe on the sleeves. The LA logo returns to the sleeves after being unceremoniously discarded in place of a jersey ad. The grey jerseys have the same piping as the white jersey, which brings them a little closer to the uniforms the team wore in the 50s during their last years in Brooklyn. And because I'm a firm(ish) believer in home jerseys having the team nickname and away having the location name, the Los Angeles script becomes the script of choice. Pants/Socks -Nothing wild. Single blue stripe down the sides of both the white and greys. Solid blue socks or stirrup blues round out the lower half options. Alternate - Another step back into history but keeping an eye on the future, or maybe just the present. Headgear - Same as the home & away. Jersey - It bears a similarity to the 1999 blue alternate uniform, but this time no silver or grey to be found here. The placket and sleeve striping changes up to a double stripe version, something that was lifted from the early 30's uniforms. Pants/Socks - Also carried over from the home & away uniforms. Dodger Legacy - Spanning almost 150 seasons, two major cities and seeing the careers of countless legends of the game, the Dodger Legacy uniforms celebrate much of the team's history. Headwear - A small carry over from my Reverse Retro take on the Dodgers, but an LA monogram done in the style of the Brooklyn Dodgers' logo. Jersey - Faux flannel. T-bar stripes come from the 1944 satin uniforms, The Tuscan font DODGERS comes over from the 1933 uniforms, which featured larger than average B's on the sleeves, which in this case are replaced by another logo flip, taking the 1911 Brooklyn logo and giving it some LA style, and using the light blue featured on the satin nights uniforms. The number font can be found from any of the uniforms from this era, and hidden in the numbers is the grid/checkerboard design from the 1916 uniforms. Pants/Socks - The only real change is the side stripe is sized up to match the stripes on the jerseys. Blue stirrups and black cleats. Hanger Effect - Vin Scully's signature introduction to Dodgers' baseball is immortalized on the inner collar. Batting Practice: Hat - I don't hate the grey version of these, but I went with white with the cursive D on the front. "Jersey" - Full logo on the chest on a blue top, double stripes around the collar and ends of the sleeves, with the player number down near the hem. C&C welcome! On 5/11/2024 at 12:01 AM, MJD7 said: That Phillies script looks great! It'd be a pretty seamless transition from their current script. I recognize it as being essentially the same font as that "White Sox" script that they only ever wore on their Players' Weekend uniforms, but since they never fully committed to it, I'd say it works great for the Phils. I've gone back & forth on red & blue or maroon & powder for the Phillies myself as well, but I think maroon & powder is just too good of a color scheme to pass up on, especially in the blue & red heavy league that is Major League Baseball. Great work as always! It always feels like the biggest question mark with the Phillies. But IMO they can make either work for them really well. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinturner95 Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 Finally something a little more fun to look at: So I split the Athletics into two different universes. The first will see what would happen if John Fisher wasn't a super massive piece of :censored: and the A's could stay in Oakland. Home-Away: So like I did the last time, back to kelly green full time. I didn't go back to the team's original shade, which was a little too bright IMO but instead the more modern shade, which is a good bridge between the team's current shade of green and the original. Headgear - Green/gold with the A's logo on the front. This move retires the all green hats. Jerseys - The A's are no stranger to not wearing grey and this move returns. The stripes on the sleeves are a sort of amalgamation of the teams uniforms in the 70s with the more subdued piping on the modern uniforms. Fonts and wordmarks don't change. Neck trim is added that mirrors the sleeve stripes. Pants/Socks - Pants match the neck with the simpler triple stripes. Socks are either all green or green with the stripes. Batting Practice: Hat - The elephant look was a nice touch this year, so it lands on a tricolor hat. Tops - A retro inspired long sleeve look, with the team's longtime elephant alt logo taking up space on the front. Alternate: Headgear - A gold hat returns full time, but does not bring with it a gold batting helmet this time. Jersey - Same style as the new home and away but brings in the current gold alternate's placket stripes and dumps the wordmark in favor of the logo+number combo. Pants/Socks - Carried over from the home/away. Rooted: Oakland has said they will not be getting a City Connect uniform but probably not because they don't want one, but the optics of celebrating a city they're planning on leaving aren't great. But in this universe, they aren't leaving Oakland and this is as close as they'll get to one. These are heavily inspired by the City of Oakland's logo, and they aren't the first team to use that as design inspiration. Headgear - Black/green with the A's logo, this time featuring a gradient design that fades from green to gold. Jersey - It's definitely BFBS but it works for what I need it to. The sleeve design is taken from the weaving of the branches in the Oakland logo in the team's shades of green and gold and brings in the team's original kelly green. The wordmark and number fonts also take from the tree but stay in white. Pants/Socks - Black and white pants are the options here. Both with the sleeve stripes style, just in a more linear version. Same goes for the socks Batting Practice - I didn't add a new hat, but did go for a new top, which brings in the Rooted style, with the tree on the front with the team name and logo as well as the stripes on the ends of the sleeves. Hanger Effect - All the collars feature the tree logo and "ROOTED IN OAKLAND". And now for the less fun universe: Home-Away: I wasn't going to deviate too far, but there will be some obvious changes throughout. I left the more vibrant shades of green and gold in Oakland and brought in the team's darker shade of green and Vegas gold, because duh. Headgear - No change design-wise but in the new colors. Jerseys - The sleeve