Italia Away World Cup 2010.

Having taken the template from the home I transferred it to the away with the same shorts and socks, the change that I had to the away, was the 70's style collar and blue band, which was used during the 60's to 70's and briefly resurrected in the early 2000's.

Forthcoming Work

Its been a while since I posted anything on this blog, mainly because I have either been busy with other works, and University. I have still been designing, and as you can see I have completed my 'Mannakin' design, so he now has legs. There are plenty of new designs to look out for in the coming weeks, including the Italy 2010 Away and 'Keeper kits, aswell as the St. Pauli effort I have been babbling on about for some time. Thanks, Angelo.

Italia World Cup 2010 Kit.

Its been a while since I posted anything onto my blog, mainly because I have been trying to come up with new designs...something I now have in abundance, and will soon be coming onto the blog in the next few days.

The design I present here is my design for what I feel Italy should be wearing at the World Cup instead of the dreadful design Puma have come up with.

I took ideas from Italian suits and uniforms to come up with this design, in a similar style to the 'Tailored by Umbro' designs for England. The focal point for this kit is the high waist, longer length shorts, something that hasn't been used since the 1950's. It was something I wanted to use as it gives a much more 'smarter' and 'elegant' look, just how the defending champions should look. I have also gone back to a lighter blue similar to the 2000-2002 Kappa strips. To complete the design, I chose to use the 'Tricolore' just like Puma have tried and failed with for the new kits, here I have used it on the sleeves and socks, gold to emphasise the fact they are champions has also been used.

Boro Futsal Comp.

With the winner of the competition due this week, I've decided to publish on my blog the kits which i submitted. There was no stringent rules just that the predominant colour must be blue and have red trimming, we could also take inspiration from previous Middlesborough FC kits.

I decided to create something more 'timeless', opting for simple pinstriping and also adding a little detailing with large cuffs with two stripes to add that extra detail and focal point. I also recycled one of my previous designs.

This here, which has been on my blog for some time now, is the front cover for a comic book which I have been working on for a University Project. The comic book is based on the famous Escapologist Harry Houdini, and is a fictional tale of what would have been his most daring escape...should he have undertaken it. This is near to completion and in the not too distant future could be available to be read online.

Family Ink

This is something I have been working on for some time, it is much bigger than what you see on here, but this is not only my most favourite section but the most complete...It is just a basic illustration with a vintage tattoo twist for my family. This was created using acrylic inks, and I do hope for it to be finished some time soon.

England Away

This is the England away shirt I have been working on, using the Umbro template I showcased on here recently. Taking a massive influence from the current 'Tailored' designs, this is how I envisage the new away kit launched next March. It was recently announced that the design would take heavily from the classic 1966 strip, and this was were I also started.

This kit also takes all of the features seen on my Umbro template with the diamond sleeve patches and the underarm diamonds. More details designs to follow.

www.2ouche.co.uk - designs

This some private work I have designed for a local band called '2ouche' a play on the famous French phrase. 2ouche are two young and very talented singers, who are coming out with some good stuff, check them out at www.2ouche.co.uk.

What I was asked to produce was the logo, which can be found above, the final chosen design was the one on top, I decided to include the bottom design as it was one I really liked. It does look very Americanised, and that is where I took influence, looking at logos from movies such as High School Musical and Fame. I was also asked to produce a few ideas for the band t-shirts, seen below.

St. Pauli Kit Template

It has been a while since my last post, however I have been working away on my St. Pauli kit design, this will coincide with another template I have created, this time for UMBRO. I have been fascinated with their whole new look and feel to their 'tailored' kits, and it is from this I take my lead, from first glance the template, shown above, looks very similar to what UMBRO are already doing, which is the general idea in progressing it.

The stand out features I have added which are demonstrated on the long-sleeved version, are the elbow patches which form the shape of the iconic diamond which is the companies identity, this is built from the revolutionary movement fabric seen on the new kits to allow maximum movement, this is also built into a second set of diamonds, this time however they are placed beneath the armpits allowing the body to breath and also add that extra freedom for movement. More to follow in the coming days.

