Shumway Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 **UPDATED ON NEXT PAGE**Well, I'm just gonna jump right into it. I'm a fan of the late 90s Rockets logo, to an extent. I thought it was a great idea, ruined by a cartoony rocket and god awful uniforms. My intent with this concept was to essentially fix that set, while hinting to the era prior to that one. With the Hawks in navy, silver, and red, I felt it necessary to bring the Rockets back to red and yellow. Anyways, here's the logo set I came up with. It's got some obvious ties to the late 90s set, with improvements, I hope.Now, onto the uniforms...I tried to keep them modern, while at the same time simple. My inspiration initially were the, uh "wings" on the bottom of the rocket. However, my uniform concept strayed from that slightly. The home and away follow this pattern, while the alternate....well, you get it. It's more of a joke, but, well, I'm keeping it there as a "faux-back".Lastly, I did a quick court mock-up. Again, I kept it simple. I initially didn't have the red border going around, but it was really boring without it, so I left it in.C&C appreciated, as always. Have at it, fellas (and ladies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logoman Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 This is a very solid look for the Rockets. I love the updated wordmark and logo.Nice choice on the font - I always liked the seemingly random lowercase letters on their old set. The uniforms look great - until I saw the alternate. It's a nice update of those horrible unis they had but it's just a little too much gold for me. (And I have always hated pinstripes on anything other than a baseball jersey). This is a great rebranding effort. Top notch work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StPatty33 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Awesome--much less "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" looking than the current set, haha.I really like the jersey design of the 3rd, with the faded pinstripes. I'm with logoman in that there's too much gold, but I don't think it's the jersey, it's the predominantly gold logo on the chest. I would experiment with colors, go with a wordmark similar to the road, or the like.Clean as always, Shum. Seeing some good concepts here upon my return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarrDogg Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Wow. Beautiful job here. I really dig the alternate logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incrediballer Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I enjoy the wordmarks and logo set. But on the alts, IMO the logo doesn't fit on the front. I'd still prefer plain HOUSTON or HOU.And the court is rockin'. No corporate logos on courts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutz Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Wow Shum, A+. I just don't like the logo on the alternate. I'm truly envious of your fantastic work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 AMAZING job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Meningocele Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 AMAZING job.LMAO @ your string of two and three word posts:http://boards.sportslogos.net/index.php?ac...sult_type=posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgnmrwrw Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Very nice. My only complaint is the colored-in shoulders on the white jersey. Never a fan of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaTo Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I'm really digging this concept. The logoset is absolutely awesome. The alternate logo is outstanding. The uniforms are great, too. The home and road unis are perfect as they are. The alternate jersey has a good overall design but I just don't like the logo. Maybe change it to the original wordmark which says "Houston Rockets" or the home/away-script. However, keep up your great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thanks for the responses so far, guys. As I mentioned, the alt jersey was meant to be somewhat of a joke. Trust me, I know it looks awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 On the home uniform, I think there is too much red clumped together between the arm stripes, the shoulder stripes, and the side stripes. Maybe you could break it up with a yellow outline on the sleeve striping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Yes! Love it. The logos are just fantastic. I have the same criticism of the alt, but I think you may have already heard enough of that. Lovin the rest of it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdiggity Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 hey that is amazing work!only thing i don't like is on the home jersey around the back of the next to the front of the shoulders area.it reminds me of the adidas memphis tigers basketball jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Wow! This is stellar work! If only the Rockets looked that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbeezy313 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Great design but I'm personally a fan of keeping retro logos in the past and having current marks more aggressive and contemporary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crkraider22 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Great designs all around, big fan of the Alternate logo and Home/Away jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I also want to say that I love the clean way you presented your design. I love the simple and clear layout. I hope you don't mind if I imitate this in my own future concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydnimrod Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 This is amazing. The alternate jersey is really nice, and the court as well. That logo is so much better than the one they have now.Is that the Falcons number font? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 This is amazing. The alternate jersey is really nice, and the court as well. That logo is so much better than the one they have now.Is that the Falcons number font?As a base, yeah. I kind of made a hybrid of the Falcons' font and the one I used for the actual wordmarks, although I think it's more Falcons than whatever font I used for the wordmark. The two were pretty similar, so I took the Falcons' numbers and altered them to somewhat match the other font. The player names are the Falcons' font as well. The wordmark is some freeware font that I did some alterations on. The original font had rounded corners, so I re-traced the letters by hand, un-rounding corners. THat's primarily why I sued the Falcons' font...it was close enough to alter into what I needed, and I wouldn't have to re-trace everything by hand. I think I changed a few letters slightly, like making the "N" and upside-down "U"....that's just the Suns fan in me, I guess. Side note: I did the uniforms at 3 in the morning, slightly drunk. I couldn't remember if Olajuwon ended in "on" or "an", so I put "Player" instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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