Lights Out Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Done. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Awesome sauce. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigShoop Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 There's a reason, that in 100 years, NO ONE has copied Detroit's look...because it sucks. I hate it more every time I look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgnmrwrw Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 or even worse, the new scourge of "we've never had a simple, classic look, so let's just make one out of thin air."Since when are "simple" and "classic" bad words in the design world? That's what every good designer strives for.Normally I love simple and classic stuff. This though? It's not original in any conceivable fashion, stealing design elements from two of the more storied franchises in the league.Gotta agree with Ice_Cap. Everything else being equal, I'd say that simple is better. But in this case, everything else isn't equal. The elimination of two colors, creating a near identical look to the Leaf's "palette" is a step backward. The extreme simplification of the striping (including the loss of the Victory Stripes and the bolt on the pants) is a step backward. And while the basic composition of the logo has the beginnings of something nice, the single-tone, flat, spray-painted-on look of the crest is a step backward.Don't want to turn this into a concept thread, but here's a very quick and rough mock up of what they could have done. (Using some old logos I made for a Lightning concept. With more time, I would have updated their new oval-bolt logo to include more colors.) This keeps focus on the blue and a simplification of the striping while still keeping their well-established color scheme, uses a new variation on their well-established type style, and keeps well-established elements like the Victory Stripes and the bolt on the pants (not shown). To me, this is a kind of way that they could have bridged eras, instead of white-washing everything in some overly forced, boring, fauxback style. HURRICANES | PANTHERS | WHITE SOX | WOLFPACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 That's gorgeous (as always dgnmrwrw). PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 What really grinds my gears about this is that every single member of the Unoriginal Six got it right at one point or another. I'd rather just see these all on the ice in the same season (not that I actually watch hockey, but figuratively speaking): POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanmaldonado Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Tampa's are bad. Just bad. So incredibly boring. Bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If they released the blue jersey only as an alternate instead of shoving this retro theme up our you know where, more people would love it, as would I. That's what they should have done. Release new 3rd, see how people respond and go from there.Right now, it's very difficult to embrace this new look. It's not Buffaslug ugly, but throwing everything they had out the window creates alot of emptiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If they want a classic look while emulating the Wings, but have all the colors in the team, would this work?HAWT | ANAÂ | LAA | LARÂ | LAL | ASU | CSULB |Â USMNTÂ | USWNT |Â LAFCÂ | OCSC |Â MAN UTDÂ | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhero34 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If they want a classic look while emulating the Wings, but have all the colors in the team, would this work?dear tampa bay lightning management, these should be your new jerseys.sincerelyalmost everyone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Whats with the Microsoft 2003 clipart logo? Among the worst in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevTy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Surprised no one else has keyed in on the amazing similarities to two other Central Florida sports teams - the Magic and Rays.Think about it, all three started with unique, albeit dated looks. The Rays and Magic went to looks that were both bold and a little more conservative than their previous incarnation (Magic with the Dazzle jerseys and pinstripe sidepanels, Rays with pairing green and two shades of blue), while the Lightning were a little limited based off of the league-wide uniform transition, yet still modernized their original look. For all three teams, what came next? Super boring, "traditional" looks that were primarily blue and white and were not easily distinguished from other teams in their league.The Magic quickly ditched the "traditional" effort and went with what fans wanted all along - true updated versions of the original uniforms.The Rays have found ways to put a little spice in their boring uniforms (Columbia alts, emphasized sunburst, possibly introducing plaid).The Lightning... well, it remains to be seen.(Interestingly, the original Magic jerseys were pinstriped because they were inspired by the Yankees.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Surprised no one else has keyed in on the amazing similarities to two other Central Florida sports teams - the Magic and Rays.I did a few pages back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Black, silver, and electric blue can be a neat color combination. Just look at the Carolina Panthers. Unfortunately, Steve Yzerman must merely pretend he runs the Red Wings until Ken Holland retires, so here we are.Did the Lightning change their color scheme in their history? People always mention them as "electric blue" and this color is clearly royal blue. I thought I remembered them having a lighter blue years ago.It seems from looking at nhluniforms.com, they darkened the blue when they switched to the block number font (in 2001, I think). I'm not certain, though.It was darkened, yeah. I was just postulating that the Bolts could do well by switching to the same blue as the Carolina Panthers.I just remembered that the Predators are switching to Maple Leafs ripoffs full time next year, too. Original Six design is permeating NASCAR Country.The fact that the original 6 team designs are permeating Nascar country means that those teams original designs sucked. Now if we could only get rid of the others down south that designs suck, Atlanta and Carolina. I'd add Washington into that, but they aren't quite down south. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwing64 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I am just curious why they are unveiling the jerseys and logos in the middle of the season? Has this happened before? I vaguely remember the Cavs doing it in 2003 a couple games before the end of the year.They've had the new stuff ready to go for a few months now, and they realized that the longer they kept it under wraps the greater the chance someone will leak it. So they decided to just release them now. Of course they've killed all potential merchandise sales for the rest of the season, but eh. They'll survive.Unless the fans go and partake in a mass panic buy of the current set to get 'em while they still can. Or to, hopefully, prove a point. PotD:Â 24/08/2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Images!I dig it.It has a 'Super Hero' quality to it, kind of like 'The Incredibles'. Very nice.I just think of one word.SHAZAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChefShark Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Take heart to this, those who rightfully hate these....mid-season unveilings of terrible new uniforms are more likely to result in fan revolts (aka 49ers wordmark helmets from the early 90s) US state flag concepts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecticbro Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 People overreacting though really confuses me. It's not like they unveiled the Fisherman or Buffaslug.No, but they stole a colour scheme from a team that had a monopoly on it for eighty-six years and a striping pattern from one of, if not the, most famous hockey teams in the world.How many times are you going to repeat that line about 86 years? We get it, you're a Laffs fan. I can think of something the Lightning have done in the past 43 years that your boys in Toronto haven't.And like someone else mentioned, Quebec basically used blue and white for their time in the league. There was hardly any red in it. Come to think of it, the Jets looked pretty similar to Toronto for a while too. Should I be all pissed off about Phoenix or Carolina trying to emulate Detroit's look? Maybe I would be, but I'm too busy enjoying a watchable, competitive team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murtaugh Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 You're all crazy.These are fantastic.Sometimes I wonder if people complain just to hear their own voice, and things like this seem to confirm it. NO GRAND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 You're all crazy.These are fantastic.Sometimes I wonder if people complain just to hear their own voice, and things like this seem to confirm it.Shockingly, humans are not a hive mind with only one opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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