The_Admiral Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Of course, the idea here is that the Hornets stayed put after 2007. Same eventual update of Hugo, but recolored to black and yellow to make a break from the Mardi Gras era and generally "grow up" from teal, with "Bricktown Brick Red" added for accenting on the lettering, court, and uniforms. I had to use a lighter brown for the basketball, which isn't officially in the color scheme.Kind of a parallel universe Thunder logo here, I suppose. Not a fan of it myself, but I needed a new secondary. Feels a little perfunctory to me.I feel this is a pretty good marriage of Western typography and stinging insects. I'm surprised the Charlotte Hornets didn't do honeycomb paneling first, honestly.Closer looks at the jersey scripts.I feel like making the hornet's wings translucent is a pretty novel application of two-tone stain. I contemplated having black and yellow stripes on the sidelines, but that made it look like a crime scene.Overall, I feel like this would've been a pretty good direction for the Hornets to go in, if only for addition by subtraction: no ugly pinstriped NO Hornets uniforms, and no Thunder. My biggest gripe with it is that my font of choice, Pointedly Mad, has a really ugly T, and that's kind of important for this team's name. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Overall, I feel like this would've been a pretty good direction for the Hornets to go in, if only for addition by subtraction: no ugly pinstriped NO Hornets uniforms, and no Thunder. My biggest gripe with it is that my font of choice, Pointedly Mad, has a really ugly T, and that's kind of important for this team's name.Try insane Rodeo. I think a better secondary logo needs to be used, the state outline in black and yellow just doesn't look right. Maybe put the Hornet in flightor find something else theat's Oklahoma City/ Oklahoma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning25 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Beautiful, love the colors. I agree with walkerws on the font, I've used it before. The C's are a bit weird on it, but I think it's better. I also like the translucent effect on the wings on the court, as that is how insect wings look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bklynnets9 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 maybe a little mor work on the alt logo, but overall very good! Jersey strong, Brooklyn ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altosax29b Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 This should be the Thunder's colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 This whole set is all kinds of awesome. Especially the key on the Hornets' court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altosax29b Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 This whole set is all kinds of awesome. Especially the key on the Hornets' court.Yeah it's pretty cool. The NBA needs more creative courts than what they have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 i think the honey comb pattern should more more subtle. replace the black with red and it will help. GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE / MEDIUM / DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 The Good: Main logo, the wordmark font, color schemeThe Bad: Too much honeycomb on everything (make more subtle on jersey, maybe, and just take it off the court IMO.)The ugly: the unis. They just need work and I'm not sold on a black road uni.Good ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlem27 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 To add to TimEOBrien's comments, ditch the black road jersey and add a yellow road jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29texan Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I don't really have anything to say about the unis (like the concept), but I will say this....Give the Thunder back to Seattle, move N.O. up to OKC, and call it a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 i think the honey comb pattern should more more subtle. replace the black with red and it will help.It is red--on the court, at least. Hard to tell, I guess, but I'm pretty sure all the honeycomb detailing is red. They're bricks for bees, you see.Time O'Brien, losing the honeycomb on the court is a non-starter. I want more interesting courts again. Not all of them, of course, and nothing so insane as the old Houston Rockets or Charlotte Hornets. I think it's important to have a little bit of creative with the classic so they all complement one another. You can appreciate the Celtics' floor more when the Hornets have something unorthodox going on, and vice versa. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Time O'Brien, losing the honeycomb on the court is a non-starter. I want more interesting courts again. Not all of them, of course, and nothing so insane as the old Houston Rockets or Charlotte Hornets. I think it's important to have a little bit of creative with the classic so they all complement one another. You can appreciate the Celtics' floor more when the Hornets have something unorthodox going on, and vice versa.It's just Tim, btw,but if you really wanna keep the comb, lose the bee stripes above the paint or maybe move the comb to around the court.listen, as the guy who came up with these court designs:I agree, courts should be more original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 i think the honey comb pattern should more more subtle. replace the black with red and it will help.It is red--on the court, at least. Hard to tell, I guess, but I'm pretty sure all the honeycomb detailing is red. They're bricks for bees, you see.Time O'Brien, losing the honeycomb on the court is a non-starter. I want more interesting courts again. Not all of them, of course, and nothing so insane as the old Houston Rockets or Charlotte Hornets. I think it's important to have a little bit of creative with the classic so they all complement one another. You can appreciate the Celtics' floor more when the Hornets have something unorthodox going on, and vice versa.Totally off topic, but I love that you have that as your sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I love everything about it except for that font on the front of the jerseys. Maybe making it shorter/thinner would help it, making it look a lot like the Kansas Jayhawks in scale. I love the honeycomb pattern on the side panels, just make the lines slightly thinner. The court is awesome. Don't change a thing there. This logo works so much better in black and gold/yellow than purple and teal, blue and yellow...all of the other color schemes used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 The only thing I would suggest would be to lose the stripes on the court design. The honeycomb is great, but the stripes make the whole thing a little busy. Other then that, solid job. I don't know why, but I love this colour scheme with this logo, and while I'm generally not a fan of this type of font, it fits in perfectly. 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...
sparkychewbarky Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 NBA courts are mostly big, blank canvases that could dearly use the kind of creativity that you've applied to this one, admiral.Nice use of the honeycomb element.The font is great, but you're right; that 'T' is a little limp.It just needs a bit more "horizontalness" across the top.I think that the "CITY" part of your wordmark (on the jerseys), should have the same curvature (flipped of course) as the "OKLAHOMA" part...It seems a little too rounded.I'd keep the secondary logo.It would make a fantastic foam finger. *The Battle of Seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claystation360 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Very cool, I say better then what both ended up with. #DTWD #GoJaguars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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