ColorWerx

I just can't stop tweaking my Team Colors swatch images. Now, I have created a new report that list the colors horizontally, instead of vertically (as it was previously). Here's a sample:



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.

Here is the original Baltimore Ravens (NFL) logo set, which was used from 1996 through 1998.

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:

I have generated team colors reports for the National Hockey League:

Pro Franchise Team Colors - Hockey

I will be generating additional leagues in the near future.

I have generated new team colors reports for the following leagues:

• National Basketball Association
• National Basketball Development League/NBA Development League
• Women's National Basketball Association

Here is the link:

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

Obviously, if I don't have certain records for a league (i.e., Broadcast Partners), I won't generate a report.  Most leagues will have Franchise Records, and most likely League Records; certain other leagues that I have a large number of graphics and/or records will have some of the additional reports generated.

As some of you are probably aware by now, I have changed the format for generating the Pro Franchises Team Colors for the SSUR.

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.

Sorry for the lack of updates lately...I'm hard at work (in my spare time) getting my College Colors & Nicknames section updated...and, it's a daunting task.

I'll try to take a break and post some more color-optimized graphics in the very near future...

Well, once again I have made some changes to the Team Colors swatch images on the SSUR. I had never been very happy with the font I had been using (Calibri), and I played around with a fairly large number until I found one that seems to work a bit better. For those who care, I chose Univers.

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:

• Canadian Football League
• United States Football League
• XFL

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.

Jumping around again...

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:

Jumping back to the next team alphabetically, is the Charlotte Bobcats. One interesting note: the Bobcats changed their Orange between the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons, but ONLY in the logos. The previous Warm Red is still used in the uniforms today.

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):

Again, continuing my presentation of NBA graphics in the sRGB color space - and I realize that I'm going out of order here (!) - the Philadelphia 76ers:

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:

The Tampa Bay Rays have announced that they will wear "throwback" uniforms this Saturday (July 11, 2009) against the Oakland A's.

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:

July 8, 2009:

“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

I have made a relatively minor update to the National Hockey League Team Colors section:

• National Hockey League

Most of the 2008-2009 alternate/third jersey colors have finally been added; there may be some additional updates in the near future.

For the most part, I only add a separate "Alternate Uniform Colors" palette when the colors are different than the "Franchise Colors".

Here is a list of the most recently updated Team Colors listings:

• Northwoods League
• Pacific Coast League
• Pioneer League
• South Atlantic League (1946 through 1963)
• South Atlantic League (1980 through present)
• South Coast League
• Southeastern League
• Southern League
• Texas League (1946 through 1970)
• Texas League (1972 through present)

In addition, the NBA Development League (D-League) has been updated to include the new Springfield Armor.

• NBA Development League (D-League)

Just a few more minor league baseball leagues, and I'll continue on to update some various Football and Basketball leagues before tackling minor league hockey...

Continuing my presentation of NBA graphics in the sRGB color space...the Boston Celtics.

Boston Celtics, 1976-1977(?) through 1995-1996 - Primary Logo:



Boston Celtics, 1996-1997 through present - Primary Logo:



Boston Celtics, 1996-1997 through present - Partial Logo:



Boston Celtics, 1996-1997 through present - Secondary Logo (1):



Boston Celtics, 1996-1997 through present - Secondary Logo (2):



Boston Celtics, 1969-1970 through present - Home Uniform Script:



Boston Celtics, 1969-1970 through present - Road Uniform Script:



Boston Celtics, 2005-2006 through present - Alternate Uniform Script:



Boston Celtics, 2005-2006 through present - NBA Holiday/St. Patrick's Day Uniform Script:



Boston Celtics, 2007-2008 - 2007 NBA Europe Live - Country Uniform (Italy) Script:



Boston Celtics, 2008-2009 - 2008 NBA Champions Banner Raising/Ring Celebration Identity Uniform Script:



Boston Celtics, 2008-2009 - 2008 NBA Champions Logo:

I have been working on performing my color-optimization-thing on my logo collection, and first up in my newest project is the Atlanta Hawks.

I certainly don't have every graphic ever used by a particular team. In fact, I know I'm missing quite a few. So what I plan to do is to present as many as I have.

As always these graphics are in the PNG format, and all Pantone colors use the sRGB values as measured by Pantone for displaying Pantone colors on computer monitors.

