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Tag: griffins jersey contest

28 Aug 2019
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Griffins Jersey Contest – 90s Edition

Griffins Jersey Contest – 90s Edition

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The number of times I have “quit” the Grand Rapids Griffins’ annual jersey design contest is comical at this point.  Last year I even publicly announced that I was done.  Then they went and made this year’s edition 90s-themed and I was drawn right back in. Two years ago the Griffins requested an 80s-themed “fauxback” […]

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21 Aug 2018
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Grand Rapids Griffins Alternate Jersey Concept 2018

Grand Rapids Griffins Alternate Jersey Concept 2018

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I thought I’d retired from the Grand Rapids Griffins’ annual jersey design contest but, as this year’s edition rolled around, I realized that I wanted to revisit my 2016 entry and try to tweak a couple things that bothered me from it. In 2016, I didn’t like that the crest on my submission and the […]

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25 Aug 2017
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Griffins Jersey Contest: Sour Grapes Again

Griffins Jersey Contest: Sour Grapes Again

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Several years ago I embraced the sour grapes I had about losing the Grand Rapids Griffins’ jersey design contest and wrote about it.  Since I’ve been ranting about it all day on Twitter, I figured it was time to do that again. I’ve repeatedly said that I put more thought than the Griffins intend into […]

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14 Aug 2017
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Griffins Jersey Design Contest – 80s Edition

Griffins Jersey Design Contest – 80s Edition

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As I’ve noted in the past, I have a love-hate relationship with the Grand Rapids Griffins’ annual jersey design contest.  I have the tendency to put more thought than they probably intend into my own entries and, while I was a finalist last year, I don’t think I ever come close to winning. This year […]

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08 Aug 2016
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Grand Rapids Griffins Alternate Jersey Concept 2016

Grand Rapids Griffins Alternate Jersey Concept 2016

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Once again, the Grand Rapids Griffins are holding their annual jersey design contest and, even though I know I disagree with their design preferences, I’m throwing my hat into the ring. Two years ago I entered a design featuring a griffin silhouette on a shield as the primary logo, with the jersey in “vintage” white, […]

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21 Nov 2015
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Grand Rapids Griffins Alternate Jersey Concept 2015

Grand Rapids Griffins Alternate Jersey Concept 2015

BrandingArt, griffins jersey contest

When the Grand Rapids Griffins announced their alternate jersey design competition this year, I didn’t quite know how to feel about it.  Last year I entered, posted my predictions on the winners, and was disappointed with the jerseys that were picked. Since then I’ve disliked the Griffins’ 20th Season logo, their new primary logo, and […]

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15 Sep 2014
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Griffins Jersey Contest: Sour Grapes

Griffins Jersey Contest: Sour Grapes

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I was going to do a write-up of the winners of the Grand Rapids Griffins’ jersey contest over at DetroitHockey.Net – where I’d already done a review and posted my predictions – but I realized doing so after my design didn’t win would come across as sour grapes. Instead, I decided to own that; accept the […]

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01 Sep 2014
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Grand Rapids Griffins Jersey Concept Revisited

Grand Rapids Griffins Jersey Concept Revisited

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As of a couple hours ago, the Grand Rapids Griffins’ alternate jersey contest is closed.  I wrote about my submission early in the contest but with it done I feel a little more comfortable iterating on it a bit. After staring at my work for nearly a month, wondering if it would hold up to […]

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02 Aug 2014
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Grand Rapids Griffins Jersey Concept

Grand Rapids Griffins Jersey Concept

BrandingArt, griffins jersey contest

I’ve written before about branding a fake hockey team, but with this week’s announcement of the Grand Rapids Griffins’ formerly-annual alternate jersey design contest, I got to try my hand at doing it for an actual team. The contest is still running so, unlike usual, all of the images included in this post are watermarked […]

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