Las Vegas Expansion Team Thread

[Arn]

The bit in the PR about the team colours is just awful cringeworthy (at best)

The team's colors - steel grey, gold, red and black - reflect the community and the focus of the team:

Steel grey represents strength and durability
Nevada is the largest producer of gold in the United States, it is a highly-valued precious metal and is a color seen in the Las Vegas terrain
Red is from the Vegas skyline, the desert and the beauty of the Red Rock canyons; red is also a color associated with the readiness to serve
Black represents power and intensity

 

[Kin]

Would prefer to see some resemblance of a puck or stick in the logo. It just doesn't have a hockey feel to it.

I think the NBA has a rule that all logos have to have a basketball in them so as to always be promoting the sport in a way that overcomes language barriers. Problem is you can't have that rule and only apply it to some teams and not others and I'd hate the Leafs to have to incorporate a hockey stick next time they redesign theirs.

 

[ZBBM]

The bit in the PR about the team colours is just awful cringeworthy (at best)

The team's colors - steel grey, gold, red and black - reflect the community and the focus of the team:

Steel grey represents strength and durability
Nevada is the largest producer of gold in the United States, it is a highly-valued precious metal and is a color seen in the Las Vegas terrain
Red is from the Vegas skyline, the desert and the beauty of the Red Rock canyons; red is also a color associated with the readiness to serve
Black represents power and intensity

Like numerology, you can make colors refer to anything.

"Our primary color, pink, evokes the unparalleled desert sunset, and its complement, EMT high-vis yellow, calls forth fond recollections of watching first responders making heroic geriatric calls in the penny slots."

 

[Mr. Leaf]

I like the logo, but find it kind of strange that it's a Spartan helmet instead of a knight's.  But I think the name is stupid and don't like that they used the same(ish) colour scheme as the Penguins & Bruins.  For whatever reason, it also kind of bugs me that they dropped the Las part of the city's name.  Oh well....  :-\

I don't get where you're seeing a similar colour scheme to the Penguins or Bruins:

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I was just going by the logo they revealed last night and saw the black and gold.  This is much better!

 

[Joe S.]

They should have been the Las Vegas goldenrods

 

[Peter D.]

Not having 'Las' in the name makes it incomplete. 

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Not having 'Las' in the name makes it incomplete. 

'Las Vegas Golden Knights' would have been a mouthful. I'm glad they dropped it. Obviously they could have gone with a 1-word team name instead but they were obviously set on <something> Knights so what can you do.

 

[Bullfrog]

LeBrun had a good tweet to the effect of can't wait to see the Angeles Kings take them on.

Stupid name.  The logo is OK, though a little too much like the sens' gladiolus concept. (ahem)

I like the logo, including the incorporation of the V. It is strange that the design seems inspired by Greek hoplites, rather than medieval Knights.

 

[bustaheims]

I like the logo, including the incorporation of the V. It is strange that the design seems inspired by Greek hoplites, rather than medieval Knights.

Agreed. From a design POV, I think it's pretty good.

 

[Kin]

LeBrun had a good tweet to the effect of can't wait to see the Angeles Kings take them on.

Stupid name.  The logo is OK, though a little too much like the sens' gladiolus concept. (ahem)

I like the logo, including the incorporation of the V. It is strange that the design seems inspired by Greek hoplites, rather than medieval Knights.

As already reflected by its wikipedia page, the helmet seems based on the design of a medieval helmet known as a barbute:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbute

 

[Peter D.]

'Las Vegas Golden Knights' would have been a mouthful. I'm glad they dropped it. Obviously they could have gone with a 1-word team name instead but they were obviously set on <something> Knights so what can you do.

I don't know, the extra three letter, one syllable word doesn't jumble it up for me.  I can see over time more people referring to the team as the Las Vegas Knights than the Vegas Golden Knights. 

As for the logo, I'd have to see it on a jersey to get its true effect.  Right now it looks decent to me, but nothing great. 

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Not having 'Las' in the name makes it incomplete. 

'Las Vegas Golden Knights' would have been a mouthful. I'm glad they dropped it. Obviously they could have gone with a 1-word team name instead but they were obviously set on <something> Knights so what can you do.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim!

 

[bustaheims]

As already reflected by its wikipedia page, the helmet seems based on the design of a medieval helmet known as a barbute:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbute

Interesting. Still not particularly knightly. More foot soldier-esque.

 

[Kin]

As already reflected by its wikipedia page, the helmet seems based on the design of a medieval helmet known as a barbute:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbute

Interesting. Still not particularly knightly. More foot soldier-esque.

I wonder if that has something to do with wanting a logo that's fairly distinct from the Army one.

 

[Bullfrog]

As already reflected by its wikipedia page, the helmet seems based on the design of a medieval helmet known as a barbute:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbute

Interesting. Still not particularly knightly. More foot soldier-esque.

The barbute is based on a Greek hoplite helmet. Seems like a weak design justification.

Nonetheless, I do like it from the visual side of things.

More importantly: what font will they use in connection with it?

 

[bustaheims]

As already reflected by its wikipedia page, the helmet seems based on the design of a medieval helmet known as a barbute:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbute

Interesting. Still not particularly knightly. More foot soldier-esque.

The barbute is based on a Greek hoplite helmet. Seems like a weak design justification.

Nonetheless, I do like it from the visual side of things.

More importantly: what font will they use in connection with it?

Typeface. Which typeface.

 

[Kin]

The barbute is based on a Greek hoplite helmet. Seems like a weak design justification.

Maybe? But quite a few helmets had that sort of noseguard/facial coverings. Here, for instance, is a 8th century Anglo-Saxon helmet:

 

[Bullfrog]

The barbute is based on a Greek hoplite helmet. Seems like a weak design justification.

Nonetheless, I do like it from the visual side of things.

More importantly: what font will they use in connection with it?

Typeface. Which typeface.

Bah! I want to know the exact weight, height, and format.

 

[Deebo]

As already reflected by its wikipedia page, the helmet seems based on the design of a medieval helmet known as a barbute:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbute

Interesting. Still not particularly knightly. More foot soldier-esque.

The barbute is based on a Greek hoplite helmet. Seems like a weak design justification.

Nonetheless, I do like it from the visual side of things.

More importantly: what font will they use in connection with it?

Typeface. Which typeface.

Papyrus

 

[Bullfrog]

Papyrus

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