Milwaukee Hawks, 1951-1952 through 1953-1954 - Primary Logo:



St. Louis Hawks, 1957-1958 through 1967-1968 - Primary Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 1970-1971 through 1971-1972 - Primary Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 1970-1971 through 1971-1972 - Partial Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 1972-1973 through 1994-1995 - Primary Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 1972-1973 through 1994-1995 - Partial Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 1992-1993 through 1994-1995 - Secondary Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 1995-1996 through 2006-2007 - Primary Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 1995-1996 through 2006-2007 - Partial Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 1998-1999 through 2006-2007 - Secondary Logo (1):



Atlanta Hawks, 1998-1999 through 2006-2007 - Secondary Logo (2):



Atlanta Hawks - 1995-1996 through 1998-1999 - Home Uniform Script (with Graphic):



Atlanta Hawks - 1995-1996 through 1998-1999 - Road Uniform Script (with Graphic):



NOTE: The graphic represents the large wraparound Hawk logo on the chest of the uniform.

Atlanta Hawks, 1999-2000 through 2006-2007 - Home Uniform Script:



Atlanta Hawks, 1999-2000 through 2006-2007 - Road Uniform Script:



Atlanta Hawks, 2005-2006 through 2006-2007 - Alternate Uniform Script:



NOTE: There was a subtle Pantone change to the Yellow between the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons. This change will not be represented by separate graphics.

Atlanta Hawks, 2007-2008 through present - Primary Logo:



Atlanta Hawks, 2007-2008 through present - Special Application:



Atlanta Hawks, 2007-2008 through present - Partial Logo:



NOTE: Most of the "official" graphics depict the Hawks' Gray as a flat, non-metallic color. In reality, a metallic Silver is the official shade, with the flat Gray designated as the alternate.

Atlanta Hawks, 2007-2008 through present - Secondary Logo (1):



Atlanta Hawks, 2007-2008 through present - Secondary Logo (2):



Atlanta Hawks, 2007-2008 through present - Home Uniform Script:



Atlanta Hawks, 2007-2008 through present - Road Uniform Script:

June 23, 2009:

The Philadelphia 76ers have officially changed their primary logo and color scheme with a return to the traditional “76ers basketball” logo and the red, white and blue color scheme. The basketball logo was last used during the 1996-97 season and consists of a color scheme that was originally established in 1963 and used during the Sixers’ two championship seasons in 1966-67 and 1982-83.

"By bringing back the old Sixers logo, we are connecting the past with the future," said Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider. "This logo evokes memories of some of this franchise's proudest moments. We also made this change because we understood how much this logo means to our fans, this franchise and to our city. The fans had a big input on this decision. We're excited and we want the entire City of Philadelphia to be excited for Sixers basketball."

"The 76ers logo is one of the more iconic in all of professional sports and we are sure fans will appreciate the Sixers returning to their core colors and ball icon," said Christopher Arena, NBA Vice President Apparel, Sporting Goods & Basketball Partnerships.

Link: Sixers relaunch brand with official change to primary logo

More of my Team Colors updates:

• Midwest League
• Minor League Baseball
• New York-Penn League
• Northeast League (1995 through 1998)
• Northeast League (2003 through 2004)
• Northern League
• Northwest League

The "Minor League Baseball" section reflects the overall MiLB organizational logos, along with logos from the Carolina/California and Triple-A All-Star Games.

Next up - the Northwoods League...

I have continued to update my Team Colors lists...concentrating on getting the minor league baseball leagues up-to-date:

• Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
• Canadian Baseball League
• Carolina League
• Central League
• Eastern League
• Florida State League
• Frontier League
• Golden Baseball League
• Hawaii Winter Baseball
• Heartland League
• International League

The Midwest League is next...

I have been updating my Professional Team Colors section on the SSUR. The following leagues have been updated:

• American Association (1969 through 1997)
• American Association (2006 through present)
• Appalachian League
• Atlantic League
• California League
• National Football League
• National Basketball Association
• NBA Development League (D-League)
• Women's National Basketball Association
• National Hockey League
• American Hockey League
• Major League Soccer

In addition, I have created a new section:

• Women's Professional Soccer

I will continue to update the remainder of minor league baseball leagues, and then continue work on the updates for minor league hockey.

June 1, 2009:

Boise State's 2009 football uniforms were unveiled for the first time to Bronco players at a Sunday night team meeting. The reaction was a resounding thumbs up to the new design and innovative jersey material that will be worn during the upcoming season.

Bronco footwear, apparel and equipment partner, Nike, created the uniform design, which took several months and a series of modifications by Boise State before being finalized.

On Monday, the public got their first opportunity to see the new digs in photographs of senior All-American candidate Kyle Wilson. Sporting his well known number 1 jersey, Wilson showed off the revamped home blue and away white uniforms.

Link: New Football Uniforms Include "Touch of Gray"