Punch Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Skier14 and bruschimania both gave you some great advice. Their suggestions will really help you out. My advice is to spend a month or two just fooling around with Inkscape. It may seem like a long time, but it'll be fun if you start playing around with it. Just draw simple objects and trace pictures/logos until you are confident with your abilities.But don't limit your designing to computer-based technology. Use all of your talents. Can you draw? Sketch? Just sketch or draw your ideas in a notebook. Later, you can render your concepts on Inkscape. Sketching is an extremely important step in the creation of a concept.Don't rush together your concepts in under an hour. I used to be a binge-designer. When I felt the creative juices, I would slap out 2-3 Inkscape uniform concepts per day. That may be how you feel. To guard against binge-designing, draw your ideas in your notebook. Take your best idea and only work on that for the next day or two. Don't feel the pressure to post the concepts on CCSLC until you are very satisfied with your work. If you don't like your ideas, how could we like them?I have a mini-project for you to test your patience in designing. Trace a simple logo. Wait 24 hours or more. Make revisions to your tracing that can improve it. But how can you improve a tracing? Trust me, you can. Once you are confident that your logo-tracing is the best you can do, post it here. The members (at least me) will critique it. You can make the needed changes and do whatever you need to do to make the logo better. This will help you, I promise. It worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Akronite- Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I was really liking these and then I saw the Rockies and was really disappointed. After that you seemed to fall off. I wouldn't suggest stopping, but I'd take my time with the next concepts and make sure you have something that really would improve a team's look.Some of these these looked really good (even if the ideas themselves aren't what I'd go for), but the last few have been mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ink Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 wow thanks for all the comments guys. I do have to admit I rushed a few and disappointed with some that's why when I finish all30 teams I'll go back and fix the ones you all critiqued. I really appreciate all the comments I was beginning to think no one was looking at my concepts. I am very new at inkscape and still trying to figure things out so thanks punch9 for that advise. The main reason I was going to fast was because I got addicted to doing it and had the urge to finish. Ill slow it down.For all these concepts I wanted to mix all the teams different eras into one. I already have a Redsox one down but I'll revisit it before posting. Also, some of them I like the way they are like theMarlins, I know the scripts do not match but in the 1990's their set was just like thatCardinals, I know the scripts are off center but other then that I'm not changingReds, Its a resemblance of their Big Red Machine look, and I love that look so maybe I'll just change the cream to whiteBrewers, I my mind is perfect that way so sorry no change thereAlso I am having trouble with inkscape every time I save as a .png file it crashes and says "Inkscape has encountered an internal error and will no close" any help there? That's why from the Rockies concept on they look awful because they are all JPEGs from that point.I have one question though, is the template I'm using that is bad too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ink Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 Okay i finally got inkscape working again. I look at everyone's comments and decided to start from the beginning.I really took my time with detail with this one. I also enlarged everything to see if that makes it all clearer.Philadelphia Phillies1)Lightened the maroon a tad2)No more dark blue, went to powder blue3)No numbers on the sleeves, I know it is a Philadelphia Phillies icon but I removed it with a liberty patch and put the numbers on the front4)The MLB logo is now on all the uniforms5)Changed the red alt from home to away6)Re-added the day home cream uniforms with alt. hatComments? Before I move onUpdated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ink Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 Next Re-do the New York MetsAs a Mets fan these are perfect1)Again no more black2)Cream color home to mimic color worn in the 60's3)Piping on sleeves and neck to mimic the uniforms worn in the series against the Giants in 20094)Blue alt to mimic to blue alts worn in the 1980s5)Road hat blue6)Alt road blue, since the Mets used to have 2 alt black uniforms one saying Mets and other saying New York, I wanted to do the same here but with blue and since they can't pull off an orange uniform 2 blues looks best7)Alt. blue and orange hats on both their alt uniforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Phillies - Now this is more like it! It would be even better if you made the white home alternate cream.Mets - Pretty good, nothing spectacular but nice. Way to get rid of the black and make it look clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ink Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 The Phillies home alt is the same color as their cream one, I think once I up loaded the colors get off a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 The Phillies home alt is the same color as their cream one, I think once I up loaded the colors get off a littleOh, ok. Maybe darken the cream so it's easier to see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ink Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 yeah that's what I'm thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 So Spanbread1 rhymes with Panhead1, they both have the same avatar, and are both annoying. Possible copy cat? "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 If it's true, making your spelling significantly worse is the oldest trick in the book, Panny. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 So Spanbread1 rhymes with Panhead1, they both have the same avatar, and are both annoying. Possible copy cat?Definately. And how would he know of LetsGoOakland9's concepts if he just joined yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanbread1 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 dude im not panhead1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 So it's just a coincidence that you two share the same avatar and your username rhymes with his? We're not stupid. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Alright, mods, we need to get rid of this phony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanbread1 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 So it's just a coincidence that you two share the same avatar and your username rhymes with his? We're not stupid.why would i create a username that rhymes with the first one? that is really stupid. its just a coincidence, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 So it's just a coincidence that you two share the same avatar and your username rhymes with his? We're not stupid.why would i create a username that rhymes with the first one? that is really stupid. its just a coincidence, lol.Well, Panny isn't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Well, you also have the same avatar and the same annoying, oblivious attitude, so I think you can understand the confusion. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanbread1 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Well, you also have the same avatar and the same annoying, oblivious attitude, so I think you can understand the confusion.i dont understand the confusion cuz i dont exactly know who panhead is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Well, you also have the same avatar and the same annoying, oblivious attitude, so I think you can understand the confusion.i dont understand the confusion cuz i dont exactly know who panhead isPanhead1's profileEDIT: Wait, if you don't know who Panhead1 is, how could you know who LetsGoOakland9 is. This doesn't add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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