Cooper! I’m going to focus on your Snowmen design. Your other entry was a little too similar to a certain mutant reptile karate group. Snowmen is such a great team name. Why hasn’t that been used for a real team yet? I really love the thought you put into all the symbols and iconography of this design. The “TC” alternate logo is my favorite part of this design. I think it’s a cool idea. I want you to spend some time with that concept. The whole snowman’s not working for me. But the storm cloud with T lighting and the C all locked up is great. For me, before I start designing anything I always look at book for inspiration of what style I should use. Go to Barnes and Noble and look for old design books for font and rendering ideas. Can’t wait to see you make that TC design blossom.
Matt! Hot damn this is a great character and design. So full of life, so fun. I’m getting thirsty just looking at this guy. You’re making me second guess the Hometown League and you got me thinking that we should have gone with the Libations League idea. One-and-done!
David! My son has an amazing book called “Unusual Creatures” and this little bugger is on the cover. I love the retro style mixed with a very contemporary idea of what a mascot could be. How great would it be to see jersey with “Axolotls” on the front? One-and-done!
sweet, a canadian entry!
I liked my T C to i had a script logo on his jersey I didn’t know the font wouldn’t show up.
Loving the Steins. Great work! Great character.
Agreed with Kevin! Incredible!
The Steins is awesome, way to go! I also really like the AXOLOTLS
Axolotls looks amazing !!!!!
and with the possibility of a Glow in the Dark… it’s a future winner !!!!
The Axolotls logo looks awesome.
Steins and Axolotls are excellent. Early contenders, indeed!
1. Snowmen, sick name. animate the snowman and you’re golden.
2. Steins. the name fits and the logo is dope.
3. Axolotls. i’m digging the design and name except the tail and left leg are killing me.
Thanks OG I think I’ll try to make one hat with just the TC but I might also try to animate the Snowman a little more I wish my font would have showed up.
Casey if you got my newest design can you tell me If I can use the St.P font or I have to redo it.
If you’re using a font for anything, be sure to “Create outlines” (it’s under the Type menu) before you submit your entry. Otherwise I export as I get it and your entry will be under represented. Thanks!
Thanks sorry I didn’t know that I tweeted a pick with the snow men’s font sorry for all th trouble.
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Cooper – I made that same rookie font mistake on my Fukushima Fugu Shadow League entry. So I’d really like to see the font on your revision. Great start!
Matt – I see you went with the original green and gold, nice choice. This could also work on a red, gold and black colourway. Congrats on the one and done!
David – Awesome Bruce Lee stance! Also congrats on the one and done!
Thanks for the feedback Aussie Ry I tweeted a picture if you have a twitter. I tagged the clink room.
Love these entries. Especially the Steins!
C – Nah I don’t have twitter, it’s not as big here as it is in the States. If somebody could throw a link into the comments section, that’d be great.
http://twitter.com/cm62198/status/300948741677015040/photo/1 here it is Aussie it doesn’t add a whole lot to the design but its another reference.
By the way I love your embats design I wish we had an urban legend like that up here in Minnesota.
C – the link looks good! I’d like to see that script font fattened up and included as the heading on your revision. Looking forward to it.
Cheers for the Embats love, I have a few revisions I’m working on at the moment, just hard to decide what way to go with it…
I Agree with Axolotls Glow in the Dark idea. Maybe with a darker coloured hat.
Cooper: It looks like you have a dilemma on your hands: do you go with the TC monogram or the snowman character. There are strong points to each. With the monogram, I like how there are graphic elements representative of weather, as well as the more abstract use of weather pattern elements (like I see on the evening news) to create the C. On the other hand, I love a great character mascot. I think the symmetrical rendering is to his detriment. Give him some motion and energy, any you may have a winner.
Matt: Awesome. Quirky and friendly. Agreed on the Red, black, and gold colors as an alternative scheme.
David: The limited, pale color palette is great. Glow-in-the-dark would be a great surprise. But even without it, the cool gray with a pink splash is unexpected but attractive. Nice rendering, too!
Thanks for the advice Nathan I think I’ll do both and make the Snowman the alternate hat. Ill get them both in and I hope they show both. I’m going to animate the snowman a lot more and add more dots to the TC I think it will turn out really cool. I sent in one new design I think people are going to like. I sent it in on Sunday so it should come out pretty soon. Thanks to everyone who’s giving me advice if you have a suggestion keep them coming!
P. S. this was my first time using illustrator and I think it turned out pretty well. I think I’ve go the hang of it now and the designs will look really cool.