Over a year ago, the MLS LA Galaxy started a Facebook campaign to solicit free design from their fans. This week, they showed the winner. Using a colorset inspired by the original 1996 Galaxy uniforms, the new Adidas jersey will be paired with black shorts with 3 red Adidas stripes.
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JR Francis is an actor, writer, director, graphic designer, UX guru, father, comedian, and craft beer snob. You can reach him at jrfrancis@sportslogos.net or on Twitter @JRFrancisSLN*One of several full-time uniform reporters this site has including its founder, Chris Creamer, who started his site in 1997
Wake Forest Has Two New Helmets, But Not The Ones We Had Expected
A few months ago, photographs of some purported new helmets for Wake Forest had made the rounds. People considered them to be fairly likely, and were proclaimed “legit.” Today, we see what the team will actually use. This morning, Offensive Line Coach Jonathan Himebauch (@COACH_HIMEY ) tweeted pictures from the Wake
Indiana Football Announces New Helmet. Wait, FIVE New Helmets
Apparently all uniform design these days is either boring or ugly. Well, at least according to the notoriously picky and overly-dramatic internet. Indiana football certainly chose their side of the decision by doing what comes all-too-naturally to colleges these days by pandering the to the tastes of 18-year-old recruits and
2014 Winter Olympic Games Announce Medal Designs to be Given in Sochi
The organizers in St. Petersburg announced next year’s medals for the Winter Olympic Games. They will use a pathwork design, meant to recall the many regions of Russia, holding its first WInter Olympiad next February. The designs cut into the medals, and engrave imagery onto them. Both the Olympic and
20th MLS Team Announced: New York City FC
In a move intended to strengthen their grip on the massive NYC market, the MLS have announced their expansion plans for a second team, joining the New York Red Bulls. MLS began play with a team marketed as “NY/NJ” and now have two teams, both named New York. The Yankees
NBA on the Path to Renaming Bobcats the Hornets
To the glee of many an NBA fan, it looks as if the Charlotte Bobcats have begun the process of changing back into the Charlotte Hornets. After Michael Jordan confirmed they had commissioned a study asking fans what they thought about changing the name back, CBS Sports seems to be the first
San Diego State University Shows Tweaked Logo, New Uniforms; Little Consistency
Count the looks! Collect all the styles! The San Diego State University Aztecs announced a slightly tweaked logo and new uniforms across all sports. Unfortunately, rather than take the opportunity to unify their athletics terms, wordmarks, stripes and colors, they went with a myriad collection of assorted appearance. In football,
Crystal Palace FC Hold Logo Vote; Announce New Logo and Kits
About a year ago, Crystal Palace FC put up 6 new logo designs up for public vote. They said they would take the winning design and make it their primary crest. For a year, fans voted between the six options below. Which is your favorite? Each has their own
Arizona Wildcats Football Announce New Gradient-Crazy Football Unis
The University of Arizona Wildcats football team announced their new 2013 uniforms this week, complete with unique shoulder and number gradients. The Nike-designed uniforms come in a full compliment of school colors, with three jerseys, three pants, and four helmet colors. All jerseys feature not just shoulders but numbers with
Dolphins Redesign a Retro Reminder of Simpler Design Times
White. That’s what you see when you first look at the new—dare we say retro?—Dolphins’ threads. The redesigned uniform, done in conjunction with a new Miami Dolphins logo that has a brighter sunburst and modernized dolphin, “has a lot of influences from the past, the team’s history and when they first came
Montana State Unleashes New Bobcat Primary Logo
In Bozeman Montana, the Bobcats have received a makeover, presenting an enhanced identify package for Montana State. Not exactly a full re-imaging, rather a fully designed cleaning up of their existing concept. Think Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals rather than UConn Huskys. The new, massaged logo was handled by Torch Creative and is
UConn Combat Public Opinion of Bland Logo with Goofy Helmets
UConn announced last week that they had a new logo. Today, they showed the unified uniform themes across all sports. Pretty consistent all the way around. Navy or white, with the bold UConn mark across the chest, standardized number font, UConn colors. Johnathan doesn’t appear too much, only sublimated on