Matthew Drake

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Thank you to anyone who followed along, I hope you enjoyed! My World Baseball classic uniforms are now all posted on my portfolio website, which I'll link below.

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@WatnickCreative @ProLineMockups @nbaunitracker @jerseyarchive @Wolvesmuse @TWolvesNationCP I hope so - if they end up anything like this I’d be so happy

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@Twins_Uniforms I've been saying this since the uniforms were unveiled, I hope it happens at some point

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Since the Nats' City Connect 1.0 seemed to be widely popular, I think they should've gone full bloom for the second go-round.

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Some ideas for a Yankees alternate, if it were to happen:

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@GReupert Adobe Illustrator, mostly

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Texas Rangers City Connect 2.0:

I really like this one beccause of all of the subtle details. It's incredbibly hard to see, but I added the "charro/mariachi" pattern from the wordmark into the numbers, as well.

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@Issac_Starr2 Thanks! It’s obviously based on their secondary logo, & the block “M” harkens back to the ‘50s American Association Brewers, just like the script & barrelman do

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Milwaukee Brewers City Connect 2.0:

I think the worst part of the City Connect program has been the silly nicknames, so I went with the "Brewers" script instead of "Wisco." Even though I like how orange looks as the accent, I went with gold to make it look more like the Brewers.

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@Issac_Starr2 The barrelman patch is great, I just think it’s too busy to work well on a cap. Caps usually work better with simpler logos, which is why the majority of MLB uses simple letters

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@bald30something I like the all-light crown, I think that style needs to make a comeback in MLB

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San Diego Padres City Connect 2.0:

I found this one pretty disappointing at first, but I have a feeling it might grow on me. I couldn't really find much to change, I do especially like the light cap.

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@the_matt_daddy You can’t really do the patterning, then. I think the ghost letters work fine here

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Pittsburgh Pirates City Connect 2.0:

I love it. No notes.

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@josh305323 I wouldn't want to do royal & white, as I think that would look too much like the Colts

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Los Angeles Rams Uniform Redesign:

I'm happy with my take on the Rams (linked below), but as the Rams were preparing to move to LA, I was convinced they would go with a 50's, old Hollywood classic branding. Here's what that could've looked like:

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Kansas City Royals City Connect 2.0:

I really like the Royals' new CC, I think it's an upgrade over the first, so there isn't really much to change. Gradients don't seem to work on helmets, unfortunately, so I went with a simple blue lid & magenta bill.

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@ChuckyyLarms I liked the drop-shadow too, that was a difficult element to get rid of. I appreciate it!

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Here's an update to my design for the Ravens based on the redesign they just unveiled:

I kept the spread wings on the collar, but flipped the colors to make it be more clear. I kept the pants striping inspired by the Maryland flag, but altered it to make it more balanced.

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Baltimore Ravens:

I originally had a redesign planned for the Ravens, but their set has grown on me. I just removed gold because I've never liked its inclusion. The helmet is intended to be black with purple flakes, sort of like the Jags' early 2010's helmet.

#RavensFlock

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@c1ov2r_ Ah gotcha, yeah I’ve never been a fan of the gold for them, I think the black & purple on it’s own looks more dark & menacing

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@bmore_ray52 Thanks! I think wings on the helmet would be too similar to Oregon & the Eagles, despite how cool it could look. I don’t love the front-facing logo either but I think it works better than the main one, especially because of the menacing red eyes

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@endziguri Thanks!

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@c1ov2r_ I’m not sure what you mean, where is there less purple?