Women's National Basketball Association Team Colors Update
2/07/2010 08:36:00 AM
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Many New Pro Franchise Team Colors Updates
2/02/2010 10:30:00 PM
AAFC,
AFL,
APFA,
CFL,
MLB,
NBA,
NFL,
NFL Europa,
NFL Europe,
NHL,
team colors,
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USFL,
WFL,
WLAF,
XFL
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SSUR.org - Pro Franchise Team Colors
...and, here is detail as to what leagues have been updated:
- Baseball - Major League Baseball (Franchise Colors updated)
- Basketball - National Basketball Association (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - All-America Football Conference (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - American Football League - 1926 (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - American Football League - 1960 through 1969 (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - American Professional Football Association (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - Canadian Football League (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - National Football League (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - National Football League Europa (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - National Football League Europe (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - United Football League (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - United States Football League (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - World Football League (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - World League of American Football (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Football - XFL (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- Hockey - National Hockey League (all color swatch JPEG images and PDF reports updated)
- I have decided to eliminate baseball road uniform colors from these reports...since the MLB has never standardized the exact colors (i.e., Pantone colors), it is difficult to say exactly what individual teams are actually wearing. However in certain cases, specific Pantone/PMS colors are being designated, and I do display them. For example, '80s-era Powder Blue road unis are included, as are more unique colors like the current San Diego Padres' Khaki road uniforms. I am in fact, continuing to track road uniform colors; I am just excluding them from the reports.
- Along the lines of excluding certain colors, I am now also excluding football Gray helmet facemask colors. Same theory as the baseball road uniforms.
- You might also notice that I am now providing the team colors in two different formats - both in the individual JPEG swatch images (that pop-up when you click on the links), and in a PDF document by Franchise Type (Franchise Colors, League Colors, Event records, etc.).
NFL RGB-Optimization Project - Carolina Panthers
1/05/2010 09:15:00 PM
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Primary Mark (metallic):

Primary Mark (flat):

Primary Logotype:

Primary Mark with Logotype (metallic):

Primary Mark with Logotype (flat):

Secondary Mark:

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Right Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Right Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Left Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Left Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Right Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Right Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Front View (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Front View (flat):
NFL RGB-Optimization Project - Buffalo Bills
12/30/2009 12:15:00 PM
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Primary Mark:

Primary Logotype 1:

Primary Logotype 2:

With these helmet graphics, the "Nickel" striping contains a metallic color.
Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Right Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Right Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Left Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Left Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Right Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Right Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Front View (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Front View (flat):

This next set of graphics comes from the Bills' "Classic Throwback" 1965 uniforms which have been used since 2005.
Classic Throwback Primary Mark:

Classic Throwback Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Right Side:

Classic Throwback Helmet Graphics - Right Side:

Classic Throwback Helmet Graphics - Front View:

And as a special bonus, here is the unused secondary mark that the Bills had intended to use starting in 2002:
Unused Secondary Mark (metallic):

Unused Secondary Mark (flat):
NFL RGB-Optimization Project - Baltimore Ravens
12/30/2009 12:00:00 PM
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Primary Mark (metallic):

Primary Mark (flat):

Primary Logotype (metallic):

Primary Logotype (flat):

Secondary Mark 1 (metallic):

Secondary Mark 1 (flat):

Secondary Mark 2 (metallic):

Secondary Mark 2 (flat):

Secondary Mark 3 (metallic):

Secondary Mark 3 (flat):

Mark with Logotype 1 (metallic):

Mark with Logotype 1 (flat):

Mark with Logotype 2 (metallic):

Mark with Logotype 2 (flat):

Mark with Logotype 3 (metallic):

Mark with Logotype 3 (flat):

Uniform Logotype:

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Right Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Right Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Left Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Left Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Right Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Right Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Front View:
NFL RGB-Optimization Project - Atlanta Falcons
12/30/2009 11:46:00 AM
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Most of these particular graphics use metallic colors...in each case I will present two versions - one with the metallic color in RGB, and another utilizing the team-specified flat alternate color.
Primary Mark (metallic):

Primary Mark (flat):

Primary Logotype:

Primary Mark with Logotype (metallic):

Primary Mark with Logotype (flat):

Uniform Logotype:

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Left Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Left Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Right Side (metallic):

Helmet Graphics - Right Side (flat):

