Logo Request for the Upper Canada League

Big Six · 11-19-2008, 12:12 PM

I'd appreciate it if someone would please design a series of 9 logos for my Upper Canada League dynasty.

I'd like one logo for the league, and one for each of the 8 teams:

Barrie Blues
Belleville Bears
Brantford Mounties
Guelph Stags
Kingston Royals
Kitchener Knights
Oshawa Wheels
Peterborough Red Sox

The league begins in the 1930s, so designs that capture the feel of that era would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

truthserum · 11-19-2008, 06:35 PM

I'm not good with capturing that feel of that era, it just ends up looking modern to me, but here is a Barrie Blues.

Big Six · 11-19-2008, 07:11 PM

I like it, truthserum. Since the league is currently in 1946, it's just fine if some of the logos look a little more "modern." I'm thinking more about the color schemes, the basic design, that kind of thing.

I think the lettering has a "retro" feel that I believe I've seen somewhere, in pictures from that era.

Thanks!

truthserum · 11-19-2008, 09:16 PM

Here's a Belleville Bears and here's a couple at 150x150 if you want to use the logos in your dynasty thread.

Big Six · 11-19-2008, 11:14 PM

Thanks...I'd hoped to be able to use them both in the game and here on the forum. These are going to work great.

truthserum · 11-23-2008, 12:02 AM

What did you have in mind for the Stags and the Mounties or any of the rest of them? Any color preferences on the remaining teams?

Big Six · 11-23-2008, 12:20 PM

I'm seeing the other teams' colors like this:

Brantford: red, black, white
Guelph: green, gold, white
Kingston: purple, white
Kitchener: black, silver, white
Oshawa: gold, black, white
Peterborough: navy, red, white

As far as the logos themselves, I'll leave that up to you. I think you're capturing the feel of the 1930s and 1940s that I'm looking for.

truthserum · 11-23-2008, 12:31 PM

ok...good timing on the colors and glad I asked.

Just working on a Stags logo that resembles the old St. Louis Browns logo. Not too late to change the colors, where it is easy. I was actually doing that one in red, black and white.

Not sure what I am going to come up with for the Mounties. That one is sounding like that one is going to be the toughest.

truthserum · 11-23-2008, 03:38 PM

Ok...here's the Guelph Stags. I, also, changed the other 150x150 logos, to direct links instead of attached images. That will make it easy for you to link your logos in your dynasty thread.

truthserum · 11-23-2008, 06:19 PM

Peterborough Red Sox

I read a little bit on your dynasty thread and saw the history of the name. I used the P in the Boston Red Sox font as a tribute, but refrained from using that font in the name per 'their' request. Hopefully, I caught the feel of it.

Big Six · 11-24-2008, 09:55 AM

Sweeeeet. Thanks!

AndrewG · 11-25-2008, 01:40 PM

Oshawa

Big Six · 11-25-2008, 08:46 PM

Nice contribution, Sbufkle!

Does the fact that Bobby Orr played his junior hockey in Oshawa have anything to do with the Bruins-like feel of that Wheels logo?

The Oshawa Generals are retiring Orr's number this week, by the way. I don't think he wore #4 in juniors, though. I think I remember seeing a photo of him from those days, and he was wearing #2.

Anyway, thanks for the logo!

AndrewG · 11-26-2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Six

Nice contribution, Sbufkle!

Does the fact that Bobby Orr played his junior hockey in Oshawa have anything to do with the Bruins-like feel of that Wheels logo?

The Oshawa Generals are retiring Orr's number this week, by the way. I don't think he wore #4 in juniors, though. I think I remember seeing a photo of him from those days, and he was wearing #2.

Anyway, thanks for the logo!

I saw you wanted Bruins colours and remembered that when Orr played in Oshawa, those WERE the colours of the Generals.

The logo is simply the Gens logo from that time but instead of a G, I made it the O....

Im not a Bruins fan (Not when your from Montreal!!) but Orr was the best Hockey player ever IMHO...

truthserum · 11-28-2008, 07:16 PM

Kingston Royals

truthserum · 11-30-2008, 02:30 PM

Kitchener Knights, although the gray is definitely not silver.

Big Six · 11-30-2008, 06:01 PM

The gray works just fine. Thanks! They look really good. Not too ornate, but that fits the mood of the league very well.

truthserum · 12-06-2008, 12:01 PM

DAMMIT.....it's Upper Canada League and not Upper Canada Baseball League!!! Proof you should always double check. I went with the initials because I thought it was the long name. At any rate, what do you think of this as a league logo, before I make the change? I could also take out the wreath and banner and just put the words above and below the country part and simplify it. What were you envisioning as a league logo?

Big Six · 12-08-2008, 08:13 PM

I was looking at "UCL" and deciding it just didn't look right. "Upper Canada BASEBALL League is a much better name anyway. It's easy to change the references in the dynasty. Keep the logo the way it is, please.

