Orange You Glad I Said Oilers

Edmonton Oilers:

I'd love to see the Oilers in an orange third jersey, so I created this concept that is mostly based off of their original WHA jerseys.  Something I changed is the shoulder yoke, which is now slightly oil-drop shaped.  I've seen another concept that had a similar treatment for the yoke, but I couldn't find it again so I don't know who to credit for the idea.  Also changed, the hem stripe which is inspired by the Oilers' 2001-07 third jersey, and the collar which is inspired by their 1981-94 jerseys.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Guest Concept Post #65

Winnipeg Jets, by Leo:

The Jets begin their season tonight against the Coyotes (aka, the original Jets), so it's the perfect time to post this Jets concept by Leo.  The idea behind this concept is fairly simple, it's basically the original Jets' 1990-96 road jersey but with the current Jets' logo and colours.  I'm glad Leo used the current Jets' branding, as I feel the new Jets shouldn't use the original Jets' logos (after all that franchise still exists as the Arizona Coyotes).  Execution wise everything looks good, I can't find any mistakes.

Happy hockey season!

Guest Concept Post #64

Toronto Maple Leafs, by Jared:

We begin today's post with this Maple Leafs concept by Jared.  The jersey uses a good number of stripes, and has a large "T" as the main logo, which reminds me of the old Toronto Arenas jerseys.  The execution isn't great but it's a big improvement over Jared's previous concepts.  Using an existing font for the numbers and using the line tool for the striping looks much better than doing those elements free-hand.  Some execution errors remain though, the spacing between the lines are inconsistent and the lines are at inconsistent angles.  Also the lines either go over the edge of the template or don't reach the edge at all.  The only way to fix those issues is being extra patient and paying attention to every detail when making concepts.  Presentation wise, I like the fact that Jared put his name on the image, but I'm not a fan of the red background.  I think that background takes the focus away from the jersey too much.

St. Louis Blues, by Leo:

We also have two concepts from first time contributor Leo.  Here he makes a few minor changes to the Blues new jerseys, including swapping the yellow and white stripes on the hem and sleeves of the home jersey, swapping light blue and navy on the hem and sleeves of the road jersey, and adding pant stripes.  I think those changes are lateral moves, they don't really improve the jerseys in my opinion but they don't hurt them either.  Execution is good for the most part, except the back numbers are a bit too far apart and off center.

Chicago Blackhawks, by Leo:

Leo also sent in this Blackhawks Winter Classic concept, which is their original jersey (worn in 1926-27) adapted to the Reebok Edge template.  I'd love to see Chicago wear this jersey in the Winter Classic, I think it's a great idea to bring back the franchise's first jersey, and it would look great matched up against the Capitals Winter Classic jersey in my opinion.  Also, Leo did a very accurate job of recreating the jersey, the only differences are the necessary additions of the players name and TV numbers.  Hopefully we'll see more concepts from Leo in the future.

Have a good day!

Fixing the Bolts

Tampa Bay Lightning:

Last week I reviewed the Lightning's new third jersey, now I've created a concept to show what I'd do differently.  First of all I changed the collar-to-cuff striping into lightning bolts, which was inspired by these concepts by Brian Brideau.  I also changed the wordmark on the front from "BOLTS" to "TBL".  Then I brought back the Lightning's famous victory-stripes, and reduced the amount of blue on the pants and socks.

On an unrelated note, I've added a new feature to the sidebar on the right.  There are now tags for each guest concept artist, you can click on a name and see all the posts with concepts by that person.  I'm still testing this feature out, and might remove it if it doesn't work the way I want, but I'm hopeful it will work out.

Thanks for visiting!