Entries in Ross Taylor (19)

Friday
Jun012012

0104: The Brand-Blended Ducks

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654 VOTES

This week, Ross Taylor continues his brand-blending series by merging the new Ducks with the old Mighty Ducks — and throwing in a little green for good measure. I love the colors but I'm not sure the webbed D and the duck mask work all that well together.

Friday
May252012

0097: The Chicago Cougar Hawks

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A cougar hawk doesn't sound like anything I'd ever want to come across in the wild. Let alone Chicago. But of course it's Friday once again and that means Ross Taylor is on top of things blending brands and what not. So, half of this concept is clearly the Chicago Blackhawks, but does anyone here remember the Chicago Cougars? You might if you were around between 1972 and 1975 and followed the WHA.

So this Freak Out Friday is kind of a double feature. The concept above was Ross's revised set. Below you'll find the one he originally sent me — the one he wasn't as much a fan of.

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Mainly, he didn't like how the crest turned out with the hockey rink shape. I don't blame him. The reason I'm even posting it is so you could get an idea of what the dark jersey might look like. But since they're both here, which do you prefer?

Friday
May182012

0090: Two Kinds of Jets

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In this week's Freak Out Friday, Ross Taylor is merging the two incarnations of the Winnipeg Jets. The pair of hockey sticks in the logo is pretty clever. So what do you think? Is it better than either of the two real-life looks?

Friday
May112012

0083: Blending Buffalo's Brands

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Ross Taylor continues to surprise week after week with his Freak Out Friday series. Just when you thought there are no more teams left to do, he finds another. This time it's the Buffalo Sabres, who've endured more than their share of identity issues over the last 42 years. But with this set, Ross is ignoring the Buffaslug years. Pretending that era never happened.

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One of Ross's earliest creations was also his most popular. Readers had a lot of love for his Colorado Rockalanche concept (a mix between the Avs and Rockies) back in March, so he decided to put the full uniforms on display.

Friday
May042012

0076: Calgary Cowboyes

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520 VOTES

Another Freak Out Friday is upon us, and as usual Ross Taylor has some brand-blending artwork to share. This time he's mixed the NHL's Calgary Flames with the WHA's Calgary Cowboys, a team that existed from 1975 to 1977. Funny enough, it kind of works.

By the way, after seeing Ross's brand-blended logos last week a few readers asked to see uniform designs. He listened. Go check them out.

Friday
Apr272012

0069: Blue Eagles & Golden Sharks

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659 VOTES

Freak Out Friday brings another couple of brand-blending efforts from Ross Taylor. This time around he's focusing on St. Louis and the San Francisco Bay Area. It's the St. Louis Blue Eagles and the California Golden Sharks... or San Jose Shark Seals. By the way, I just noticed that while both the Seals and Sharks logos feature a hockey stick, the mutant version doesn't. I kind of like that. What do you think of these?

Friday
Apr202012

0062: Brand-Blending Philly and Ohio

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As promised, Ross Taylor is back on this Freak Out Friday with more of his brand-blending madness. This week he's tackling Pennsylvania and Ohio and not just crossing teams, but crossing leagues. On one side, we have a mix of the WHA's Philadelphia Blazers and the NHL's Flyers. The Philadelphia Flyzers, if you will. And on the other, it's the Cleveland Crusaders of the WHA and the NHL's Blue Jackets, which I'm choosing to call the Ohio Bluesaders. More logo-melding to come next Friday.