The new basketball uniforms

[PlayAZ]

It's so bad, though. My god, look at that 4.

Forsaking that though I would give the overall an 11?

 

[Second and Chalmers]

Hopefully, whatever change takes place, I hope that it surpasses the last rebrand.

To be impossibly pedantic, new uniforms would not be a rebrand. The rebrand is just the standardization of colors and logos and typefaces. Where we choose to go uniform-wise within that "brand" can and will continue to change and evolve. Baseball, for example, has moved on from the initial uniforms that came out after the rebrand, and IMO they look fantastic

What was once a mishmash that had nothing in common with the rest of campus:

Became something rebranded but sort of overdone and obvious and poorly thought out:

And now has been reworked with time and thought within the rebrand framework to something IMO phenomenal:

(Apologies for the huge images, that was all I could find)

Football nailed the broad strokes of it from the get-go. There's one or two tweaks I'd be keen to make (the off-kilter Block I's on the helmets are gonna kill me), but the core there is sound. Baseball has used the rebrand template to great effect over time. Let's get basketball off the struggle bus here and we'll really be moving. And maybe start thinking about a hockey sweater?

 

[wILL-INI]

To be impossibly pedantic, new uniforms would not be a rebrand. The rebrand is just the standardization of colors and logos and typefaces. Where we choose to go uniform-wise within that "brand" can and will continue to change and evolve. Baseball, for example, has moved on from the initial uniforms that came out after the rebrand, and IMO they look fantastic

What was once a mishmash that had nothing in common with the rest of campus:

At the cost of all originality and creativity. BUT just my opinion.

 

[mattcoldagelli]

I'll avoid quoting S&C's post due to the pictures but yes - the key is to thread the needle of being consistent while taking advantage of certain sport-specific opportunities (like pinstripes for baseball).

 

[PlayAZ]

I like the uniforms with numbers in an out of ordinary position if you will. I think they set the uniforms apart. Otherwise, start from scratch with no zig zags, that design looks like what anyone of us would have drawn up while bored in the class of choice that we may have disliked while in elementary school.

 

[skyIdub]

Sorry for the thread drift.....but I saw those baseball pictures and noticed the glove....now I want one of these so bad.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

The Illini are starting to reap the rewards in recruiting from the subliminal message (Illinois is #1) in the new font, and now you guys want to get rid of it???

TownieMatt, your F looks weak, like it's already lost the fight before it even began. Hardly the kind of character I want leading the Fighting Illini. The new F, now that's a character with some fight in it. It's angled, as if it's rearing back to clock your weak sauce F in its ugly face. In fact, it looks like it stole part of your F and is flaunting it. Yeah, we know who is #1.

Hoping this is sarcasm.

 

[PlayAZ]

https://www.ebay.com/b/Colosseum-Athletics-Illinois-Fighting-Illini-NCAA-Jerseys/24541/bn_16917412

 

[Future Walk-On]

My favorite jersey styles I saw this year were the

FGCU "eagles" ones in cursive
Loyola (Chi) cursive ones

Something simple and traditional that says "fighting illini" would be awesome IMO.

 

[sacraig]

I must be the only person who doesn't hate the font. I was under the impression that the font was supposed to evoke speed or flying, like the Flyin' Illini, and to me, it accomplishes that with the sort of swept-back look at the top of the letters, even if it makes "I" look sort of like "1". Used properly, I mostly like it.

 

[wILL-INI]

My favorite jersey styles I saw this year were the

FGCU "eagles" ones in cursive
Loyola (Chi) cursive ones

Something simple and traditional that says "fighting illini" would be awesome IMO.

I'll raise you one... A script jersey, thats also a throwback!!!!

 

[Second and Chalmers]

Just thinking out loud, would having the letters and the numbers in the same color like they are on those baseball uniforms tone down the kinda-Poochie aggressiveness of the font a little bit?

I don't suppose any of our illustrious design heads could mock that up?

