Post #85 - Minnesota Wild "To The Stars"

This week's jerseys are another set for the Minnesota Wild.

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Home: Two versions of a very simple home jersey. Overall, while the green-shouldered version looks clean, I like the addition of red shoulders to really balance out the look. The "wild" pattern on the red stripes helps bring something special into the mix.



Away: In a similar sense to the home jerseys, while the white-shouldered jersey looks clean, the red shoulders add something I just can't put my finger on. Imagining these with green hockey pants I think the red shoulders would help to balance the mix of green, red and white.



Alternate Home & Away: I designed these quite some time ago (10 years to be exact, oof), and I gotta say, they look pretty nice on an updated template.

Post #84 - Minnesota Wild "Tradition & Craziness"

This week's jerseys are the Minnesota Wild.

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Home & Away: Up until the last 10 years or so I loved practically every Minnesota Wild jersey ever released. I wanted to keep the green-on-green look of the original jerseys while giving it a somewhat classic twist. As mentioned in a previous post, these designs come chock full of fine details that get lost at lower resolutions, but your keen eyes might notice the "wild" pattern on the green shoulders and stripes. I only watch KHL games these days and even managed to get my hands on a 2022 Kazan Ak Bars authenic home jersey and, despite all the awful ads all over the jerseys, they do a lot of really cool things with textures and embroidery. That was my inspiration for many of my design ideas.



Thirds: Two third jerseys in alternate colorschemes using a tried and true traditional style. The predominantly red jersey should be a permanant alternate jersey for the team. You know I'm right.



Altrnate 1: Getting Wild. Borrowing from the design of the two third jerseys, this sweater comes at you in vintage white, featuring the barely used "Wild" logo as a primary crest and the Minnesota "M" on the shoulders.


Altrnate 2: A super old Wild design of mine going way back, I've altered and modernized it on this new jersey template.

Post #83 - Tampa Bay Lightning "That WTF Ending"

Next up were the dreaded Tampa Bay Lightning. Why "dreaded," you say? I feel like I can never make an away jersey that looks good or meshes well in a set when working with black and blue.

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Home, Away & Third: As mentioned in the open, I never like my away jerseys when working with black and blue, but this is what I felt fit best in the set. The black home is solid and I imagine a lot of Lightning fans would be happy to see something like this on the ice, but the third? Oh my stars, the third. If that jersey was real I would snatch it up in a heartbeat. Everything about it is absolutely beautiful and I want it on my body.




Alternate 1: Using the same template as the primary jerseys, this was the product of me stumbling upon the look as I was designing the other jerseys. There's something about it that I like, the lack of white, stark black and perfectly midtone silver just look really nice. I'd love to see a full uniform out on the ice.


Alternate 2: Sporting Tampa Bay's second iteration of their primary logo, this design is simplistic, yet stylish. The number font might leave something to be desired, but I wanted a somewhat squarish-but-edgy font. Any suggestions for a different font to try? No one will ever read this, so I will never receive an answer. Why am I even wasting my time writing something for people who will never see it?


Alternate 3: The coming storm. Gray/silver jerseys are difficult to work with, but I decided to throw one out there for the bolts. Speaking of bolts, the shoulder logo from the previous jersey, a fantasy design of mine, sits front and center as the primary crest. Black is eliminated from the colorscheme in lieu of a sort of charcoal gray. A lot of these jerseys have very fine details like stitching and patterns that can be hard to make out on a smaller scale, sadly, but if your eyes are good enough, you might be able to make out the texture on the shoulders that I thought looked good as a visual representation of a storm.


Alternate 1: The one you've been waiting for... the "WTF" finish. I'll let this monstrosity speak for itself.

Post #82 - Montreal Canadiens "But Muh Leeeeeeafs"

As I continued my journey with Illustrator I moved on to the Montreal Canadiens with a handful of old and new designs.

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Home & Away: Do these look familiar? Yes, they're recolored versions of the same designs from the last set, now sacriligiously presented as the new home, away and third jerseys. I can hear you now, greasy sweat glopping down your brow as you ham-fist your keyboard to reeee about how these abominations should never see the ice. I'm happy for you, you survived another day. As much as I liked the versions with the vintage white, the stark white with the red and blue just looks far superior, especially when presented as primary jerseys.




Alternate 1: We live in a world where the Toronto Maple Leafs dressup as the Tampa Bay Lightning and people think the should be allowed to penetrate your body with anything they want. I thought it'd be interesting to use a really old logo associated with the Canadians as a primary logo on an alternate sweater and this is one of the ideas I came up with.


Alternate 2.a & 2.b: The same designs as the previous, but with the primary colors swapped. The only different between A and B is the color of the shoulders. What do you think, red or blue?

Post #81 - Montreal Canadiens "And All The Weebs Seethed"

As I continued my journey with Illustrator I moved on to the Montreal Canadiens with a handful of old and new designs.

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Home & Away: The weebs with seethe as somehow teams like the Montreal Canadiens are somehow "untouchable." Well, screw that, no team is untouchable. While I love the way the home looks, it will always pale in comparison to the real-life Habs' home sweater, however, my design for the away is without question superior to its real-life counterpart. What does it for me with this set is how much more consistent the striping is between jerseys.



