Jake88 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hi guys. This is my first thread on these boards so I hope it goes well. I will be posting a few of my yakall concepts that I have made in the past. If an idea that you guys have strikes me as "good" I might use it. Just a note: if you haven't seen the original yakball thread, I suggest you check it out, it will help explain a lot to you. I think that I will start with the first yakball concept that I ever did, Team Finland!So do you like it? The design on the arms is a inverted Finnish flag with some navy detailing. The colors are from the national ice hockey team. So thats really it. Like Raysox said on the original Yakball thread "these could be soccer concepts really" so if you comment thanks a lot! I will try to post another concept tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmoe12 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hooray! Yakball is back! The concept is nice, but I'd get rid of some of the black, especially on the home numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hooray! Yakball is back! The concept is nice, but I'd get rid of some of the black, especially on the home numbers.Not black; Navy. And it looked too bright with white numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmoe12 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Hooray! Yakball is back! The concept is nice, but I'd get rid of some of the black, especially on the home numbers.Not black; Navy. And it looked too bright with white numbers.Can't believe I mixed that up. Navy's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobucs22 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Keep yakball going I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Here's another one, this one is Macedonia!Since a lot of you guys really like Yakball I'll try to post another one on Saturday. Until then, thanks in advance if you comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Both of these look very very nice, good job man. I love the front of Macedonia @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saathoff Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Macedonia kits are great. Finland's look superb as well! Good job Senior Creative at Sporting Kansas City. Follow me on Twitter: @NateTheDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsherald Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 While these are generally well done, I think the lion for Macedonia would be controversial. That is an ancient symbol for the area, but it has not been adopted officially for the modern country (a Communist-style scene is still used instead), and, while there is some support to adopt the lion, there are ethnic and political concerns with that. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_MacedoniaConversely, Finland does use a sword-wielding lion on its sports uniforms, which you might consider for Yakball. Use the rules of heraldry for more effective sports logos! i.e. keep it simple, use good contrast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 While these are generally well done, I think the lion for Macedonia would be controversial. That is an ancient symbol for the area, but it has not been adopted officially for the modern country (a Communist-style scene is still used instead), and, while there is some support to adopt the lion, there are ethnic and political concerns with that. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_MacedoniaConversely, Finland does use a sword-wielding lion on its sports uniforms, which you might consider for Yakball.Didn't know that, odd thing is, I got that concept reviewed by a guy that has a Macedonian heritage and is very knowledgeable of their culture and he never pointed that out. The reason I used that lion logo is because I thought it looked pretty good as a sports crest. And personally I still do.Since I am a big hockey fan I knew about Finland's lion crest that they use on their uniforms. Never even thought about using it. I don't think I am going to update it though. I wanted the crest to be distinctive to Yakball.Next kit. My mom's college U of SC Gamecocks!These were heavily based off the schools football uniforms, but with some changes to make them unique. I really appreciate you guy's commenting, so keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujju2 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Great concepts. Also, Yay for Yakball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGameBob Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 While these are generally well done, I think the lion for Macedonia would be controversial. That is an ancient symbol for the area, but it has not been adopted officially for the modern country (a Communist-style scene is still used instead), and, while there is some support to adopt the lion, there are ethnic and political concerns with that. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_MacedoniaConversely, Finland does use a sword-wielding lion on its sports uniforms, which you might consider for Yakball.Didn't know that, odd thing is, I got that concept reviewed by a guy that has a Macedonian heritage and is very knowledgeable of their culture and he never pointed that out. The reason I used that lion logo is because I thought it looked pretty good as a sports crest. And personally I still do.Since I am a big hockey fan I knew about Finland's lion crest that they use on their uniforms. Never even thought about using it. I don't think I am going to update it though. I wanted the crest to be distinctive to Yakball.Next kit. My mom's college U of SC Gamecocks!These were heavily based off the schools football uniforms, but with some changes to make them unique. I really appreciate you guy's commenting, so keep it up! These are looking great, I'd love to see LSU... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 While these are generally well done, I think the lion for Macedonia would be controversial. That is an ancient symbol for the area, but it has not been adopted officially for the modern country (a Communist-style scene is still used instead), and, while there is some support to adopt the lion, there are ethnic and political concerns with that. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_MacedoniaConversely, Finland does use a sword-wielding lion on its sports uniforms, which you might consider for Yakball.Didn't know that, odd thing is, I got that concept reviewed by a guy that has a Macedonian heritage and is very knowledgeable of their culture and he never pointed that out. The reason I used that lion logo is because I thought it looked pretty good as a sports crest. And personally I still do.Since I am a big hockey fan I knew about Finland's lion crest that they use on their uniforms. Never even thought about using it. I don't think I am going to update it though. I wanted the crest to be distinctive to Yakball.Next kit. My mom's college U of SC Gamecocks!These were heavily based off the schools football uniforms, but with some changes to make them unique. I really appreciate you guy's commenting, so keep it up! These are looking great, I'd love to see LSU...Once I get done with the old one's, I could make a LSU one if you want. Still have about four to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 Here is the next one up in my "collection", the Montana State Bobcats!I think that the colors really make this one pop. Also, for once I used the actual Yakball font. I would appreciate some more comments on the South Carolina one, and this one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujju2 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Love them all, especially Montana State! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 For MBVSWB, LSU!Since I finished this one early I decided, why not put it on now. For the jersey, I took inspiration from the schools football uniforms (again) and put some striping on the top of the jersey. I also made a chest stripe that continues onto the arms. I don't think it's "perfect" yet so if you have any ideas feel free to shout them out. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedBros Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I don't know if this would help but on LSU, I might try going with a one color set, or adding a set of yellow shorts in place of the white or purple ones. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 I don't know if this would help but on LSU, I might try going with a one color set, or adding a set of yellow shorts in place of the white or purple ones. Great job!I tried the yellow shorts originally, but they didn't look that good.The next concept I have is a big one (you'll get it when I unveil it) so I will put it on tomorrow. Meanwhile I really appreciate everyone commenting, though more is always better, so keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O'Mac Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I'm curious: how/why are you selecting the countries/schools you're doing?I ask because you've had a couple SEC teams, a Big Sky team, and a couple, seemingly random, European countries. I like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 I'm curious: how/why are you selecting the countries/schools you're doing?I ask because you've had a couple SEC teams, a Big Sky team, and a couple, seemingly random, European countries.Let's seeI had a good idea for Finland, so naturally I did it. Macedonia was a fix to a friend's Macedonia concept.South Carolina was my mom's school and she wanted me to make a concept for it.I love Montana's logo...And LSU was for MBVSWB (look/read some of the comments above)Yeah, it is kinda random.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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