eRay Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Looking through the "NFL Vector" packages I downloaded off that screensaver site(forgot the address) I noticed the handy little uniform illustrations in each teams file. I started thinking to myself how amazing some teams could look if they just made some common sense tweaks to their uniforms. I went through the league trying to find 5 teams that I could give a quick fix to, and hopefully improve their look. I chose some teams that have glaring mistakes IMO, and some that just needed a little something to make the whole package work better. I set up each teams current uniforms in an illustrator file and started timing myself. I gave myself 30 minutes for the whole project, so about 6 minutes per team, and 3 minutes per jersey pairing. I finished with a little more than a minute to spare. Now I present to you my Quick Fixes to help the NFL look better. Remember, I based these off the actual uniforms, just re-colored parts or removed parts, and did not change any logos. These are not original concepts, just alterations to current designs. First up, the Buffalo BillsThe Bills made the list because of their additions of Nickel and Navy, and their awkward coloring on their uniforms. I got them back to Royal, Red, and White, and simplified their current look.Next up, the Denver BroncosI chose the Broncs because they have three different sets of pants, and some jerseys only work with one set of pants. Just tried to make the whole look work together. Pants can now be mixed and matched. Orange being a bigger part of the look is a nod back to when Orange was their primary color.Now we have the Detroit LionsThe Lions are here because of their addition of Black into their color-scheme. I just wanted to show some of you that they can still look good without it. They look much simpler now also.The final 2 are coming in a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 I bring to you the St. Louis RamsI knew from the start the Rams had to make the list. They have a good look, but they are muddling it up with White and Navy pants, and I have always disliked their Navy sleeves on their White jerseys. Just tried to make them look good and maintain a nice clean look in White or Navy.Lastly, the Tennessee TitansI threw the Titans in here because they have gone too crazy with their color combos IMO. I chose to keep them simple using White and Light Blue as primary colors and keeping Navy as an accent, and Red and Silver only in the logos. I think these hint at the old Oilers look, but keep them modern at the same time. I tried to make each combo match with the White helmet better. I hate it when their helmet is the only White thing they are wearing and it looks out of place.Hope these are good for what they are, and credit on the jersey illustrations go straight to that screensaver website that I cannot seem to find right now. These are just my takes on how some teams could clean up their looks. C&C... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I really like your quick fix for the Bills. Those are the uniforms they should be wearing instead of their current clusterfluff combos. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutz Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 A cool idea, and executed well, they all look better than the originals. I actually had come up with this idea for a contest a while back, where people would have a limited time to make a concept. erikas | go birds | dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith75 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I think the Lions should have blue pants with the white jersey. Just to make them look a little bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake22 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 broncoes looks great!! and titans THE ROCKIES STIRRUP PROJECTPart 1, Part 2...Oregon Duck Tracker 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 This is embarrassing to the NFL. In 30 minutes you vastly improved looks that probably took hours and hours to cultivate.Each of these is a major upgrade, especially the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hshelmetcreator Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 This is embarrassing to the NFL. In 30 minutes you vastly improved looks that probably took hours and hours to cultivate.Each of these is a major upgrade, especially the Bills.Personally... Im a fan of the Bills navy blue. I think it looks sweet!Just my opinion...hshelmetcreator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I think Broncos pants look funny now that you flipped the pants stripe and it goes the opposite direction of the stripe on the jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 I think Broncos pants look funny now that you flipped the pants stripe and it goes the opposite direction of the stripe on the jersey.I didn't flip anything. The points are in the front, just like on the jersey. All I did was make them orange on both pants and both jerseys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texans74 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 The Titans away looks great, but I think the home jersey needs maybe white on the top like the cowboys throwbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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