Canada and USA Guest Concepts

Team Canada, by Alan:

Olympics Version

World Champions Version

Alan sent along these concepts for Canada and USA, and he included two different versions for each country, one for the Olympics where corporate logos are banned and one for the World Championship that allows corporate logos.  I like the logos for both versions of this team Canada concept.  In the Olympic version I think the script combines with the maple leaf perfectly, and I also like subtly honouring the gold medals we've won, but I'd get rid of the Olympic rings.  The jerseys also look pretty good, you can't go wrong by using hem and sleeve stripes, but I think there's too much gold.  It kind of feels like these jerseys are bragging about the gold medals we've won, which doesn't seem like a very Canadian thing to do.  Also, I think I understand the reason why there is a box around the maple leaf in the sleeve stripes (I believe it's meant to be like the Canadian flag), but I don't think it looks very good.
Grade:  B

Team USA, by Alan:

Olympics Version

World Champions Version

Now moving on to the United States, and I love how the striping is kind of wavy like a flag in the wind.  Those stripes look great on the blue uniform when their coloured like the flag, but I don't like how the stripes are coloured on the white uniform.  The blue and red bleed into each other to create one dark stripe, I'd recommend separating the red from the blue.  I like the new logo for the Olympic version, but I think it's too big right now.  I'd also just use one shade of blue for the logo.  My favourite part of the concept probably is the shoulder logo, it's fairly simple but works for the United States so well.
Grade:  B

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