Helmet Graphics - Front View:
NFL RGB-Optimization Project - Arizona Cardinals
12/30/2009 11:34:00 AM
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First up, the National Football League, and the Arizona Cardinals. These graphics have been used since 2005.
Primary Mark:

Primary Logotype 1:

Primary Logotype 2:

Primary Mark with Logotype / Vertical:

Primary Mark with Logotype / Horizontal 1:

Primary Mark with Logotype / Horizontal 2:

Uniform Logotype:

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Left Side:

Helmet Graphics - 3-Quarter View / Right Side:

Helmet Graphics - Left Side:

Helmet Graphics - Right Side:

Helmet Graphics - Front View:
Never-Ending Team Colors Format Mods
11/19/2009 09:15:00 AM
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I am in the process of updating not only my College Colors & Nickname section using this new image format, but also my Professional Team Colors section. I will be providing these colors in both individual images and in PDF format.
As a lot of you might know, the original Ravens logo was changed due to a copyright lawsuit. Here is the story on the lawsuit, as it has been documented on Wikipedia:
The team's first helmet logo, used from 1996 through 1998, featured raven wings outspread from a shield displaying a letter B framed by the word Ravens overhead and a cross bottony underneath. The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict that the logo infringed on a copyright retained by Frederick E. Bouchat, an amateur artist and security guard in Maryland.
Bouchat had submitted his design to the Maryland Stadium Authority by fax after learning that Baltimore was to acquire an NFL team. He was not credited for the design when the logo was announced. Bouchat sued the team, claiming to be the designer of the emblem; representatives of the team asserted that the image had been designed independently. The court ruled in favor of Bouchat, noting that team owner Modell had access to Bouchat's work. Bouchat's fax had gone to John Moag, the Maryland Stadium Authority chairman, whose office was located in the same building as Modell's.[2] Bouchat ultimately was awarded no monetary compensation, though, in the damages phase of the case.[3]
The Baltimore Sun ran a poll showing three designs for helmet logos. Fans participating in the poll expressed a preference for a raven's head in profile over other designs. Art Modell announced that he would honor this preference but still wanted a letter B to appear somewhere in the design. The new Ravens logo featured a raven's head in profile with the letter superimposed. The secondary logo is a shield that honors Baltimore's history of heraldry. Alternating Calvert and Crossland emblems (seen also in the flag of Maryland and the flag of Baltimore) are interlocked with stylized letters B and R.
Primary Logo:

Secondary Logo 1:

Secondary Logo 2:

Secondary Logo 3:

Secondary Logo 4:

Wordmark 1:

Wordmark 2:

Wordmark 3:

Wordmark 4:
Pro Franchise Team Colors - Hockey
I will be generating additional leagues in the near future.
- National Basketball Association
- National Basketball Development League/NBA Development League
- Women's National Basketball Association
Pro Franchise Team Colors - Basketball
With all of these team colors "packages", I potentially provide reports for the following categories:
- Franchise Records
- League Records
- Events
- Awards
- Commemorative Records
- Broadcast Partners
- Sponsorships
- Miscellaneous Records
http://www.ssur.org/research/TeamColors/team_colors.htm
The old process required me to run individual reports (I'm using MS Access), and then using SnagIt to capture the report and save it as a PNG. Then, I had another report that I needed to run and convert to HTML in order to display all of the information - with hyperlinks to the saved images - online. It was a LOT of work - it took a lot of my time - and it made it so I never had very much time to do much else for the site.
This new process requires me to just run a report by league and by type (franchise records, league records, events, etc.), and I save the resulting report as a PDF. Because of an issue/bug with Adobe Acrobat, I still have to go through each PDF and "fix" the width of all of the lines, but the end result is pretty good. I think it is, anyway.
I'm still generating some of the individual images on an "as needed" basis; it's still probably the best method for showing individual color palettes by team, but now my free time has been cleared up to the point that I can concentrate on some of the other aspects of the site.
Like - FINALLY getting the College Colors & Nicknames section completed.
I'll try to take a break and post some more color-optimized graphics in the very near future...
Pro Franchises Team Colors Updates
8/12/2009 05:03:00 PM
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USFL,
XFL
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Here's an example of the new image:

Some of the changes include a redesign of the color "chip" - including the color description beneath, and the use of "alternate" color descriptions to the right of the chip. Previously, the first line would have the color description, and the second line would have the alternate description in quotes.
Here are the first three leagues I have regenerated so far:
Since I still had minor league hockey to do before this latest redesign, I'll pick off where I left off before going back and redoing the other leagues I had already completed.
NBA Color-Optimization Project: NBA All-Star Game
7/23/2009 02:24:00 PM
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Here are all of the NBA All-Star graphics in my own collection; as you'll see, I have the majority of them from the 1995-1996 season through the present.
NBA All-Star Game (San Antonio, Texas), 1995-1996 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (San Antonio, Texas), 1995-1996 - Secondary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Cleveland, Ohio), 1996-1997 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (New York City, New York), 1997-1998 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1998-1999 - Unused Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1998-1999 - Unused Secondary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1998-1999 - Unused Secondary Logo (2):

NOTE: The 1998-1999 NBA All-Star Game was canceled due to the lockout. These graphics were re-used for the 2001-2002 season.
NBA All-Star Game (Oakland, California), 1999-2000 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Oakland, California), 1999-2000 - Secondary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Oakland, California), 1999-2000 - Secondary Logo (2):

NBA All-Star Game (Washington, D.C.), 2000-2001 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Washington, D.C.), 2000-2001 - Secondary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 2001-2002 - Primary Logo:

NOTE: This version of this logo appears to be a trace (re: not the official graphic).
NBA All-Star Game (Atlanta, Georgia), 2002-2003 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Atlanta, Georgia), 2002-2003 - Secondary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Atlanta, Georgia), 2002-2003 - Wordmark:

NBA All-Star Game (Los Angeles, California), 2003-2004 - Primary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Los Angeles, California), 2003-2004 - Primary Logo (2):

NBA All-Star Game (Los Angeles, California), 2003-2004 - Secondary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Los Angeles, California), 2003-2004 - Secondary Logo (2):

NBA All-Star Game (Los Angeles, California), 2003-2004 - Wordmark:

NBA All-Star Game (Denver, Colorado), 2004-2005 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Denver, Colorado), 2004-2005 - Secondary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Denver, Colorado), 2004-2005 - Wordmark:

NBA All-Star Game (Denver, Colorado), 2004-2005 - Mascot Graphic:

NBA All-Star Game (Houston, Texas), 2005-2006 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Houston, Texas), 2005-2006 - Special Application Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Houston, Texas), 2005-2006 - Secondary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Houston, Texas), 2005-2006 - Secondary Logo (2):

NBA All-Star Game (Houston, Texas), 2005-2006 - On Court Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Houston, Texas), 2005-2006 - Kids Program Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Houston, Texas), 2005-2006 - Wordmark (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Houston, Texas), 2005-2006 - Wordmark (2):

NBA All-Star Game (Las Vegas, Nevada), 2006-2007 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Las Vegas, Nevada), 2006-2007 - Special Application Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Las Vegas, Nevada), 2006-2007 - Secondary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Las Vegas, Nevada), 2006-2007 - Secondary Logo (2):

NBA All-Star Game (Las Vegas, Nevada), 2006-2007 - Secondary Logo (3):

NBA All-Star Game (Las Vegas, Nevada), 2006-2007 - On Court Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Las Vegas, Nevada), 2006-2007 - Wordmark:

NBA All-Star Game (New Orleans, Louisiana), 2007-2008 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (New Orleans, Louisiana), 2007-2008 - Secondary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (New Orleans, Louisiana), 2007-2008 - Secondary Logo (2):

NBA All-Star Game (New Orleans, Louisiana), 2007-2008 - On Court Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (New Orleans, Louisiana), 2007-2008 - Star Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (New Orleans, Louisiana), 2007-2008 - Wordmark:

NBA All-Star Game (Phoenix, Arizona), 2008-2009 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Phoenix, Arizona), 2008-2009 - Secondary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Phoenix, Arizona), 2008-2009 - Secondary Logo (2):

NBA All-Star Game (Phoenix, Arizona), 2008-2009 - Star Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Phoenix, Arizona), 2008-2009 - Wordmark:

NBA All-Star Game (Arlington, Texas), 2009-2010 - Primary Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Arlington, Texas), 2009-2010 - Secondary Logo (1):

NBA All-Star Game (Arlington, Texas), 2009-2010 - Secondary Logo (2):

NBA All-Star Game (Arlington, Texas), 2009-2010 - Star Logo:

NBA All-Star Game (Arlington, Texas), 2009-2010 - Wordmark:
NBA Color-Optimization Project: Charlotte Bobcats
7/20/2009 02:22:00 PM
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Charlotte Bobcats, 2004-2005 through 2006-2007 - Primary Logo:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2004-2005 through 2006-2007 - Special Application Logo:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2004-2005 through 2006-2007 - Partial Logo:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2004-2005 through 2006-2007 - Secondary Logo:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2004-2005 - Inaugural Season Logo:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2004-2005 through present - Home Uniform Script:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2004-2005 through present - Road Uniform Script:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Primary Logo:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Special Application Logo:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Secondary Logo (1):

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Secondary Logo (2):

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Partial Logo (1):

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Partial Logo (2):

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Partial Logo (3):

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Alternate Uniform Script:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2007-2008 through present - Racing Night Identity Uniform Script:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2008-2009 through present - NBA Green Uniform Script:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2008-2009 - 5th Anniversary Logo:

Charlotte Bobcats, 2008-2009 - 5th Anniversary Logo (Uniform Version):
NBA Color-Optimization Project: Philadelphia 76ers
7/19/2009 07:22:00 AM
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Philadelphia 76ers, 1963-1964 through 1976-1977 - Primary Logo:

Phiadelphia 76ers, 1977-1978 through 1996-1997 - Primary Logo:

Philadephia 76ers, 1997-1998 through 2008-2009 - Primary Logo:

Philadephia 76ers, 1997-1998 through 2008-2009 - Special Application Logo:

Philadephia 76ers, 1997-1998 through 2008-2009 - Secondary Logo (1):

Philadephia 76ers, 1997-1998 through 2008-2009 - Secondary Logo (2):

Philadephia 76ers, 1997-1998 through 1999-2000 - Home Uniform Script:

Philadephia 76ers, 2000-2001 through 2008-2009 - Home Uniform Script:

Philadephia 76ers, 1997-1998 through 1999-2000 - Road Uniform Script:

Philadephia 76ers, 2000-2001 through 2008-2009 - Road Uniform Script:

Philadephia 76ers, 2001-2002 through 2005-2006 - Alternate Uniform Script:

Philadephia 76ers, 2006-2007 through 2008-2009 - Alternate Uniform Script:

Philadephia 76ers, 2002-2003 - 40th Anniversary Logo:

NOTE: I believe this logo represents the Sixers' time in Philadelphia only.
Philadephia 76ers, 2008-2009 - 60th Anniversary Logo:

Philadephia 76ers, 2008-2009 - 60th Anniversary Logo (Uniform Version):

Philadephia 76ers, 2008-2009 - 60th Anniversary Logo (Unused/Special Application Version):

NOTE: I believe these logos represent the franchises' 60th Anniversary (Syracuse and Philadelphia).
Philadephia 76ers, 2009-2010 through present - Primary Logo:

Philadephia 76ers, 2009-2010 through present - Partial Logo:
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (MLB): 1998 through 2000 Graphics
7/09/2009 04:13:00 PM
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These uniforms were the original Devil Rays uniforms - complete with Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple gradients.
I thought I'd review the Devil Rays' graphics from this era - from 1998 through 2000.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Primary Logo - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Secondary Logo - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Home & Road Cap Logo - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Alternate Cap Logo - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Home Uniform Script - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Road Uniform Script - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Alternate (1) Uniform Script - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Alternate (2) Uniform Script - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Home Uniform Sleeve Logo - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Road Uniform Sleeve Logo - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Alternate Uniform Sleeve Logo - 1998 through 2000:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Inaugural Season Logo - 1998:

And for good measure...the Uniform Script graphic from the "Turn Ahead the Clock" uniforms used in 1999:
Louisiana State U. Adds "LSU" to Men's Football Jerseys
7/08/2009 11:45:00 AM
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“LSU” has been added to the front of the 2009 football jerseys for the Tigers, the school announced on Wednesday.
The addition of “LSU” to the front of the jerseys marks the first time in modern school history that the name of the school will appear on the jersey. There are no other changes to the 2009 LSU football uniform.
“With the new SEC television contracts that require every game to be televised, this is another branding opportunity for LSU and our football program,” equipment manager Greg Stringfellow said. “Nothing else changes about the jersey. We make subtle changes from time to time but we are very aware of our history and the tradition with our uniforms and we won’t do anything to take away from that.”
Link: 'LSU' Added to Chest of Football Jersey

