Jul
8

Interview with NFL Designer Mark Verlander

Interview with NFL Designer Mark Verlander

I have a treat for you today. In a previous post about the history of each NFL franchise's logo, I mentioned a few times that some of my favorite NFL logos were designed by a guy by the name of Mark Verlander. I discovered Mr. Verlander while in design school after being given the task of presenting an inspiratio...

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Jun
27

The worst NFL jerseys are gone!

The worst NFL jerseys are gone!

The Buffalo Bills have done away with the ugliest set of NFL uniforms. The monstrosities they had been wearing since 2002 looked like 3 different uniforms pieced together; all bad. They couldn't decide if they were navy blue, royal blue, or both, and they had more helmet stripes than the rest of the NFL teams combined. Thankfully, the redesign has brought the opposite: simplicity. They're not e...

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Jun
14

Ranking the College World Series Teams’ Jerseys

Ranking the College World Series Teams’ Jerseys

The College World Series is about the only time most of us pay any attention to college baseball (if we even do then). From a design standpoint, it's fun for me to look at because college baseball isn't on TV very often, so I haven't seen many of the uniforms before. It's interesting to see how schools adapt their identity to baseball uniforms. Many ditch their primary logo used for most other spo...

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May
10

The Wizards’ New Wardrobe

The Wizards’ New Wardrobe

Just as I launch a sports design blog and make a post about NBA logos involving basketballs, an NBA team unveils a new logo and uniform set - and the logo involves a basketball. The Washington Wizards followed the growing updated-retro trend and released a new identity that nods to their old days as the ...

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