 

[georgeuremovich]

My favorite jersey styles I saw this year were the

FGCU "eagles" ones in cursive
Loyola (Chi) cursive ones

Something simple and traditional that says "fighting illini" would be awesome IMO.

:hurl:cursive

 

[sacraig]

:hurl:cursive

Seconded.

 

[Tevo]

The Illini are starting to reap the rewards in recruiting from the subliminal message (Illinois is #1) in the new font, and now you guys want to get rid of it???

TownieMatt, your F looks weak, like it's already lost the fight before it even began. Hardly the kind of character I want leading the Fighting Illini. The new F, now that's a character with some fight in it. It's angled, as if it's rearing back to clock your weak sauce F in its ugly face. In fact, it looks like it stole part of your F and is flaunting it. Yeah, we know who is #1.

"Give me back my serif, you bully!"

 

[Tevo]

I'll avoid quoting S&C's post due to the pictures but yes - the key is to thread the needle of being consistent while taking advantage of certain sport-specific opportunities (like pinstripes for baseball).

I see what you did there. This whole thread seems to be about patching the holes in our brand image. Stitching together uniforms from various branding scraps will never work as well as a whole cloth approach. And we can't just pin our hopes on some brand manager, or let Nike fleece us. Darn it, we need to stop hemming and hawing, and get this ironed out. I know it may seam silly, but this issue can be wooly. If we have to needle the DIA, pipe up and interface with Whitman, or just spool up a bunch of suggestions, then sew be it. If we do it right, our branding could really surge forward.

 

[BananaShampoo]

I see what you did there. This whole thread seems to be about patching the holes in our brand image. Stitching together uniforms from various branding scraps will never work as well as a whole cloth approach. And we can't just pin our hopes on some brand manager, or let Nike fleece us. Darn it, we need to stop hemming and hawing, and get this ironed out. I know it may seam silly, but this issue can be wooly. If we have to needle the DIA, pipe up and interface with Whitman, or just spool up a bunch of suggestions, then sew be it. If we do it right, our branding could really surge forward.

Bravo, sir.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

Just thinking out loud, would having the letters and the numbers in the same color like they are on those baseball uniforms tone down the kinda-Poochie aggressiveness of the font a little bit?

I don't suppose any of our illustrious design heads could mock that up?

IMO, no. The "I" = "1" thing has always smacked of trying too hard in my view.

 

[Deleted member 654622]

Sorry for the thread drift.....but I saw those baseball pictures and noticed the glove....now I want one of these so bad.

Get on 44progloves.com
Pretty awesome custom made gloves...if your in to that sort of thing

 

[ILL in IA]

Get on 44progloves.com
Pretty awesome custom made gloves...if your in to that sort of thing

I could spend way to much time designing gloves I will never buy or need at this point in my life.

 

[redwingillini11]

I have to say I have faith in the new basketball and football uniforms on the way, because my goodness the new baseball unis (particularly the pinstripes) are freaking gorgeous.

 

[haasi]

I see what you did there...

Yes, Tevo weaved this together very nicely


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[Illini B-Ball Fan]

Weave this story anyway you want, so cut to the bottom line - we will more than likely have no say in how the fabric of this topic comes out since the athletic department will determine it, so tear your heart out! :deadhorse:

 

[Deleted member 4333]

I see what you did there. This whole thread seems to be about patching the holes in our brand image. Stitching together uniforms from various branding scraps will never work as well as a whole cloth approach. And we can't just pin our hopes on some brand manager, or let Nike fleece us. Darn it, we need to stop hemming and hawing, and get this ironed out. I know it may seam silly, but this issue can be wooly. If we have to needle the DIA, pipe up and interface with Whitman, or just spool up a bunch of suggestions, then sew be it. If we do it right, our branding could really surge forward.

Just picking a knit, but I would have spelled it "serge". Otherwise, brilliant. :thumb:

 

[Illini B-Ball Fan]

Just picking a knit, but I would have spelled it "serge". Otherwise, brilliant. :thumb:

...and seamless.