2016 Michigan Football Uniform Concept
3/31 UPDATE: Here
First things first, it's VERY simple, so unless you care about the minutia of uniforms, you may not notice anything new or different.
For the rest of us, here's my concept based on Nike's Mach Speed template:
The details:
- Keep it simple!
- Jumpman and B1G logos balanced and visible, but not too pronounced
- Clear sternum (NC, CFP, bowl patch would go here)
- Modernized font similar to last week's twitter leak (extremely similar to Oregon State)
- Same pants as 2015, but following lines of Nike Mach Speed template
- Maize drop shadow on away numbers
- Maize cuffs and collar on away
Takeaways:
- It was difficult to find tiny ways to change the uniform that pay enough repsect to the absurdly long-standing traditions of the program.
- After playing with all the options, I've come to realize I like the 2015 away pants a lot and I hope we keep the design.
- A modernized font will look cool and not gaudy if the rest of the uniform is grounded well enough.
- Hat-tip to two users from Sportlogos.net for the template - here
What are you hoping to see in the fast-approaching new uniforms?
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March 29th, 2016 at 11:15 PM ^
I have never heard of granite jorts, but then again maybe a new style. Kids these days!
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Talking tough on the internet does not make you tough.
You seen the pictures of this kid? A beard and a face tattoo wouldnt make WD tough.
March 30th, 2016 at 10:03 AM ^
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March 29th, 2016 at 10:53 PM ^
no thank you for robot/computer font numbers, and no thank you for yellow/maize shading of the away #'s.
and i should add, i'm wary of anyone who's art work says its from 'bucksfans' in small print at the top.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:55 PM ^
Yeah, it felt weird to type that. My computer probably has a virus or something now.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:04 PM ^
Love the simple, sharp look of the all blue numbers from last year's away unis. That is the one thing that Adidas got right in all the years we had them. For anyone that grew up on LI, the shade of maize pictured looks like an old LILCO truck.
March 30th, 2016 at 11:55 AM ^
Dr. Samuel Johnson is right about Olsen Johnson's being right. And I'm not giving up my ice cream parlor that I built with these 2 hands for nothin' or nobody
March 29th, 2016 at 10:52 PM ^
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March 29th, 2016 at 10:53 PM ^
I want the same damn home design, but with better materials (the form fitting, modern jerseys, not mesh) and a new, yet classic and minimalist away jersey design. I like your mock ups, but I'm sure Nike/Jordan will knock it out of the park. They have one chance to do the first football jumpman jerseys the right way.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:56 PM ^
I'm gonna piss blood and rage if they change the jersey number font and wordmark.
The wordmark is perfect and the jersey numbers have been the same since the 60s.
That is literally perfect. There's no need to touch it.
Just get the Jumpman logo on there and we're good.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:02 PM ^
You don't happen to have that font file do you?
March 29th, 2016 at 11:03 PM ^
Superstar M54
You can find it for free online with a simple search.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:16 PM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 11:20 PM ^
Not only does it look great, been around forever but I have spent countless hours using that font on every page as the heading for every SuperGuide. Every sport.
That would almost be a bigger pain the ass to have to change than when we dumped highlighter Maize this past year. That took almost a week and a half to fix.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:36 PM ^
If you don't yet, learn how to use styles on word, WD.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:38 PM ^
I think you shouldn't go back and change the font on previous pages in the SuperGuide. Just start using the new font and roll with it. Then later in life when your flipping through your books you will just run into the change.
Because what if they change it again in 10 or 20 years..
Because of this...I hope they change everything and announce it on August 1.
Then for the first game, I hope we come out wearing exactly what we all know, love and expect after the month long freakout and WD feverishly changing everything in his guide.
I'm evil.
But not Pop Evil.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:26 PM ^
I'd get that checked out bro. Sounds serious.
Superstar M54 is a pretty generic "college" font. I like it too, but a subtle change to make it more unique for Michigan is not a big deal.
The constant pushback against every minute detail that goes against the tradition of Michigan is very tired at this point. Everything is a tradition...until it's not. The font has changed before and it will change again.
March 30th, 2016 at 10:22 AM ^
I think they just match last year's. The white grew on me and the maize was perfect. My only concern is how Nike jerseys have looked the last couple years when they get wet. Not too good.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:55 PM ^
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However, looking at this font straight, it looks real odd. Like a cross between cursive and block numbers. They should go one way or the other (preferably block bc they have always looked amazing and I don't want to be UCLA)
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March 29th, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
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March 30th, 2016 at 10:23 AM ^
While I liked the all white with the continuous stripe as a change of pace, I'm in full support of the block M on the pants coming back. Looks good on Maize.
And on the shoulder of the away jerseys!!
March 29th, 2016 at 11:35 PM ^
I got MUCH bigger worries than white or yellow pants.
March 29th, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^
March 29th, 2016 at 11:01 PM ^
I made some potential t-shirt designs we could see.
This one below is based on the practice t-shirts all the Nike schools had in 2015
March 29th, 2016 at 11:06 PM ^
The Freep would misinterpret that.
March 29th, 2016 at 11:32 PM ^
Says Nike since all of their schools have the same shirts. Even UNC, a Jumpman school.
is a sacrilege.