Saturday
Feb052011

Collection 7: Lightning Revisited

The Lightning's new identity has been controversial, as we all know. So once again, Icethetics concept artists are trying their hands at improving it. You be the judge.

I think that wraps up the Tampa Bay concepts — for now.

Thursday
Feb032011

Concept Collection 6

No theme today, just another random assortment of concept art here.

Up first, Mike Ivall provides his take on a 2012 Winter Classic possibility. Rumors have suggested the game could be played in Philadelphia or New York next year.

Dallas Stars concept removed at artist's request

By the way, the Lightning concepts just keep streaming in, so I imagine that'll require another post or two in the near future. That's all for now.

Monday
Jan312011

Collection 5: Bolt Yourself In

The Tampa Bay Lightning unveiled new logos and uniforms today. It brought a surprisingly divisive reaction — some saying the changes were too drastic and oversimplified, others saying it's exactly the kind of look the NHL needs. So let's see what some Icethetics concept artists think would be ideal.

To start, Jacob merely took the uniforms the Bolts actually unveiled today and reconfigured the placement of some of the logos. I like the bolt on the pants, but I prefer the actual jersey crests, myself. Here are some other ideas...

So what do you think? Is anything here an improvement on what the Bolts actually unveiled today? Or did they get it right already?