Brief Hiatus for the Blog

I'm taking some much needed R&R this week — both from work and Icethetics. I'll be heading to Iceland for some glacier hiking and aurora gawking. While I'm there, I fully intend to keep email checking to a minimum. And I have no plans to update the blog at all.

But that doesn't mean Icethetics will be stagnant. Keep an eye on the Concepts page for new work daily. In fact, for the next week, logging onto Icethetics will automatically redirect you to the Concepts page. And the recently revamped Uniform & Logo Gallery will get an update on Thursday with our next AHL team. (Just added the Grand Rapids Griffins today.)

In the meantime, if you're at all interested to see what Iceland is like, you're welcome to follow my personal Instagram account (@csbolt84), which I update frequently. Just don't expect anything related to Icethetics. This will be my third time visiting Iceland. In the past, I've been during the spring and summer months but never the winter. Should be quite an adventure. Got plenty of warm clothes packed.

I'll be back in time for the start of the NHL season — finally! If any big jersey or logo news breaks while I'm gone, it may have to wait until I'm home again. Regular blog updates resume next week.

Update on Tuesday · Jan 15 · 2013 | 8:39 PM PST by Chris

I'm back (obviously) and it was a great trip! Here are a few of my favorite shots.

Saw the Northern Lights put on a show just outside Akureyri. Happily stood in the freezing cold to admire Goðafoss. And to really appreciate Iceland's natural beauty, joined a group on a short hike across the mouth of the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in south Iceland.

It was a quite a trip!

Stars Going Green with New Look

Dallas will get new primary logo, new dominant color in 2013

Yes, it's finally happening!

According to Dallas Morning News beat writer Mike Heika, the Dallas Stars will look "drastically different" in 2013 with a revamp that includes a green jersey and a brand new logo.

Heika posted these new details on his Dallas Stars Blog this evening. Here's an excerpt:

This came up in conversations today, and I know a lot of you have been asking about it.

The Stars have asked for an extension on their deadline to submit new uniforms for the 2013-14 season, and have received it from the NHL. They probably have until late January now. They are awaiting prototypes from Reebok so that they can be approved by the team and submitted to the NHL in time. Among the key points:

• They are drastically different from the current look.
• There will be a new logo.
• Green is the dominant color.

Heika also added that there's a chance the redesign could hold until 2014-15 if the team doesn't think it's on the right track. But it seems like they're ready to pull the trigger.

On a personal note, I'm thrilled to hear they're moving back toward green. We know design is cyclical and hopefully the decision makers are starting to realize that black and dark blue don't make your team stand out or attract fans to your jerseys. Maybe we're moving back toward another age of bright colors like the '60s and '70s... just a little less gaudy.

Anyway, this is great news and I can't wait to see what the Stars go with. For sure, it'll be far better than what they have now! Right?