Jets and Oilers Guest Concepts

As I mentioned yesterday, I've applied a special holiday design to the blog.  I brought back the candy-cane stripes behind the page links from last year, but I have a completely different snow flake design this year.  Since I'm sure no one will remember last year's design I've included the image below.

Last year's holiday design.

Winnipeg Jets, by Ricky:

Here's a red third jersey for the Jets, which includes some Atlanta Thrashers elements.  I've never thought red was a good jersey colour for the Jets (they have always been a blue team), but I'll ignore that for this concept.  There are some things I like on this concept, like the light blue shoulder yoke which contrasts well against the red jersey.  There are also some things that I don't think work well, like the dark red cuffs and side panels.  The dark red doesn't stand out enough from the light red used for most of the jersey, so the dark red elements just get lost.  I also don't think the Thrashers numbers fit with the Jets identity, and the white panels from the Thrashers old road jersey look a bit forced.

Edmonton Oilers, by Caden (Hockey Concept Ideas):

For this Oilers third jersey concept, Caden made a bold decision by going without any white at all.  It's a risky move, but I think it pays off here.  The logo looks really good, I've never seen the script put inside of the oil-drop before, but it works well.  I  also like the font used, it fits the modern look of the jersey.  What I don't like is how plain the jersey is.  The piping would disappear at a distance, and then the jersey would just look like a practice jersey.  Also, execution wise, there are some loose white pixels near the collar, near the sleeve stripes, and near where the piping meets the shoulder yoke.  Cleaning up those loose pixels is really easy, and it saves your concept from looking rushed.

Thanks for visiting!