Nike Template - Club Bolivar de Bolivia - Luis Canedo edition

This is now the last of my NIKE template as far as using it for teams that is, unless im asked by NIKE to actually use it, that is. Here the template has been used for Bolivia's Bolivar, one of the countries most popular sides, I chose Bolivar because of my Bolivian friend Lius Canedo, who is a student and amateur photographer, whose pictures can be found on http://www.flickr.com/people/luiscanedo/

Back to the kit, and I kept the Bolivar colours which are light blue and navy, very simple and a very nice colour combination, there is not too much info on Bolivars football kit past, however through talking to my Bolivian brother I deduced that they have never had a typical style of kit. So from this I took artistic license and came up with what you see. This V-design was something I had reserved for a Brescia kit I was designing, however felt this worked so much better, tell us what you think.

Overall the kit carries all the hallmarks for this NIKE template, with patches, pockets and socks and on display. I also used the collar patch which debuted on my Tottenham kit, something I really like and wish I had used earlier - here it displays the clubs full name and nickname. Enjoy.

St. Pauli Kit Update

I was asked today whats happening with the St. Pauli kit, all I will say is that it's shaping up nicely, quite different, but I'm currently coming up with a new template to use for it. In the meantime here is another teaser, which I hope keeps you interested. Like all the pictures on this blog it enlarges should you click it. Enjoy.

Nike Template - Tottenham Hotspur Specification

Full spec version of my creation for Tottenham design.

Nike Template - Tottenham Hotspur

Finishing up with my Nike template(these are the penultimate designs), are Tottenham Hotspur, I took the decision to design these after PUMA released the 2009/10 kits, which have got to be the worst in the EPL this year.

The kit takes inspiration from many a past Spurs shirt, with the plain white jersey, with the focal points of colour coming from the collar and all the "Sleeve-Caps" which when turned up add blue to the kit. The collar is the main focal point for this shirt, as my "specification illustration" shows below, the main detail is a patch which bears the clubs moto "Audere est Facere", which hasn't featured since 2006. It is from this patch that two stripes add more feature to the kit, this can be seen on the shorts

As for the player names on the reverse of the shirts, no they are not new or future signings but two avid Spurs fans I know.

Update-If Marlboro sponsored AS Monaco? Away Kit

In keeping with the home kit which took the design from the Marlboro pack, the away takes inspiration from the Marlboro Gold packet. Enjoy.

If Marlboro sponsored AS Monaco?

Whilst designing my St. Pauli kit, I have been looking into how sponsorship effects football in the modern day, we've seen football stadiums and stands dedicated to sponsorship, now we have entered the age of sponsorships taking over the team identities, with Red Bull responsible for Red Bull Salzburg and New York Red Bulls. With that in mind, I took to designing AS Monaco's kit, with Marlboro as a sponsor (which will not happen due to advertising laws) but I couldn't resist giving the Monaco colours a Marlboro twist, after all they do employ a similar colour scheme. Enjoy.

Nike Template - Referees Kit

Coming to the end of this cycle for my NIKE template with just a few request kits to complete, here is my effort at a Ref's kit, given how poor the EPL's officials gear has been I chose to design for them. Is this also the first ever pink referee's kit? The florescent colours have been a favourite with the officials of late, however many clubs have now adopted these, so I dared to use the pink idea.

Up Coming Works

Just thought I'd keep you updated on what I'm working on to upload here, firstly I'm looking to complete my NIKE template kits, with maybe one or two or designs and give the 'Mannequin' template an opportunity to get some action.

Secondly, I'm working on a new kit design which I must say is quite daring and elaborate compared to what i have done in the past. Naturally the design is for St. Pauli who have a very colourful history, on and off the field. The design is unlike anything I've seen teams walk out onto the field with, so I hope it goes down well, I have set myself a challenge with this as its quite 'out-there'. In the meantime I've left a little taster of what's to come with my image on the left. Enjoy.

Serpini Helmet Design

This is a design for a helmet I was asked to design, the specification was that It had to be based on Jean Alesi's 1995 classic design, which is quite simple compared to the modern day designs. The stripes however had to be turned into the 'Tricolore' of Italy, due to the client being an avid fan/collector of ALFA ROMEO's i felt it fitting to encorporate the ALFA symbols instead of Alesi's FERRARI logo.

Therefore the Biscone logo, symbol of Milan and ALFA plays a part as does the Quadrifoglio, which features on every ALFA car also features here. Enjoy.

