Shumway Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 As some of you may know, I really dig mascot logos. The other day, I wanted to have a vector Mr. Met, so I started to trace one I found off the main site here. However, about halfway through, I decided I was going to upgrade Mr. Met into something a bit more suitable for today. So, rather than just making a Mr. Met concept, I opted to work a Mets concept up over the weekend. I wanted to keep things pretty classic, but modern enough for today's MLB. The black is gone, the racing stripes are back (a bit subdued, however), and Mr. Met is back in full force (and a little angrier). Without further adieu....Mr. Met: I vastly preferred the running Mr. Met to the old batting version, so I started with that and just kind of ran with it (no pun intended). I wanted to keep the whole concept blue and orange (although I did add some slight gray shading). In general, I love the original, but I decided to make it a little different by making him slightly more menacing, while still kid/fan-friendly. You'll notice that his uniform matches the uniform that he'll be placed on (except for the alt jersey). I did lose the outline on the home script, basically for the sake of legibility.Home VersionRoad VersionUniforms: I love the 80s set of the Mets' uniforms (seen here), but I really don't think they'd translate into the modern MLB so much. I wanted to keep the racing stripes going, but I made them thinner and got rid of the ones running atop the arms. I'm generally not wild on piping with pinstripes, but for the Mets, I think it works (probably because they won a World Series with that look). I added stripes to the socks because, well, I like striped socks. I wanted to do an alt jersey, and I always think blue before orange with the Mets. I didn't do an alternate cap because I think the solid blue cap/orange "NY" is about as classy as you can get with the Mets. That's about it....as I said, the concept was more about Mr. Met, but I figured I'd throw together some uniforms while I was at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Love it. Good work! PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That's awesome, but I think a script "New York" on the road would look better. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakonius26 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I really like the logo, and I really like the jerseys you made to go along with this concept. My only complaint would be that the "Mets" script seems to be a little too large on the jersey, and that on the away uniform the number is too low and needs to be moved up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Mr. Met rules great logo www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Very nice, at least they could look good wearing those. Maybe it could overshadow how bad they look playing haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJaxon Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Beautiful set and Mr. Met looks really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameroncrazie07 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Wow really nice job. I love it. The Core 4 Sports Podcast Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Tremendous job. Love the new Mr. Met illustration. The only thing that caught my eye was the home jersey script. I think it looks better on the mascot (no white outline), than on the actual home jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altosax29b Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That home jersey is awesome, definitely captures the corny character of the Mets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks for the comments, fellas! I forgot to mention that I might make this somewhat of a series....I've been drawing up Padres recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Love the Mr. Met logo; one thing I haven't seen very often in sports are mascot logos that have the "angry" (lowered?) eyebrows with a smile. I think ASU's Sparky is one of the best examples; aggressive, but not really detracting from the athletic environment. Doing this with Mr. Met makes him more aggressive, yet at the same time doesn't stray into "I'm not here to play (insert sport here)...I'm here to RIP YOUR HEAD OFF!!" territory.I also like the dumping of the black; you've managed to make it look coherent yet modern.As for the uniforms, the road script's trim hardly shows up at all. Make it a touch thicker, and you've got a good looking set. AKA @LanRovr0 on Twitter LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 This is great. Can't wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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