It's been a while since we last saw an entry into the Re-Bourne series by Andrew Bourne. We pick it up with a very stripped-down set of jerseys for the Chicago Blackhawks. Thoughts?
Ask any hockey fan to name the top five best jerseys in the league. I bet Chicago will be on every list. Chicago has a classic style and is the class of the league. It is very hard to even try to improve their style, but I took a whack at it with a giant stick called, 'history'.
Here's another set from Andrew Bourne, this time focusing on the Flames.
The Calgary Flames already have a solid jersey set, but there is definitely too much going on in the home and away jerseys. It's time to bring back some history to The Flames and really make them stand out as one of the best designed teams in Canada.
The Re-Bourne series took a brief break during Minor League Week, but Andrew Bourne is back with his take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. He didn't send me a description on this one so you'll have to fill in the blanks on your own.
Andrew Bourne's concept series continues today with a revised look for the Carolina Hurricanes.
What's wrong with the current red, black, white & silver scheme, you ask? Pretty much everything. The red does make sense in the fact that the flag warning system for indicating horrible weather conditions is red, but I'm not liking it. When I think hurricane, I think water and wind. Who first thinks of a red flag? Possibly people much smarter than I.
One year, I stumbled upon the hurricane toilet (in reference to the current Hurricanes logo). I actually kind of liked The Hurricane logo until I saw the toilet photo. Once you see something like that, you can't un-see it. So, I knew I had to do something drastic for The 305cHL Hurricanes. The primary logo is a mix of the Canes word mark and the swirling hurricane logo. I like the combination because you get a real sense of movement and you discourage the toilet...
Note: Sorry for the late post today. I didn't set my auto-publish date correctly. Better late than never though, right? Can't break the 150-day streak now!
Andrew Bourne's recurring series marks another installment here with the Buffalo Sabres. I'll admit, even I'm a bit skeptical on this one, but I'm curious to see the feedback it gets.
Although my reasoning for The 305cHL Buffalo color scheme might be laughable, at least I have a reason. I decided to ditch the blue and yellow from Buffalo because there is a blue epidemic in the NHL right now: teams with no blue in their color scheme are finding ways to use it in their 3rd jersey. So, one less blue team certainly wouldn't hurt. I believe that the team was onto something during their 'red and black era'. They looked intimidating. What I didn't like was the brightness of the red with the high contrast of the black.
I kept the bright red as a very small accent color and brought in a burgundy to replace the black. The change from yellow to light gold was to hint at the sabre and gives a regal element to the design. Finally, the laughable part: Buffalo can never escape from what they are known for. Yep, that's right, Buffalo Wings. No, I didn't want this team to literally be a buffalo wing with orange, red and brown swirls of color, but I did keep in mind that this is what Buffalo is known for. So, I kept the colors warm (red and gold) and tried to hint - if only slightly - to the big Buffalo claim-to-fame... Laugh now or forever hold your peace.
