Columbus Blue Jackets Re-Brand

Good evening everyone! How is everyone on this fine Tuesday night? I'm settled in for the night. The Penguins just won there 13th in a row and I'm watching the Rangers/Flyers rivalry continue. What games are you all watching?

Also, if you didn't notice I've updated the blog's look. I just wanted to update to a cleaner, more sleek and modern look. 

Anyways, onto today's concept!

Columbus Blue Jackets

 

I wanted to give the Blue Jackets a full rebrand! Starting with the logo. A star with a backwards Ohio flag? Creative, yes, but it doesn't really relate to their identity (other than the fact they're from Ohio) and and it doesn't work that well as a primary logo. The primary logo I used for my rebrand uses the head of a soldier. A "Blue Jacket." It's fierce and relates to the identity. The original logo was designed by a concept artist on SportDrawn.com. I took a screenshot and printed the logo a while back but unfortunately the post got deleted from SportDrawn so I didn't get the name of the artist. Here's the original logo, though. The shoulder patches are two crossed cannons to further incorporate the military theme. The cannons are from the Boston Cannons lacrosse logo. For the jersey design I went with a more modern look while keeping it classic. I also went ahead and used the stripes from the Blue Jackets "stripes and sticks" concept logo. I thought it looked good as arm stripes and reflected a military patch that would be featured on a soldiers jacket. Then we go onto the alternate... I wanted to keep it much more simplistic. I removed red, kept classic simple striping, and the rest is pretty self explanatory. I apologize for the long description but I'll let the jerseys do the rest of the talking. 

Let me know what you think in the comments and thank you for stopping by!

Crazy Columbus Concept!

Good evening everyone! It's snowing lots here in Colorado. Almost a foot on the ground! So I figured it'd be a good night to work on some concepts and just relax. I'm currently huddled by the fire waiting for my Avs to take on the Blues for a late game tonight in Denver. Hopefully Duchene won't get too offsides again! Haha! Anyways... onto a rather crazy concept tonight.

Columbus Blue Jackets

 So ever since that Columbus concept logo was leaked, I thought it would look cool as stripes on a jersey. Originally I was just going to use my version as arm stripes but I was messing around and tried it as a chest stripe and I kind of liked the way it looked. I know it's really unconventional but I think it could be a cool identity for the Blue Jackets. As an alternate of course. It could also work as a 'Military Appreciation Night' jersey, or something along those lines. I know it's way out of the box, but I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for stopping by!

First Expansion Entries (Deadline Extended)

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Columbus Blue Jackets

First off I have a CBJ concept. The first thing I wanted to do was add more blue. After all they are the BLUE Jackets. I also wanted to add gold to the color scheme as a few others have. I think it compliments the blues and white very well. I also wanted to use the cannon logo as the primary. It's not a great logo but it represents the brand very nicely. You may have seen a proposed logo the Blue Jackets created (rendered by Avi S.) in the past. I created a more simplistic version of that logo for a shoulder patch. Lastly I added stars to the cuffs and few few minute datails to top off the jersey. This, in my opinion, is the direction the Blue Jackets need to take. I would really appreciate any feedback you have. I may creat a road white jersey sometime soon.

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Next up is the NHL Expansion Contest! First off I wanted to let everyone know that the entry deadline has been extended until August 15th. I also have the first three entries!

Quebec (Scott D.)

Seattle (Scott D.)

 Hamilton (Myself/Justin)

I would love for everyone to participate so get your entries in and spread the word!

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Tournament of Hockey Design

The second round of the TOHD rounded up with the Senators earning Best Third Jersey and the Avalanche (*sigh* but no suprise) getting crowned Worst Uniforms. Two new votes have been listed on the right side of the page.