With Haiti In Mind
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Last night I posed the notion that creating Haitian concept jersey designs (I know, ice hockey in Haiti) could be a small way for Icethetics artists to bring a little awareness to the earthquake disaster victims. Nothing big, but a few of you did decide to get involved.
Here's some of the artwork I've received in the past 24 hours.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this. Well done! And if you're still working on a submission, don't stop now. I'll keep posting them as long as you all keep sending them!
A couple more just came in. Check them out.
The Haiti memorial concept art just keeps coming. Thank you guys a ton for participating!
Jeff has come up with one of the most complete identities for the fictional Haitian ice hockey club. The well-designed crest stands out on very sharp jerseys. You'll notice Jeff has incorporated the various elements of the flag seal in his logo. Though the striping comes awfully close to crossing the line of what's tasteful, I'm still quite impressed with the effort put in. If only we could actually do something real with one of these awesome jersey designs. |
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Brad has taken a different approach with his white concept jersey. The shield on the front is rather bold as are the multi-colored stripes evocative of Caribbean art. It's simple but that's why it works. |
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Lastly, Brett sent in this jersey design, which I think is quite possibly the most realistic of any submitted so far. If a nation like Haiti were to ever actually field a hockey team, I'd be willing to bet that little time would be spent being overly creative with the jerseys. Brett also dug up a bit of hockey/Haiti trivia to share:
Also worth mentioning is Georges Laraque, who now plays for his home team, Montreal Canadiens. While Laraque himself was born in Canada, his parents are both from Haiti. As of last Thursday, he was still waiting to hear from family members in the devastated region. |
More to come tomorrow.
I'm really stunned by the response to the idea of creating jerseys for Haiti. As some of you have mentioned, it would be incredibly cool if a pro team somewhere could pick up one of these designs, manufacture them, and hold an auction for the earthquake victims. Fingers crossed!
I don't know how many more concepts I'll receive from you guys, but as long as they keep coming, I'll keep adding them to this post. Thanks so much for participating! (By the way, I sent a small donation to the Red Cross' Haiti relief efforts on behalf of Icethetics and you guys!)
Got a few more in the last couple of days.