AnythingChicago Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I thought this would be a good idea for a thread. The purpose is to show how much your uniform and logo designs have improved over the years. It is suggested that you start by posting your first ever concept, and end with your latest or greatest concept, with a few (or several, if you like) others in between.I'll post mine. First ever concepts:They were all Teambuilder concepts for MLB teams in football uniforms. Looking back, these were pointless and had no creativity whatsoever.My first Paint concept:And this was on the second or third try. Later on there was this beauty :Then there was my 'NCAA Teams Like Oregon' concepts. This Arizona concept was probably the best, and most extensive, thing I ever made:Arizona was preceded by Arizona State. This is another concept I am fond of.And then there were these 15-20 minute monstrosities....These didn't get the best of reviews. But, looking back, the final product wasn't 100% awful (but the original concept was).Finally, after a red Ravens concept, a failed attempt at an MLB series, and a Kansas City ASG concept that Chapeeko cleaned up for me, I came up with my latest idea, which is getting mixed reviews:Overall, I think I've improved a lot, but am certainly still a lower tier designer on these boards.So how have your concepts 'evolved'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 First concept posted on NHL Tournament of logosMy last hockey concept @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAB Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 These two I submitted to the DrawBrawl were pretty awful, and their not even my first concepts (those were deleted long ago). The last NFL ones are about the oldest concepts I still have. Yikes. I put my most recent baseball concept at the bottom for comparison. EDIT: looking at it again...good god that San Diego alternate is hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFrank Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Fun idea.My first Redskins concept was... well...an experiment.Shortly after, in November of 2010, I started up my NFL Redesign. I was using Inkscape. Here's an example. Ah such attention to detail.For Christmas, I got Illustrator and Photoshop. I restarted my NFL Redesign in Illustrator in January with Washington, and have been slowly working through ever since. I think it's astounding how much cleaner and detailed my concepts are now as opposed to even five months ago. I look at the Bills, from February, and I think WHAT WAS I THINKING with the terribly small stripes. I also look at a recent concept such as the Saints (June), or Patriots (July) and really feel my work has improved. Now I'm working on my first real "rebrand" of logos, wordmarks, etc. I'm sure that come Christmas, I'll look at my most recent concepts and shake my head. concepts: washington football (2017) ... nfl (2013) ... yikes potd 10/20/12 origin story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwing64 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Here's my first, which I lazily cobbled together for a local hockey team that I don't even like anymore. I loosely based it off the design of an old North Stars jersey, the font for the wordmark is Pirate Keg, and at the time I made it a wordmark because I lacked the knowledge and skill to chuck an actual logo together.And for my most recent, which I actually put in a lot of time and effort, was an Anaheim Ducks rebrand. PotD: 24/08/2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 I'm glad to see this catching on! It's amazing how much you can improve with experience and practice. And, wildwing64, I really like that Ducks concept. That would be a definite upgrade for Anaheim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YessSir32 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 The first logo I ever made:Here's the best logo/jersey concept I've ever made: Detroit Falcons (NABL) | Detroit Gears (UFL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapeeko Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 First concept. Tucson SaguarosLatest concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Can't find some of my terrible, terrible old stuff on ms paint. But, I've gone from this to this in one concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO2HELL Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 first there was thisthen there was this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nation Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Any tips for others looking to improve their game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrafael Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 my 1st. football kit.my last football kit.(4 months ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchey13 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 These were my first. I was 11 years old at the timeAnd here's my most recent concept (Thanks to Logo man for working with my logo idea) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrafael Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Designs in paper are counting too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesfan16 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Brace yourself:TO:It's only been 4 months, but I'm comfortable with how far I've gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicfurth Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I remember a Dallas Cowboys concept I first did in '03 where I put "#1" as the jersey number, but used a Lombardi Trophy as the 1. Now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 My concepts aren't that good, thats why I just make them by myself, but don't share them. I actualy release one about every 4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Designs in paper are counting too?Of course.And, patchey13, that dragon logo is gorgeous. I know it's a hockey concept, but if Charlotte, NC ever gets a MLB expansion team, I could really see that dragon like that working into a new, MLB-worthy Charlotte Knights design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9erssteve Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Any tips for others looking to improve their game?Research, research research, oh and research. Seriously if you're designing an animal or person based logo find the best source images you can, totally understand what you're trying to recreate. Only when you fully understand the subject can you distil it down to it's simplest form. If you start with a vague attempt at what you think it should look like then stylise that, you'll be left with a something pretty poor at best, and useless at worst. Same applies when it comes to uni's, research what has been done before so you can try something new. Or take note of things you think dont work so you can avoid making the same mistake in future.I'd also recommend using Inkscape or Illustrator to produce your designs in, if you dont already, as you'll get far cleaner results than using Paint or even Photoshop, neither of which were designed for producing logos or illustrations in.Oh and have fun, do stuff that might not actually get produced in the real world, this is your chance to go nuts, in the real world clients are sadly for the most part scared to do anything controversial or different. You dont have those constraints here so make good use of them. Anyone can change the sleeve striping on a concept or and new piping to a Patriots concept, and everyone's pretty much seen it done before, so do your own thing.So yeah that's my tuppence worth of advice for anyone looking to improve, take it for what it is, someone elses opinion and if you think it'll work for you give it a go.9erssteveps, But please do the research bit if nothing else, it really will help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9erssteve Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 My concepts aren't that good, thats why I just make them by myself, but don't share them. I actualy release one about every 4 months.Feedback and constructive criticism are the best things in the world for helping you improve. The more you show your work and the more feedback you get the faster you'll improve. I totally understand how intimidating it can seem putting your work out there to be judged, but honestly it will help you improve so much quicker and at the end of the day logos are meant to be seen and no one is ever going to produce a logo or uni that EVERYONE in the world will like, not even the PRO'S! So what have you got to lose? If people dont like it so what? There are people who dont like certain logos or uni's in the NFL MLB NHL and NBA right now. But there might be someone out there that loves what you've done, or see a spark of potential in one of your ideas and can help you get the best out of it!9erssteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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