Fixing the Cats' Thirds
/Hope you're enjoying your morning. I've got some new concept art for you as part of the re-launch of the Icethetics concept format. From now on, I expect to have more frequent posts with fewer items.
Today, three artists take a look at what the Florida Panthers' probably should've done with their new third jersey this season. Dark blue has been done. And just because you add a new color to your arsenal doesn't make it acceptable.
 Peter Cabral |
This is probably closest to what the Panthers should've done — and it's the closest to what they actually did. It keeps the rounded shoulder yoke intact as well as the new logos. The only major change is to the color of the sweater itself — and they need to bring back the red. One other neat change is the gold. It works really well with those shades of blue and red. But you may prefer the current yellow. For an idea of what that might look like, look no further... |
 Chris Fraterrigo |
That's the true Panthers gold. But personally, I think either way you go, red is definitely the winner here. The point of the alternate uniform is to show off some colors your home crowd isn't used to seeing. They skirted that with the powder blue splashed about. I'm not saying Florida has a bad third jersey, because that couldn't be farther from the truth. I just feel like they missed an opportunity to return to their roots a little. The Cats wore red for years. As a matter of fact, their first blue sweater was a third. |
 Glen Cuthbert |
This last one may be the best version. While it's differences are slight, they are significant in their simplicity. First, drop the gold. Just because it's a third sweater doesn't mean it requires a third color. Red and blue work perfectly and separate the sweater from the home and road jerseys. Second, the circle around the new panther head is not important and while to some it may elicit the feel of old-time hockey, all it really does is paint itself as a Penguins/Wild/Blues copycat. Still, it may need a white stroke to help it stand out a bit more on its own. Everything else works. The striping is great as well as the shoulder yoke and new logos. There's nothing else I'd change. |
And that wraps up the first edition of the new concept format. Hope you enjoyed it and I hope you enjoyed all your awesome Christmas presents this morning!