The_Admiral Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Maybe I could do a series of concepts based on the ever-controversial "regional names" thread. In grand CCSLC tradition, I'd probably crap out after two or three. I'm not very good at this.So what I tried to do with the Nets was some fusion of the Dr. J era and New York Subway imagery, which isn't very creative seeing as how it's just Helvetica Bold and dots with letters in them, but I thought it might be worth a try anyway.Primary is a blatant ripoff of an old NJ Nets primary, but I replaced the New Jersey outline with a hypothetical Subway icon of a net. An ABA basketball that also says Brooklyn because this is highly important. Kind of had the Chiefs' AFL logo in mind here. Duh.The red numbers are your obligatory Dodgers callback. The whole thing is otherwise a Dr. J callback, obviously.I guess the NYN and Net dots are tertiary logos. Thought about doing a parquet floor like the Meadowlands, but the Meadowlands aren't worth remembering.Obviously I like this enough to stick my neck out and post it here, but it's not without its glaring flaws. Helvetica makes it super-easy to counterfeit, for example, and it might be too much to have a primary, a secondary that says Brooklyn which is said nowhere else and looks nothing like the rest of the package, the NYN tertiary, two uniform scripts, and the Net dot. Still looks better than what they have now, and it's probably as reasonable of a Dr. J modernization as we could have, because those originals looked pretty flimsy and lame. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Dunno bout the logos, but those Unis are really, really good... Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 That's awesome! I would totally buy the "New York" jersey if it were real. Well done!The only problem with these is that the NOB and number are too low on the back. Move 'em up and these are perfect. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 The only thing I would change would be to drop the NYN tokens along the side of the jerseys. They clutter up what is otherwise a fantastic design. 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...
The_Admiral Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 Yeah, maybe. I was trying to replace the three stars from the original uniforms. Seemed naked without anything on the side panel, and stars wouldn't fit here.This whole name/number placement thing seems to be a problem for me. Not sure why. Also, just noticed that I left the home NOB as really compressed Helvetica but changed the road one to Trade Gothic. Or maybe vice versa. Either way, one should be the other. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knnhrvy16 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I have to be honest here...I actually really like the direction you've taken here. I too would drop the "NYN" from the side panels, but all in all the style of the uniform us really sharp. In this case, I think the Helvetica really works and would make for a unique (and quite fitting for New York) brand. I LOVE the court, too. Really sharp. Nice work! The opinions I express are mine, and mine only. If I am to express them, it is not to say you or anyone else is wrong, and certainly not to say that I am right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 love it! I'd also drop the NYN on the sides and maybe make the New York # on the front of the jerseys a bit smaller and spaced out a bit more. Otherwise I love this idea. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I don't like the name "New York" Nets, but those uniforms and logos in Helvetica are phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Cunningham Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 The subway theme is excellent. (I didn't know you did concepts, Admiral?) The primary is a little weird with the random red underneath the "Nets" but I like that in that it lends a retro feel to it.My favorite part though is the:NewYork#on the away jersey. It's excellent design. I'd like that on a poster as much as a uniform. That, and the fact that the number is red while the text is white makes the whole design simply sing. Have you tried this out on an action template of any kind? It'd be nice to see what that would look like.Brilliant work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I honestly love this concept, one of the more creative ones that I have seen in a while. Honestly, I'm not sure how this could be improved. I personally don't think that the NYN needs to be dropped, I really like it actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altosax29b Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 admiral, this concept is amazing. That's all I have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbruins Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 This concept fits well the the retro look the NBA is going for these days... Those jerseys are amazing. Touche to the use of Helvetica, you don't see enough of it in sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorMade Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 you should make one that says Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillS Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 An ABA basketball that also says Brooklyn because this is highly important. Kind of had the Chiefs' AFL logo in mind here. Duh.Change Bklyn to Brooklyn and sir you have a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsyingling Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 The XX net detailing in the subway sign is a great detail. Love that.Agree that the Bklyn is great for a secondary logo, but primary should have Brooklyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrafael Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Incredible. In my opinion, the ABA-Style works perfectly with basic font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 The XX net detailing in the subway sign is a great detail. Love that.Thanks!Agree that the Bklyn is great for a secondary logo, but primary should have Brooklyn.It is a secondary logo.It was nice to get so much positive feedback from everyone. I might do this more often. I've had a few things percolating, but I'm not good at developing logos from whole cloth like other people here are. If anyone knows of a PSD action template, I'll try and render the uniforms on there. I noticed that a few people didn't like the N Y N running down the side of the jersey, but it looks too blank to me without them, the jerseys these are modeled on had elements (stars in this case) on the lone side panel, and I feel that letters in circles make for a pretty integral part of the Subway branding. One thing I did change is that I decided the 4X/Net dot doesn't make for a very compelling standalone logo, and probably needs Helvetica lettering to its right to fully convey what I'm going for. So I just used the "XXXX Nets" version from the road shorts and moved it inside the arc.Better/worse/lateral? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 An ABA basketball that also says Brooklyn because this is highly important. Kind of had the Chiefs' AFL logo in mind here. Duh.Change Bklyn to Brooklyn and sir you have a winner.Agreed, that was the only thing that bugged me about this awesome set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 The revised court is a little busy (I'm never fond of more than one logo inside each 3-point arc. But the package as a whole is well done. It's as if the MTA paid to sponsor the team, in a good way. "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loogodude90 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 My 2 cents...1)The fonts are too '80s.2)The "net" pattern on the primary logo just looks like 4 X's. That's what I thought it was at first.3)I don't like the idea of ripping off the subway logos for the NBA team.Just modernizing the font would improve these drastically. WIZARDS ORIOLES CAPITALS RAVENS UNITED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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