udubs03 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Last summer, I worked for a team in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer wood bat baseball league. The upcoming season will be their 20th, and I thought that the league logo could use a bit of a refresh.I wanted to keep the spirit of the old logo, while simplifying it a bit and making it a bit easier to reproduce across various media (particularly embroidery):I know it has a bit of a North Stars vibe, but I feel like it's unique enough in concept to differentiate between the two. Also, this is not an actual proposal for the league, just a bit of free-time fun.Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I like where you're going with this, but I would say lose the italicization and make the right side a bit more even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtrich11 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 The tree on the right side has to be vertical instead of angled. On the N on the left, where the tree would go is straight, is what angle you could try for. cafepress.com/artbyrichards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrosby Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Great start. As a usual at the Madison Mallards' Duck Blind I would love to see an update in this direction. Clean this up and you've got a winner. The above posts have pretty much nailed it. https://twitter.com/OutOfThisWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubs03 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Here's an update following illwauk's suggestion; black and white and grayscale:and a couple color applications:Better? Worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkpiranha Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I'd still try out the suggestion of making the tree upright rather than angled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubs03 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 If the tree is made upright, it would lose the effect of forming the negative space of the "N". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkpiranha Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I realize that, but I think the awkwardness comes from it just looking like the tree is falling over, plus you get a weird conflict where the baseball star element is moving up to the right, while an equally dominant arrow shape (the tree) is pointing upwards to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Also make the left side straight and angle out the branches as they move right and that might fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrosby Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I'd say go back to italic N with the tree upright. The boldness of the N lessens the effect of italics. I'm not sold on the star/ball. I would try working that in some other way, I'm not quite sure how at the moment. https://twitter.com/OutOfThisWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubs03 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Went with the upright tree inside the italicized 'N'I feel like it's getting closer...Thanks for the all feedback so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 My biggest problem: It doesn't easily scan as an N. I think it's mostly because of the extra filled-in portion below the ball "blast". Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtrich11 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 To work with Mockba's comment, would it work to remove the spur on the left and put in a serif at top left corner. To give it more N recognizable aspects. Moving in the right direction! cafepress.com/artbyrichards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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