Billy B Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm sure I've said it here before, Will, but I absolutely loved that entire set you did. It's a shame those helmets wont see the field, but hopefully Nike comes up with something close to as good as that.I got my ticket in the mail today, too! Going solo since none of my friends here care about it or probably even know that it's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorback447 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm sure I've said it here before, Will, but I absolutely loved that entire set you did. It's a shame those helmets wont see the field, but hopefully Nike comes up with something close to as good as that.I got my ticket in the mail today, too! Going solo since none of my friends here care about it or probably even know that it's happening.Yeah that helmet concept is amazing. I'll be surprised if Nike comes up with something better. Not that I don't think they will come up with something good but just that that one will be extremely hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefaniniowa Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'd be willing to bet that the torso of the uniforms will be one color, and the "sleeves" will be another, or better yet with a pattern. It's a benchmark for nike nowadays, and it's not a trend that I think is creative in the least.I feel bad for Illini fans. Hopefully they Dont completely abandon those gorgeous primary helmets.Which helmets do you think are gorgeous?I will jump into the fray on this one: Neither of these helmets is gorgeous. The blue one is so-so. The orange helmet is awful. I loathe that blue facemask. Other Illini fans have mentioned that a block "I" just doesn't work on a helmet; it's too vertical. I agree.I hate to disagree, but I have to, but I believe the orange helmet is gorgeous. I hope they will wear it consistently like they have been doing. Illinois has never had a great football program, but wearing orange helmets is like tradition. Let's hope they keep them that way. I love them.The "I" logo I can live with. As long as they continue to wear the orange helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 The orange helmet look would be great if the double outline on the "I" was removed. A simply white outline on navy "I" would look very sharp. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Illinois, Cuse and UVA all used to have nice and distinguishable navy/orange identities. The recent uniform trends have turned these 3 schools into a muddled mess of randomness. Maybe this rebrand can fix past mistakes.I agree with this first point. But I'm not hopeful Nike will make them all distinct. Last year, Virginia had orange jerseys and orange helmets. The Illini started wearing navy helmets, and orange took over as the primary jersey colors. We know that this new identity will at very least feature 3 helmets, jerseys and pants, in navy, orange and white. There will be no "uniform" since they will basically switch it up every week. It seems that instead of establishing an identity with one look (such as orange helmets with navy jerseys and white pants), the new world solution is an awful custom font spread across a variety of colored jerseys, including gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorback447 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 What time does this happen tomorrow? I'm curious if we will see any leaks today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 What time does this happen tomorrow? I'm curious if we will see any leaks today?7:00 PM Central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorback447 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 What time does this happen tomorrow? I'm curious if we will see any leaks today?7:00 PM CentralThanks man! Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 There will also be an internet stream of the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think I've found the new font. These Illinois shorts were added to Nike's site today. Illinois is in a font I've never seen before. At first I assumed it was just a font Nike used for all schools, but it seems Nike is using school-specific fonts on the other shorts I've found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raysfan12 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think I've found the new font. These Illinois shorts were added to Nike's site today. Illinois is in a font I've never seen before. At first I assumed it was just a font Nike used for all schools, but it seems Nike is using school-specific fonts on the other shorts I've found.I like that script. Modern but still keeps the traditional feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRicSlick Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think I've found the new font. These Illinois shorts were added to Nike's site today. Illinois is in a font I've never seen before. At first I assumed it was just a font Nike used for all schools, but it seems Nike is using school-specific fonts on the other shorts I've found.I like that the I's are ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 It's bad. Real bad. And in it being italicized, it 1) still won't look good on helmets or jerseys, and 2) pays homage to a terrible logo nobody wanted to pay homage to, anyway. I hope that isn't the wordmark.Also, it could just be the photoshop, but that orange looks more burnt, like the Bears' orange. I hope that's not what they settled on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdu Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think I've found the new font. These Illinois shorts were added to Nike's site today. Illinois is in a font I've never seen before. At first I assumed it was just a font Nike used for all schools, but it seems Nike is using school-specific fonts on the other shorts I've found.Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorback447 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 There will also be an internet stream of the event.On the athletics website or somewhere else? I would definitely like to watch it if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Looks like they went the lazy trendy route, which is what I feared given they didn't include good in-house designers like our own Will-ini in the process. That script reminds me so much of Mizzou's. Not exactly at all. But the super bold, italic, with "motion serifs". Gross. I'm particularly pessimistic about this. That leak isn't helping. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 There will also be an internet stream of the event.On the athletics website or somewhere else? I would definitely like to watch it if I can.It'll be on fightingillini.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 It's not the worst thing in the world, but the Is looking like 1s really hurts it. I don't mind the serifs on the L or N, but it looks like 1LL1NO1S. Doesn't help that the worst letter appears three times in the school name and three times (five if you add "fighting") in the nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 It looks like I caused Nike to have to take the shorts off their website. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorback447 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 There will also be an internet stream of the event.On the athletics website or somewhere else? I would definitely like to watch it if I can.It'll be on fightingillini.com.Awesome. Appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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