Thirds: A blue homage to the typically-chest-striped Canadians, the design here features thinner stripes, retro white and ribbed cuffs, hem and collar. The second of the two was me playing around with the idea of subtle barberpole striping.



Alternate 1: Taking the design of the thirds, I wanted to see what a home jersey might look like using the template. It's a somewhat crazy idea, but as a once-in-a-blue-moon alternate it kinda works. Could make an interesting Winter Classic or Stadium Series jersey. If the Canadien winter gets too cold, of course, you could always burn it with fire.


Alternate 2: A red "alternate home" jersey to pair with the previous jersey, similarly featuring the fantasy "M" logo on the chest. Yet again, they might make for a great Winter Classic or Stadium Series jersey, if not a fire starter.

Post #80 - Nashville Predators "Blue & Gold"

I've recently started learning Adobe Illustrator and decided to recreate some old uniforms I made a long, long time ago, as well as something fresh, so here's what I did for the Nashville Predators.

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Home, Away & Third: The first three jerseys are a modified version of my Predators' jerseys from 2014 (10 years, my God life passes by in the blink of an eye...).




Alternate 1 & 2: The same design as the first three jerseys, but in a color rush style with no white accents whatsoever.



Alternate 3: A more traditional-style design with the added accent of 6 gold stripes on the sleeves to represent the strings of a guitar. The primary roundel logo is a part-custom design I made, featuring the "NP" logo in the middle. Thoughts? Funny story, when I was making this jersey I came upon this logo in my files and searched online for a vector version only to realize it was something I threw together a long time ago. Funny how that works.


Alternate 4: I can see the comments now; "This looks too much like the St. Louis Blues." Yeah, it probably does, but if the TB Lightning can look like the Leafs and the Devils can wear a Blackhawks sweater, who cares at this point? First come, first serve. I like how this looks for the Preds, especially with the tapered striping on the sleeves and torso hem.

Post #79 - A New View

Decided to mock up my Philadelphia Flyers on my brand new template. If anyone ever stops by, I hope you enjoy it.

High-Def view: HERE

Post #78 - Florida Panthers "Fun In The Sun"

Closing out Florida Panthers' concepts for a little while with what I am calling the "Fun In The Sun" set.

Home & Away: The biggest takeaway from the home and away uniforms is the dramatic reduction of dark blue, as well as a liberal use of yellow. The goal was to make a primary set that was vibrant, colorful and evocative of, perhaps, a day at the beach.

Alternate: The alternate features a striping pattern that plays off of the curves of the jersey's logo while also eliminating white from the color scheme. The panther-"X" logo is featured on the outside of each pant leg.

Have a look and be sure to rate the set and leave some comments. Thanks.

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Post #77 - Florida Panthers "White, Out"

The Florida Panthers parade of uniforms is nearly complete.

Home & Away: My theme for this entire set was to use only red, yellow and blue to create a fun group of jerseys without any white. I think I pulled it off and I hope you, dear reader(s) think so, too. The home and away are a pretty traditional style; stripes on the sleeves and socks while keeping the bottom hem of the jersey clean with a dark blue stripe that leads into the matching pants. Yellow, of course, stands in for white as the away uniform.

Alternate: The alternate brings back the semi-new logo I created (creeping panther laid on a reference to the Florida state flag) on an entirely blue uniform with red striping. The yellow logos, numbers and letters brightly jump off the dark canvas. Just as well, the numbering below the primary logo returns on this design.

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Post #76 - Florida Panthers "Traditional Style"

Here is, yet again, another set of Florida Panthers uniforms for your eyeballs.

Home & Away: The primary uniforms in this set are done in a very hockey-traditional three-stripe style. Yes, it is very simplistic, but it's a classic and aesthetically pleasing design. The home features no white in the design (aside from the logos) as to keep a strong continuity between the home and away kits.

Alternate: The alternate uniform is also a somewhat classic style coupled with subtle two-tone blue striping in the jersey's torso and sleeve areas as well as the socks. A partially new logo adorns the chest with a stealthy panther laid across a red "X" as a loose representation of Florida's state flag. Rounding out the design, I decided to place the player's number just below the primary logo on the jersey.

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Post #75 - Florida Panthers "Sunset"

Here are the Florida Panthers "Sunset" uniform set.

Thoughts: One thing that always bothered me about the Florida Panthers was their use of two different shades of yellow between their uniform's design and their logos. With these last two uniform sets I made things a bit more congruent. In the previous set I used the brighter yellow from their traditional design and swapped it into the logos and, conversely, I used the darker tone of the logos for the uniform designs in this set.

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Post #74 - Florida Panthers "On The Bright Side"

After six years (these designs are from 2018) I present the Florida Panthers "On The Bright Side" uniform set.

Home & Away: The primary jerseys are designed with the Panthers' original red jersey arm stripes in mind. I've de-cluttered the shoulders and bottom hem, and attempted to create a matching white jersey in hopes of creating an effective take on a classic expansion-era design.

Alternate: Riding the initial wave of a mid-to-late 2010's trend, the alternate uniform is a two-colored look. The thick, bright yellow stripes are a delightful contrast to the rich, dark blue uniform. Just as well, the logos and numbering, also in bright yellow, are eye-catching on their dark canvas.

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Decisions, Decisions #2

Here's a quick look at some options I played around with for a Tampa Bay Lightning away set.

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