Brian in Boston Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 The Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York-Penn League have unveiled a new identity package. It was designed by Plan B Branding.Primary LogoIn addition to the primary mark, the identity package features several secondary logos. A "W-shaped saw logo" will be featured on the team's Red home caps. A logo depicting a "C on a stump" is set to adorn the club's Navy Blue road cap. The team's alternate cap is Red with a Navy Blue bill and features the lumberjack character from the primary mark. A "bat-and-saw" logo will adorn a sleeve patch on the team's jerseys. Additionally, logos featuring a woodpecker and a pine cone are also part of the package.As for the aforementioned jerseys, the team's home edition is White with Red sleeves, while the road edition is Gray with Red sleeves. CUTTERS adorns the jersey chest in the shape of a crosscut saw.The new color scheme is Phillies Red, Navy Blue, Gray, Dark Tan and Ivory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDuffy26 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Interesting. I'd imagine that the text would be the wording on the jersey. I'll have to see how the jersey's turn out, but I like the logo, as it feels very minor-leaguey (if thats even a word). Interesting Baseball fact: In 1960: Baltimore, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh had 2 AAA affiliates, while Los Angeles had 3 teams...and the New York Yankees had the Kansas City Athletics.Interesting Hockey fact: In 1974, the Buffalo Sabres draft Taro Tsujimoto of the Toyko Katanas with th 183 pick in the draft. It was later revealed that Taro didn't exist, but Taro is still listed as an offical draftee of the Buffalo Sabres in their Media Guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 There's something about the eyes....they say psycho lumberjack to me...But otherwise pretty good. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwilds Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Yeah odd eyes on that lumberjack reminds of some one...could it beANIMAL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Having the bat in one hand, and a log in the other creates quite an unbalance in the logo. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 My biggest problem is that the shading and foreshortening of the arm holding the baseball bat make it appear tiny when compared to the overall body size. Either that, or the head seems abnormally large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 There's something about the eyes....they say psycho lumberjack to me...He does look as if he's in a murderous trance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 now... the big question will be.... will the uniforms be plaid? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack76 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 now... the big question will be.... will the uniforms be plaid?Nope. And the stitch count (the cost to embroider) of just about all of Plan B's logos is outrageous. Regardless, this is an improvement over the Rollie Fingers 'Cutters former logo, but there are a few too many questions for it to be top-notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Yeah odd eyes on that lumberjack reminds of some one...could it beANIMAL!!! I immediately thought of ol' Gimli: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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koizim Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Damn....that lumberjack looks like a rapist.... Engine, Engine, Number Nine, on the New York transit line, If my train goes off the track, pick it up! Pick it up! Pick it up! Back on the scene, crispy and clean, You can try, but then why, 'cause you can't intervene. We be the outcast, down for the settle. Won't play the rock, won't play the pebble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManCalledAmp Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I love everything about them....except the "CUTTERS" word. Let's give it up for the Pennsylvania Emo-Kids! However, still a solid set. It's growing on me. But still, Cutters? Ugh. Go Gators. Go Blue Raiders. Go Commodores. Go USC Trojans.Preds & Avs. Braves, Rays, & Dodgers. Titans, Colts, Broncos, Cardinals. Grizzlies. 14ers, Jam. Team Spirit + Laziness = Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 love it. Plan B is showing off again, after a little stumble. the numbers could be more like the wordmark, which would look nice, but the rest is very good. Black Jack76, I'd assume you are right, as i have always figured this was true about their stuff, especially since i got into digitizing for embroidery at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 now... the big question will be.... will the uniforms be plaid?Nope. And the stitch count (the cost to embroider) of just about all of Plan B's logos is outrageous. Regardless, this is an improvement over the Rollie Fingers 'Cutters former logo, but there are a few too many questions for it to be top-notch.You nailed my first impression. This is an attractive logo with very strong elements (though I'm not sold on how well the tree trunk, the cartoon man, and the Crosscutters wordmark integrate into a single logo) that's way too dense for actual use by a small organization. If you're the Yankees or the Redskins, you sort of don't have to care how much it costs to reproduce your logo. If you're a minor-league ballclub, that probably needs to be about number two on your list of logo-design criteria. Those are some nice uniforms, though. (Again, however, it looks like the jersey script will have to use tackle-twill and embroidery, which a few other MiLB teams use -- Cedar Rapids, Toledo -- but even most big-league clubs try to avoid.) Nice shoulder patch; much stronger than the actual team logo. But where does the W on the home cap come from? At first glance, it does not look like an integrated part of the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreGuy Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 You know, something never sat right with me about the mustachioed former logo... so I really like this one. "You could put an empty orange helmet on the 50-yard line at Cleveland Browns Stadium and 50,000 fans would show up to stare at it."-Terry Pluto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I love everything about them....except the "CUTTERS" word. Let's give it up for the Pennsylvania Emo-Kids! However, still a solid set. It's growing on me. But still, Cutters? Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling84 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 My biggest problem is that the shading and foreshortening of the arm holding the baseball bat make it appear tiny when compared to the overall body size. Either that, or the head seems abnormally large.You aren't wrong. The near (right) arm is too tiny. Note the left elbow extends well below the intersection of the wordmark. The problem arm tries to cram it all above the wordmark.Tsk Tsk.I'd consider myself (loosely) a fan of Plan B. They aren't Phoenix. Let's put it that way. But this is TOO much.All the secondary marks are each trying too hard in their own way. They aren't iconic, they are busy and impossible to read at distance.And I say that, knowing I would have experimented with similarly complex ideas to start. But someone should have stopped me (them) from pushing the "Saw as W" and "Cross Section as C".Too. Much. The Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling84 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 My biggest problem is that the shading and foreshortening of the arm holding the baseball bat make it appear tiny when compared to the overall body size. Either that, or the head seems abnormally large.You aren't wrong. The near (right) arm is too tiny. Note the left elbow extends well below the intersection of the wordmark. The problem arm tries to cram it all above the wordmark.Tsk Tsk.I'd consider myself (loosely) a fan of Plan B. They aren't Phoenix. Let's put it that way. But this is TOO much.All the secondary marks are each trying too hard in their own way. They aren't iconic, they are busy and impossible to read at distance.And I say that, knowing I would have experimented with similarly complex ideas to start. But someone should have stopped me (them) from pushing the "Saw as W" and "Cross Section as C".Too. Much. The Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 They could've done a better job on the home hat.That being said, other than the name, which is to be expected considering it's the minors...I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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