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How'd you create the shape for the roo in the end?
The design process started pretty immediately during the finals series last season, after realising I wasn't going to be in the top four designs for the season, and I was feeling pretty dejected about the design I'd put forward. Really wanted to change things up so ditched the purple and gold and went down the Ochre-style route. It was a tough balancing act throughout the design process, I wanted a really unique design that wasn't a complete rip-off of the Ochre.
Hit a bit of a road block at the seventh design (the wave-roo), and thought the roo shape wasn't the path to go down. After a while of playing around with sash elements and the monogram, I went back to the roo shape idea, but with a gradient line/sash idea in mind, similar to Nike's efforts for the 2018 Poland football kit. After weeks of tinkering, ended up with the design that you see in the 18/19 NAFL competition.
So, just for anyone interested, this is how most of my designs come to fruition - drafting from up to six months out from the competition, and just trial and error until something sticks.
How'd you create the shape for the roo in the end?
The original roo looks somewhat like an indigenous design of a Kangaroo (#6 in particular with the colours) which could've been good for a community kitManually using Illustrator. There's a whoooooooole other cutting room floor of the roo shape development. Took so long to come up with a sleek shape I was happy with, and a head that looked "not-soft".
The original roo looks somewhat like an indigenous design of a Kangaroo (#6 in particular with the colours) which could've been good for a community kit
Or NAFL...?Don't be surprised if some of these designs make a comeback in the next few season of NAFLR
Finally found the two drawings I did at school the day after I submitted my NAFL bid
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I was keen on keeping that chevron design from the very start it was just a matter of making it not look generic and add some spice. Don't be surprised if some of these designs make a comeback in the next few season of NAFLR
Or NAFL ColtsOr NAFL...?
I keep my old school slate handy. I worked on the Volcanoes Away design on the agenda during a particularly boring meeting earlier this yearGlad to know I'm not the only one who scribbles down jumper designs at school - I've done that for quite a few designs. I'm sure some of the older members of the board have done the same thing at work?
Sometimes when I'm out and don't have any paper and I've come up with something I'll just get Snapchat out and squiggle the basic concept so I don't forget my idea. I went with this process for my 2016/17 Alice Springs Pirates home jumper that would go on to win the NAFL Reserves, so it's definitely worthwhile to just get the basic concept down so you can build on it in the future. I find that the level of success that I have in competitions is in proportion to the amount of time I spend on designing the identity. For that Reserves premiership and the Can-Am title, I think I went through three or four templates and basic designs before I finally got to what I wanted. It's certainly rewarding if you start with those early sketches and rough outlines and develop them further.Glad to know I'm not the only one who scribbles down jumper designs at school - I've done that for quite a few designs. I'm sure some of the older members of the board have done the same thing at work?
I reckon your Community Round jumper is an all time great. Colours looked fantastic.
Now that the Community Rounds are out the way, here are two unused concepts from the cutting room floor. Always had the idea of the pride kangaroo from the moment Community Round was decided on, but honestly expected more teams to go down that route and wanted to do something unique. Still think I made the right call, tbh.
I reckon your Community Round jumper is an all time great. Colours looked fantastic.
I think that W concept was a winner
That's the spirit!I am having some mild regret over that actually, but i'm comforted by the knowledge that my clash guernsey would have sunk my premiership chances anyway