GeauxColonels Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Glad you went with ARU for the name. The logo is great. Like the Canadian concept, simple and classy. Great start with the Utah franchise. Love the stripes. I would also be interested to see a 3rd with hexagons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas1787 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Still working on the third for Utah. But here's the next club.Sin City RFC from Las Vegas. This was another suggestion made by someone, as was the colour scheme of red and black. I added gold as well.The crest uses the shape of the Fabulous Las Vegas sign with a script font for Sin City. I put RFC in a spade shape (I can see the team being nicknamed the Aces or something similar). I also liked the suggestion of a casino as kit sponsor, so MGM Grand it is. I just mirrored the red and black for the home and alt kits. Hope you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed618 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Excellent work. Good choice on the colors, like those on a roulette table or a pack of cards. Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohenj21 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Yay, you picked my name idea! As for the concept, the red/black looks great but the gold really makes the concept. Definitely screams "Las Vegas" and any Vegas sports team would surely make that a priority. The logo is ingenious as well, nice job. "Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElTeduardo Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I love sin citys uniforms, really says las vegas to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Sin City wouldn't be a marketable name in real life, but the concept is gorgeous. I'm really enjoying this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Off to a great start again with Utah and LV! Can't wait for the rest of this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacificCoastRL Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I've liked everything you've done with the Canadian Premiership and the Amercian Union. Until now - I agree with Whittier S. Sin City just doesn't do it for me. It just screams XFL, and in my books that is a bad thing. But I do like their uniforms. As far as Utah goes - fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I was thinking more of alienating religious fans, but yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas1787 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thanks for the input guys. I do agree that Sin City sounds a bit more amateur 'beer league' than pro sports team (as well as likely not appealing to some religious groups). I'll leave it for now, but I'll consider rebranding in the future.I've got Minneapolis and NYC about half done. Should have one of them up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dandy Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I don't know that Sin City is that bad of a name...worst case, they can be Las Vegas RFC (or Las Vegas Aces/Aces RFC).Also, C&C: the red/black color scheme is perfect -- screams cards/roulette/gambling. The gold accents make the uniform, though. And I LOVE the logo and font.Two for two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas1787 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 So if you didn't like the name Sin City RFC, then you may not be a fan of NY's club name either: Gotham RFC.I recently came across this NYC Transit Authority graphics standards manual, and I decided to use it as inspiration for this brand as I really love the design of NYC's transit signage.So you'll notice the crest itself is more of a wordmark, aligned much like subway signs are. The three circles are colours straight out of the design manual. I used those colours plus white for the strip across the home kit. I liked it so much I didn't want to cover it with a shirt sponsor, so on the home it is smaller opposite the crest.I'm not fully satisfied with the alternate kit, so if you have suggestions I'd love to hear them. I realize this entire brand is a bit out there, so if you think I'm way off base for a NYC team, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFight Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I really like NYC and Vegas. Can't wait for the next club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohenj21 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I really love your ideas here, and your use of the Subway lettering is terrific. The brand is certainly adventurous, and I like the striping but I would really incorporate more blue. The design really says "New York" so I wouldn't change that but blue and orange are the colors of the city flag and really represent the Big Apple. Perhaps on the primary kit try the same design using blue on the shirt keeping the black shorts, and use blue shorts instead of green for the clash kit, blue-orange-black seems like it would be a good color scheme.I really love your thought process here, as a New Yorker myself I think the design is very representative of the city, just a couple color-related suggestions. Hope this helps! "Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dandy Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I'm with cohen in terms of putting in more blue. Those alt shorts definitely need to be blue and the idea of a blue shirt isn't bad either. As for the name: love it. I have used Gotham FC in various soccer projects over the years, so I'm more than happy at the idea of Gotham RFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Gotham RFC is absolutely INGENIOUS! I love the use of the transit style for the uniform. Blue could definitely be used more in the Alt. Other than that, fantastic look.Sin City is also very nice. The only thing I would consider changing would be the color of the sponsor name on the home kit. Black would work better, IMO. And I think that in real life, a sponsor would want their name/logo to be easily legible and in high contrast to the rest of the shirt. The gold on the red just blends in too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacificCoastRL Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I actually like "Gotham" and have used it myself at times. Rugby has always had some interesting names and nicknames. In fact two teams on Vancouver Island, where I live, have interesting nicknames - Port Alberni Black Sheep and Cowichan Piggies. I love them. But there is a line that shouldn't be crossed in my mind. Sin City crosses it. Gotham is nowhere near crossing that line. And I love how you have incorporated the transit system into the kit. It shows, once again, that a lot of thought has been given to the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElTeduardo Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 The NYC one is a great representation of the big apple and its great the way you incorporated the subway design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Change green to blue and you're set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henburg Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 This is awesome, I really like the subway-inspired design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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