Boy Hedican
Homer Jr, friends call me Ho-Ju
Hello Sharks Fans!
Like many of you, I'm looking forward to the new season. Not just because hockey is back, but I'm excited for all the new changes for our team. One of the most exciting things for me is the Sharks 25th Anniversary Jersey that will debut this year. Anytime there's mention of a new jersey, my brain starts working. Most of the time, I never share what I had in mind with the exception of my girlfriend and a select few people I know. This time, I decided to share my interpretation of what it could be. I hope you all enjoy it.
I'm happy to hear Terry Smith is back to design this jersey as he pays homage to his original designs. I've been pretty vocal of my distaste of the current Sharks branding, but I will say I think the current set are the best since the 2007 rebrand and I quite like the white jersey. Removing the additional orange really helps the teal come through as opposed to the merky, green effect too much orange has on it.
Let's talk logo. The current Sharks logo (also by Smith) isn't bad. Its actually a very nice illustration with great composition. What I'm not a fan of is the two toned, cell shaded look and the whippy hockey stick. I know I'm not alone on this. That said, overall I've grown to like it and have accepted it as our team logo.
But wait, they never mentioned a new logo! No, they have not. But they did do something. Back in the 25th Anniversary Thread I called out something I noticed when they released the anniversary logos. The original Sharks logo had been explicitly modified for the graphic. See the post for more info - LINK.
For the next several days I couldn't let this "leak" escape me. I kept trying to wonder what they were doing. So I stopped wondering and began drawing. Below, on each jersey, is my interpretation of an "updated" Sharks logo that mostly matches the anniversary graphic (I reduced some line strokes to make it more modern). This isn’t the first time I’ve mocked up a modern Sharks logo, but its the first time I had a reference point.
So what you see below are 6 concepts I came up with in teal and white. Why white? Because white was our original home jersey, and the Sharks org made it a point to give that jersey away during the draft with the 25th anniversary patch. Does that mean I think it will be white? No. I have no clue. I just wanted to do more concepts. Each one follows the criteria put forth by Smith, representing the present while paying homage to the past. I have my personal favorites, but I’ll keep quite until some of you chime in.
Please take a second to vote for your favorite one and not necessarily what you think it would be.
Thanks for taking the time to read all this. I had a blast doing this and I’m happy to finally be sharing it.
- rem
click here for hi-res image
click here for hi-res image
Like many of you, I'm looking forward to the new season. Not just because hockey is back, but I'm excited for all the new changes for our team. One of the most exciting things for me is the Sharks 25th Anniversary Jersey that will debut this year. Anytime there's mention of a new jersey, my brain starts working. Most of the time, I never share what I had in mind with the exception of my girlfriend and a select few people I know. This time, I decided to share my interpretation of what it could be. I hope you all enjoy it.
“The Heritage Jersey represents the present of the Sharks franchise while paying stark homage to its past.” Terry Smith, Designer
I'm happy to hear Terry Smith is back to design this jersey as he pays homage to his original designs. I've been pretty vocal of my distaste of the current Sharks branding, but I will say I think the current set are the best since the 2007 rebrand and I quite like the white jersey. Removing the additional orange really helps the teal come through as opposed to the merky, green effect too much orange has on it.
Let's talk logo. The current Sharks logo (also by Smith) isn't bad. Its actually a very nice illustration with great composition. What I'm not a fan of is the two toned, cell shaded look and the whippy hockey stick. I know I'm not alone on this. That said, overall I've grown to like it and have accepted it as our team logo.
But wait, they never mentioned a new logo! No, they have not. But they did do something. Back in the 25th Anniversary Thread I called out something I noticed when they released the anniversary logos. The original Sharks logo had been explicitly modified for the graphic. See the post for more info - LINK.
For the next several days I couldn't let this "leak" escape me. I kept trying to wonder what they were doing. So I stopped wondering and began drawing. Below, on each jersey, is my interpretation of an "updated" Sharks logo that mostly matches the anniversary graphic (I reduced some line strokes to make it more modern). This isn’t the first time I’ve mocked up a modern Sharks logo, but its the first time I had a reference point.
So what you see below are 6 concepts I came up with in teal and white. Why white? Because white was our original home jersey, and the Sharks org made it a point to give that jersey away during the draft with the 25th anniversary patch. Does that mean I think it will be white? No. I have no clue. I just wanted to do more concepts. Each one follows the criteria put forth by Smith, representing the present while paying homage to the past. I have my personal favorites, but I’ll keep quite until some of you chime in.
Please take a second to vote for your favorite one and not necessarily what you think it would be.
Thanks for taking the time to read all this. I had a blast doing this and I’m happy to finally be sharing it.
- rem
click here for hi-res image
click here for hi-res image