BallWonk Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 UPDATED WITH REVISED IMAGESInspired by this AFL in color screenshot posted by BlueSky over in the Sports Logos forum, here's a rough mockup of an idea I proposed. It takes the basic concept of the original Pats helmet, with a tricorn hat on each side, and gives it the full Vikings/Rams treatment of turning the entire helmet into a tricorn hat.I used the Pats current colors because, well, the darker blue is simply a better color for this type of a helmet. Your typical tricorn hat was black or dark brown fur or felt or light straw. It was fashionable at the time of the Revolution to bind the brim of a tricorn hat in white ribbon, creating a profile very much like the continuous white stripe around the helmet. In addition, just to spice it up, I've created a version with a red, blue, and silver cockade of the sort that a Revolutionary soldier might have worn. Here is a link to my crappy first draft.Revised ImagesPlain:With Cockade: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 It's definitely an interesting idea, but I don't know, if you didn't mention what it was, that I would've picked up on it, because I'm not sure how well the curves of the football helmet work on a hat that's design is straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I dunno, I am not sure thats really working. Its a neat idea, but I don't think it will work??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 It's definitely an interesting idea, but I don't know, if you didn't mention what it was, that I would've picked up on it, because I'm not sure how well the curves of the football helmet work on a hat that's design is straight.This is probably a problem with my execution, because the line of a tricorn hat's brim is all curves, no straight lines. A tricorn hat is just a hat with a wide, basically circular brim, with the brim tied back against the crown in three places. This concept looks too much like a crenellated tower, not enough like the gentler, but more rounded, curves of a tricorn hat. This is in the ballpark, but not quite standing at home plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I think if you did silver on the bottom so you can see the bottom of the hat, it would work better. I don't know if it will totally work, but at least you're thinking out of the box and this is one of the more original ideas I've seen in a while so on that I give you huge credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytimp Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Well-done, but confusing by its very nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 DP - Is there still no way to delete a post?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Here are some images for comparison...And then there's this fellow, who reportedly enjoys hanging out with Bucco Bruce (the logo, not the CCSLC member)... Anyway, looking at the helmet, as stated the curves don't seem quite right towards the back and it seems a different color for the non-hat area would help. Great concept though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Make the lower half white, and just put thin navy line to outline the white edge of the Tri Corner. I was working on a similar idea but yours is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKwell Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I must admit... I like the Cockade version. You might want to submit that to the Patriots' front office! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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