designs simplify down to a outlined double stripe, and the placket stripes change to a full set in a single color. A new Las Vegas wordmark is featured on the green tops. Pants/Socks - Much like the hats, the designs stay 99% the same just in the new colors. The socks stripes change to the new sleeve stripes. Alternate: Headgear - No gold hat this time. Vegas gold barely lends well to being a jersey. Jersey - A Vegas gold alternate jersey. Same style as the Oakland gold jersey but with a new alternate logo that I'm sure the MLB would be okay with having on a jersey and the new stripes come in. Pants/Socks - carried over from the the home and away. Vegas: Another city connect style jersey, which does bear similarities to the Oakland one but with some differences. Headgear- Black and green again, this time with an LV lockup. Jersey - I wanted to try and avoid being super cheesy with a "Vegas" uniform which would have been super easy to fall into. Five stripes on the sleeves, outlined in a lighter color to give a "neon but not really" style effect. Vegas stand alone script, player numbers are similar to the Las Vegas sign font. Pants/Socks - The big stripes didn't really lend well to the sides of the pants, so these stay blank, but the socks get the full stripes. Hanger Effect - Vegas Baseball in a script font, with 9 Vegas stars for the franchise's 9 World Series titles. Batting Practice - This time there's not two sets, just one for all the uniforms. Hat stays the same just in new colors. Tops dump the chest stripe and the elephant for the poker chip logo and the new stripes on the sleeves. C&C Welcome! 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I know I'm just looking at a computer screen and it would work better on actual fabric, but the dark green makes the Vegas gold look brown. 1 Quote Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 That Oakland City jersey is beautiful ! It’s a shame we’ll never get to see anything like that for them. The rest of the set is great, too. I agree with @Kevin W. that the shade of metallic gold you went with for the Vegas version leans a bit too much towards brown, might I suggest Pantone 465 C (R185, G151, B91)? It’s the shade of gold that the Twins used to use, and I believe the Pelicans and a few other teams have used it, as well. I love how simple and clean the Dodgers’ real-life uniforms are, so I don’t personally love the decision to add any sort of striping, but if you were going to, I suppose a headspoon is probably the safest and best way to go. The throwback design looks great. Can’t wait for more! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I'm with @MJD7 in that I too love the elegant simplicity of the Dodgers' uniforms, but the added piping here doesn't look half bad. The Legacy jersey, in particular the Tuscan-style cap logo, is especially sharp. For Oakland, I think there are some legibility issues with recolored "A's" cap logo. Personally, I'd flip the gold and white on the cap logo, as well as on the road jersey script. I LOVE the Rooted uniform, however, especially the sleeve design. This is a direction I could've absolutely seen the A's taking had they stayed in Oakland and eventually gotten a City Connect (and we all know how much Nike loves mono-black uniforms). I agree with what others have said about the metallic gold for the Vegas set looking a little too brown. I also think the poker chip logo on the alternate might be too busy to make an effective jersey logo. As a sleeve patch? It's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinturner95 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 On 5/27/2024 at 12:02 AM, MJD7 said: I agree with @Kevin W. that the shade of metallic gold you went with for the Vegas version leans a bit too much towards brown, might I suggest Pantone 465 C (R185, G151, B91)? It’s the shade of gold that the Twins used to use, and I believe the Pelicans and a few other teams have used it, as well. Update number A was pretty easy. Went to the 465 shade of gold. the original shade of gold was the NO Saints shade which I thought would work well enough for Vegas Gold but yes it definitely was showing up more brown than it was gold. I also swapped the elephant out on the sleeve of the gold alternate for the poker chip and went back to just the A's logo. Oddly enough, I didn't change the gold and white arrangement on these green elements. The contrast was stronger here so I didn't feel like it needed altered. On 5/27/2024 at 12:29 AM, coco1997 said: For Oakland, I think there are some legibility issues with recolored "A's" cap logo. Personally, I'd flip the gold and white on the cap logo, as well as on the road jersey script. I LOVE the Rooted uniform, however, especially the sleeve design. This is a direction I could've absolutely seen the A's taking had they stayed in Oakland and eventually gotten a City Connect (and we all know how much Nike loves mono-black uniforms). Update number B was also easy. Flipped the gold and white on the hats and jersey to improve legibility. On 5/27/2024 at 12:02 AM, MJD7 said: I love how simple and clean the Dodgers’ real-life uniforms are, so I don’t personally love the decision to add any sort of striping, but if you were going to, I suppose a headspoon is probably the safest and best way to go. The throwback design looks great. On 5/27/2024 at 12:29 AM, coco1997 said: I'm with @MJD7 in that I too love the elegant simplicity of the Dodgers' uniforms, but the added piping here doesn't look half bad. The Legacy jersey, in particular the Tuscan-style cap logo, is especially sharp. I very easily could have left the Dodgers' home/away uniforms alone and been content with it. But my goal with this series is to at least do something to every uniform. Obviously not every uniform absolutely needs a drastic change (see Yankees' pinstripes). But for the Dodgers, the changes do come from history so I felt like it works without sinking the boat. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 5/29/2024 at 7:12 PM, colinturner95 said: Update number A was pretty easy. Went to the 465 shade of gold. the original shade of gold was the NO Saints shade which I thought would work well enough for Vegas Gold but yes it definitely was showing up more brown than it was gold. This is considerably better. 2 Quote Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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