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Eugene Church · 06-07-2003, 07:10 PM

Thanks, dbacks...if possible, I would like to contact you in private about logos. You do not have your e-mail listed. It's no problem if you do not want to be contacted personally. I'll just communicate here on the board.

I have already e-mailed Cuss 16 and Shub instructions for the first two sets of logos.
I'll post them here for you and anyone else that would like to do some.

IN GENERAL, USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT...YOU GUYS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

USE WHITE BACKGROUND. It seems to be a better contrast than black or a dark color, when used in OOTPB. If you think another background color is light or soft enough and gives good contrast, then use it. I currently have black backgrounds in OOTP5 and they are very poor visually...not enough contrast.

PUT BOTH CITY AND NICKNAME.

USE A VARIETY OF STYLES AND FONTS...I know these will have to be repeated because of the number of teams I have.
I like the Oakland A's, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox's round logos. See them on "logoserver.com". The A's city and nickname are in a circle...colored white and trimmed in yellow on a green background..."A's" is in the center of the circle...colored green with gold trim....Red Sox and Orioles are similar.

USE THE DODGERS TYPE SCRIPT WITH THE TAIL AS A VARIATION FOR SOME OF THE LOGOS.

Sometimes just do one color...sometimes outline or trim with a second color...sometimes use white for the city/nickname and trim them with two other colors.

I am not trying to tell you how to do it...just giving you my preferences. PLEASE USE YOUR CREATIVITY.

SET #1 NEW YORK YANKEES
COLORS: NAVY BLUE AND WHITE
(logoserver.com has Uncle Sam's hat with a bat in it that extends from it and forms part of the "k" in "Yankees". If you could take that and add the city and nickname. That would be fine...or do what you would like...use the blue pin stripes if they are appropriate and they do not clutter up the logo.

FARM TEAMS: Use navy blue and white for all...create your own logos.

BUFFALO BOMBERS (for BRONX BOMBERS)
BIRMINGHAM BARONS (former farm team)
RALEIGH BLUE STRIPES (Yanks are famous for blue pin stripes)

SET #2 ATLANTA CRACKERS (a "cracker is a bum or hobo")
COLORS: ORANGE AND BLUE (use white for lettering or trim if it makes it look better)

FARMS TEAMS: (all nicknames are associate with "bums and hobos")

DALLAS HOBOS
RICHMOND ROADRUNNERS
JACKSONVILLE BEACHCOMBERS

When these are completed, I will post the others.

Thanks.

06-07-2003, 07:10 PM	#8
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,218	Thanks, dbacks...if possible, I would like to contact you in private about logos. You do not have your e-mail listed. It's no problem if you do not want to be contacted personally. I'll just communicate here on the board. I have already e-mailed Cuss 16 and Shub instructions for the first two sets of logos. I'll post them here for you and anyone else that would like to do some. IN GENERAL, USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT...YOU GUYS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. USE WHITE BACKGROUND. It seems to be a better contrast than black or a dark color, when used in OOTPB. If you think another background color is light or soft enough and gives good contrast, then use it. I currently have black backgrounds in OOTP5 and they are very poor visually...not enough contrast. PUT BOTH CITY AND NICKNAME. USE A VARIETY OF STYLES AND FONTS...I know these will have to be repeated because of the number of teams I have. I like the Oakland A's, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox's round logos. See them on "logoserver.com". The A's city and nickname are in a circle...colored white and trimmed in yellow on a green background..."A's" is in the center of the circle...colored green with gold trim....Red Sox and Orioles are similar. USE THE DODGERS TYPE SCRIPT WITH THE TAIL AS A VARIATION FOR SOME OF THE LOGOS. Sometimes just do one color...sometimes outline or trim with a second color...sometimes use white for the city/nickname and trim them with two other colors. I am not trying to tell you how to do it...just giving you my preferences. PLEASE USE YOUR CREATIVITY. SET #1 NEW YORK YANKEES COLORS: NAVY BLUE AND WHITE (logoserver.com has Uncle Sam's hat with a bat in it that extends from it and forms part of the "k" in "Yankees". If you could take that and add the city and nickname. That would be fine...or do what you would like...use the blue pin stripes if they are appropriate and they do not clutter up the logo. FARM TEAMS: Use navy blue and white for all...create your own logos. BUFFALO BOMBERS (for BRONX BOMBERS) BIRMINGHAM BARONS (former farm team) RALEIGH BLUE STRIPES (Yanks are famous for blue pin stripes) SET #2 ATLANTA CRACKERS (a "cracker is a bum or hobo") COLORS: ORANGE AND BLUE (use white for lettering or trim if it makes it look better) FARMS TEAMS: (all nicknames are associate with "bums and hobos") DALLAS HOBOS RICHMOND ROADRUNNERS JACKSONVILLE BEACHCOMBERS When these are completed, I will post the others. Thanks.