Not A Harry Potter Jersey Design
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The last few weeks I’ve been hounded to make this Harry Potter hockey jersey design available, because it was featured on Gawker. I’ve resisted doing so because I don’t want to draw the wrath of Warner Brothers (they have Batman) and J.K. Rowling (who is richer than Bruce Wayne) and so on. So I did my best to ignore the demand.
The last straw was when I was attacked by an owl yesterday, so message received*. I then set out to make a non-infringing design, which you see above.
Gone is “Gryffindor” which has been replaced by a single ‘G’, which could easily stand for Geek or Gangster (both apply to me of course). I also added a hubcap with wings – wink wink.
I think the logo would look awesome embroidered, even if it looked half as good as this Zelda crest I posted yesterday.
No plans for release just yet, though it is currently a candidate that can be made available in the next few weeks. Should it be made available, you could put whatever name (and number) you want on the back — just saying!
My question is, are you cool with the “Gryffindor” removed? Does it still invoke a certain house from a certain series of books based on a boy wizard? Let me know, I’m just trying to gauge reaction.
*Get it? Owl? Message received? Nevermind.
Zelda Jersey Sneak Peek
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Last month I had an offer running for Zelda and Doctor Who jerseys, which are currently in production. Rinkgear sent me this pic of the Zelda crest which they are also sending me as a sample (not a complete jersey).
This is going into a frame upon its arrival and onto the wall.
It looks absolutely stunning, wouldn’t you agree? Amazing work by Rinkgear. Here is a bonus as well for those who ordered – the Triforce symbol on the back of the jersey will also be embroidered by Rinkgear at no extra charge (originally it was slated to be a twill crest). So awesome of Rinkgear to provide that.
Love the color of the green. Echos Green Bay Packers to me, which is great.
And for those asking: The Zelda jersey will be back in a few months, around May or June, haven’t really decided (they will look different too).
Simpsons Hockey Jerseys
These are facsimiles of the jerseys Bart and Lisa wore in the classic Lisa on Ice episode, which aired back in 1994 (coincidentally at a time when FOX started broadcasting NHL games). You can read all about the episode here.
As you can see no logos, names, or numbers — just like the animation models from the episode. These plain designs make life a lot easier for the animators, I tell you whut.
There were logos in the episode on the boards and score clock for both the Mighty Pigs (blue jersey) and the Kwik-E-Mart Gougers (green jersey), but I decided not to include them on the jerseys, for the sake of authenticity. For Lisa’s jersey, I made the arm stripes go all the way to the collar, whereas her teammates the stripe only went to the shoulder for some reason.
I could make these unopposed by FOX, given their plain nature*. The question is does anyone want something so simple-looking?
*That’s why so many jersey companies sell plain uncrested NHL, NBA, and NFL (etc.) jerseys without a license; because the jerseys are simply a composition of colors and patterns. It’s the logos that are infringing and drive up the value.
Next Jersey Offers In March
I had planned to unveil a new geeky jersey offer this week, but I decided to hold off until March 1st, when Rinkgear will have a merchant site ready. This way orders will be instantly processed which should make things much easier for customers. There will also be order confirmations/receipts sent to your email upon ordering, which will hopefully take all the guesswork out of it (was my order/payment received??). Shipping options I do not know yet.
March 1st will see 2 jersey offers unveiled – the next Game of Thrones tandem and a separate geeky jersey offer. All designs will be unveiled in late February.
I also hope to announce some news regarding Voltron jerseys. Exciting developments there!
In the meantime, expect to see new designs and time permitting a site design too. Never really had time to decorate this joint. Stay tuned!
A Quartet Of Geeky Jersey Designs
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It’s been a crazy few days here at davesgeekyhockey. This site has received attention from Gawker, Wired, and Puck Daddy, as well as plugs from several other blogs I frequent. It’s been very surreal to say the least. I’ve been flooded with emails from many cool people who are enthusiastic about what I’m doing here, and it has been a blast to read each one. Special thanks to Dave Banks and Harrison Mooney (the latter being a Canucks fan, and now I feel dirty).
Whether this widespread attention will draw the ire of IP lawyers remains to be seen. Clouded by the dark side lawyers are. Difficult to see.
All jokes aside it’s been a busy weekend for me, on top of what has already been a few busy weeks so I haven’t had much time to create new content. Thought I’d throw together 4 designs I’ve been sitting on, mostly because I didn’t think each were worthy enough of a standalone post, but as a foursome they’ll do the job nicely.
For the most part all the designs are pretty self-explanatory. However I’m pretty sure the burning question will be why I chose Laugh-a-lot Bear for the Care Bears design, instead of oh, Tenderheart or Grumpy Bear. To avoid controversy I just picked one at random, but please see this design as the template for all Care Bear jerseys. Glad I averted that time bomb.
Having just done the Zelda jersey (currently in production), I would like to do more video game designs in the future. If I were a betting man, I have a feeling that a certain Pocket Monsters design shown here would be a strong candidate for a future run.