Needless to say, I really like the logo. The wreath and banner are great. And the map gives the impression that the league might expand geographically into more of Ontario, which is a distinct possibility in the future.

Big Six · 12-17-2008, 11:43 PM

Bumping this back up to the top, because I'm only lacking one more logo: the Brantford Mounties.

Thanks again for your contributions, guys.

11-19-2008, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	Logo Request for the Upper Canada League I'd appreciate it if someone would please design a series of 9 logos for my Upper Canada League dynasty. I'd like one logo for the league, and one for each of the 8 teams: Barrie Blues Belleville Bears Brantford Mounties Guelph Stags Kingston Royals Kitchener Knights Oshawa Wheels Peterborough Red Sox The league begins in the 1930s, so designs that capture the feel of that era would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

11-19-2008, 06:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	I'm not good with capturing that feel of that era, it just ends up looking modern to me, but here is a Barrie Blues. __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms

11-19-2008, 07:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	I like it, truthserum. Since the league is currently in 1946, it's just fine if some of the logos look a little more "modern." I'm thinking more about the color schemes, the basic design, that kind of thing. I think the lettering has a "retro" feel that I believe I've seen somewhere, in pictures from that era. Thanks! __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

11-19-2008, 09:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	Here's a Belleville Bears and here's a couple at 150x150 if you want to use the logos in your dynasty thread. __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms Last edited by truthserum; 11-23-2008 at 03:34 PM.

11-19-2008, 11:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	Thanks...I'd hoped to be able to use them both in the game and here on the forum. These are going to work great. __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

11-23-2008, 12:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	What did you have in mind for the Stags and the Mounties or any of the rest of them? Any color preferences on the remaining teams? __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms

11-23-2008, 12:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	I'm seeing the other teams' colors like this: Brantford: red, black, white Guelph: green, gold, white Kingston: purple, white Kitchener: black, silver, white Oshawa: gold, black, white Peterborough: navy, red, white As far as the logos themselves, I'll leave that up to you. I think you're capturing the feel of the 1930s and 1940s that I'm looking for. __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

11-23-2008, 12:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	ok...good timing on the colors and glad I asked. Just working on a Stags logo that resembles the old St. Louis Browns logo. Not too late to change the colors, where it is easy. I was actually doing that one in red, black and white. Not sure what I am going to come up with for the Mounties. That one is sounding like that one is going to be the toughest. __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms Last edited by truthserum; 11-23-2008 at 12:33 PM.

11-23-2008, 03:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	Ok...here's the Guelph Stags. I, also, changed the other 150x150 logos, to direct links instead of attached images. That will make it easy for you to link your logos in your dynasty thread. __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms

11-23-2008, 06:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	Peterborough Red Sox I read a little bit on your dynasty thread and saw the history of the name. I used the P in the Boston Red Sox font as a tribute, but refrained from using that font in the name per 'their' request. Hopefully, I caught the feel of it. __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms Last edited by truthserum; 11-23-2008 at 06:38 PM.

11-24-2008, 09:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	Sweeeeet. Thanks! __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

11-25-2008, 01:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
AndrewG Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pointe Claire, PQ, CANADA Posts: 313 Thanks: 1 Thanked 25x in 11 posts	Oshawa Attached Images

11-25-2008, 08:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	Nice contribution, Sbufkle! Does the fact that Bobby Orr played his junior hockey in Oshawa have anything to do with the Bruins-like feel of that Wheels logo? The Oshawa Generals are retiring Orr's number this week, by the way. I don't think he wore #4 in juniors, though. I think I remember seeing a photo of him from those days, and he was wearing #2. Anyway, thanks for the logo! __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

11-28-2008, 07:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	Kingston Royals __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms

11-30-2008, 02:30 PM	#16 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	Kitchener Knights, although the gray is definitely not silver. __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms

11-30-2008, 06:01 PM	#17 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	The gray works just fine. Thanks! They look really good. Not too ornate, but that fits the mood of the league very well. __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

12-06-2008, 12:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
truthserum All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39x in 36 posts	DAMMIT.....it's Upper Canada League and not Upper Canada Baseball League!!! Proof you should always double check. I went with the initials because I thought it was the long name. At any rate, what do you think of this as a league logo, before I make the change? I could also take out the wreath and banner and just put the words above and below the country part and simplify it. What were you envisioning as a league logo? __________________ My Photobucket Fictional Logos w/ uniforms

12-08-2008, 08:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	I was looking at "UCL" and deciding it just didn't look right. "Upper Canada BASEBALL League is a much better name anyway. It's easy to change the references in the dynasty. Keep the logo the way it is, please. Needless to say, I really like the logo. The wreath and banner are great. And the map gives the impression that the league might expand geographically into more of Ontario, which is a distinct possibility in the future. __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

12-17-2008, 11:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	Bumping this back up to the top, because I'm only lacking one more logo: the Brantford Mounties. Thanks again for your contributions, guys. __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

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