I feel bad about posting the Optimus Prime design, mostly because Transformers-based hockey jerseys are quite common and are really old hat. But given the choice, I would go with something similar to my design, which is somewhat evocative of Les Habitants.
Hope you enjoyed this foursome. I probably won’t have much time for posts for the next several days. My plan is to wrap the Browncoats and Voltron 2.0 offer, and then kick-off another single jersey offer (like Ghostbusters), which will be a surprise. Stay tuned!
Klingon Hockey Jersey Design
Sorry I didn’t have time to make the jersey, but I thought the logo was cool enough for a post. I will update the post later with a sweater as well.
Now before you Trekkies get up in arms about the liberties I took with the Klingon logo, let me explain. The top point was too tall to properly fit on a hockey jersey, so I had to do a combination of making the circle bigger and the points smaller. Otherwise the logo would sit too low, or the main circle would be too small for a jersey. Ideally the overall logo has to be roughly the size of the Oilers or Sabres logos, which are also circular.
And to fill those large voids created by my adjustments, I added three Bat’leths. I have to say, it looks badass and so very hockey. You’d swear the Klingons invented the sport (which explains all the violence). The Bat’leths also remind me of hockey skate blades.
UPDATE: Jersey design added. Obviously I could do several variations but I felt a Blackhawks-inspired design worked best.
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Ghostbusters Jerseys Completed
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UPDATE (Feb 22/2012): These are actually being sent tomorrow (the 23rd), so they will arrive early next week. Sorry for the delay!
Back in December I had an offering for this Ghostbusters jersey design, and I am happy to announce they are done and Rinkgear is shipping them out first thing Monday. For those who ordered it should be in your hands late next week.
They are about 10 days late, but that was completely my fault! There was a lot of back-and-forth about the colors on my part, so Rinkgear was awesome enough to send me a dozen large sheets of fabric with the Pantone color chart printed on them. Once the colors were chosen production began. These Pantone sheets are so handy.
I have to say it looks really beautiful. The colors are a bit desaturated in the pic, but that is just the lighting (see the lens flare in the top one). Even if it looked exactly like the pic I’d be thrilled. I can’t wait to see the embroidered front crest up close.
Thanks to Rinkgear for being patient with me and assembling these awesome jerseys. Can’t wait to get mine! Hope you like yours, “Davis”!
If you missed out the plan is to bring these back in late August for Halloween delivery, along with a smoky-blue variant for Ghostbusters II. Stay tuned!
Harry Potter Hockey Jersey Design
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I was playing with this as a concept for a Lannister design, when much to my surprise I learned that Harry Potter’s Gryffindor House also uses a lion for its logo. I figured, y’know, it would be a Griffin. Learn something new everyday.
The actual Quidditch uniform doesn’t have a large front logo crest or any names and numbers (that I can tell), it looks rather rugby-ish. Still it would look decent making the jump to hockey.
This design also reminds me of the Calgary Flames’ Heritage Classic uniforms from a year ago, which are nearly identical save for an additional gold stripe on each arm and a lace collar.
The design is still a work-in-progress, as I haven’t had much time to post anything, so I thought it would be fun to throw together.
UPDATE: Here is a variant. Thanks to Scott for the heads up about the star patch!
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Game Of Thrones Hockey Jerseys: Direwolves And Dragons
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Note: Next month will be Lannister and Night’s Watch (promise).
Finally the third round of Game of Thrones is here! Returning is the ever-popular Direwolves jersey with an updated logo and lace collar. Joining it is the Targaryen sigil, a three-headed red dragon on a black field. However it also doubles as a Skyrim jersey, if you have a sharp eye. Heck, could even be a Willow jersey too. There is also a back patch with the house slogan and a collection of Westeros logos.
You can mix and match with the Voltron and Browncoats offer that is currently running if you want to save coin on shipping.
One new thing is the elimination of youth sizes. I am really sorry to have to do this, but only 1% of the orders were youth, and those jerseys made the embroidered crests slightly smaller for everyone else. At the same time youth jerseys got stuck with larger letters and numbers. These jerseys are too cool for rugrats anyways.
Shipping rates are: North America is $20, $5 for each additional jersey. International is $45, $10 for each additional jersey. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. You can buy with Paypal or your Credit Card.
The deadline is the end of February, on the 29th at 4PM EST.
For ordering information, please read on.
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Game of Thrones Jerseys Will Drop Tuesday
Take a peek at the work-in-progress art here.
Sorry there are just not enough hours in the day for me, and it will be that way for the next several weeks. I am fiddling with the designs a bit more, and I will have them posted and available to order on Tuesday night (Jan 31st).
Judging by the volume of email I am getting from those wanting to reserve a jersey, there will be no order cap on these. I will have them available for 3 or 4 weeks, for late March/early April delivery. Direwolves and Dragons for sure, Lions are also possible. Night’s Watch and Baratheon down the line.
Thank-you for your continued patience. I’m hoping with the cap gone there will be no urgency or panic to order! Save your pennies and take your sweet time placing your order.