'Mannequin' Template - First Kits

'Mannequin' Template

Having been designing kits on a 2D template for some time, I have started to get bored, places I have looked for inspiration has been of course Switchimageproject, and new England football kit designer Aitor Throup, the latter got my mind racing and full of ideas, I love the way he put his designs down and showed them develop. Presenting the kits in my opinion is just as important as the design, you see many great kits let down by poor presentation quality. This is where my new 'Torso' or 'Mannequin' template comes into it, now not only can I display how the kits should look like, but also how they would look like being worn. As I said Aitor Throup was an inspiration, but I also looked to people such as Tim Burton to aid with the execution, I guess thats where the surrealism element comes from.

Here we see the 'Mannequin' modelling the recent NIKE template I have designed.

Nike Template - USA Fans Wear

Over the past few years we have seen a number of manufacturers bringing out a high grade strip for the field and lower-grade more durable shirts to the fans. As a result many of the kits on the field appear different to those on the terraces. This is something I have been fascinated with, and have created here, the visual difference is the inclusion of the pocket and obviously the fabric would be somewhat different.

The fans t-shirt is something I am very pleased with, this would be a t-shirt that NIKE would distribute for this kit and captures the essence of the USA's patriotism with their large flag, and also shows NIKE's pleasure in supplying the nation.

Also on display is the updated USA crest I created.

Nike Template - USA

The latest team to get my NIKE template make-over is the USA, whose current shirt is one I hate! When you think of the US, you think of a country rich in patriotism, and of course the amazing stars and stripes flag. The current crest is something I like, however don't feel that the colours show it to be the US, this is something I changed, and feel very pleased with the result, I also changed the blue and red colours to concur with the flag.

The kit itself was inspired by the shirts used in the 1950's with the diagonal red sashe, overall I feel this represents the USA more than the current strip.

NIke Template - Gremio Away

This is the Gremio away kit, the most striking element about the design is the fact that it makes a striking departure from the traditional white, to the off-white colour used on the home kits' stripes, to finish off the kit is a slanted sashe, bearing the clubs other colours.

What is different from this template to the others is the new collar I have used, this is a classic collar used buy many clubs in the 60's & 70's, many had lace to fasten it or buttons, I chose to leave it open something which has been done many times before.

On the sponsorship front [as S. American sides use numerous sponsors] I did make a little change by adding COCA-COLA as a sponsorship instead of re-using the BANRISUL on the reverse, which has been the case for the last 10 years.

Nike Template - Gremio Home

Gremio's kits is something I have always loved and it is possibly my favourite footballing colours. For my design however I added a little twist, within the stripes I chose to use a 'dirty white' colour which looks a little cream this came from seeing a photo of a vintage jersey, in which the colours had faded, this is something i jumped upon and used here. The colour also follows through to the socks.

I'll speak more about the template on the away kit. Here however saw the introduction of my 'sleeve cap' illustration, which shows how the sleeve works, the idea is that the flap can be left down or rolled up and stay in position should the wearer wish. Although it appears pointless I like its place on the template, its idea came from looking at flaps on planes and that's the ideology i want to carry through here.

Nike Template - Sampdoria Home & Away

Here is the latest offering from my NIKE template, designs for Sampdoria, I am a huge fan of KAPPA's efforts for the club, however it does feel they have had the same kits for 5 years. The two kits that stuck out for me when designing these kits were the shirts from the 1950's in which the shield broke free from the chest stripes, something I used here. And also the shirts from the early 1990's, In which a lighter blue was used, I chose to use a different template for the home and the away kits, as that's something the clubs fans haven't had in quite a while.

The Inside collar is also used to display the club's various triumphs in Italy and Europe, other features include displaying the clubs' sailor mascot on the numbering, and for the first time the 'pocket patch' also features on the shorts, displaying the logo and Nike logo.

Nike Template - Inter Away & Training shirts

The away shirt takes the same form as the home kit, changing the colours, however the fishbone design remins. Here is also an example of how the training shirts in the range would be presented, simple but with all the logo's and sponsorship present.

Nike Template - Inter Home

These Inter Home Shirts use the NIKE template seen on my Brazil Kits, the first thing I had in mind when designing the kit was to use a design that stands out from the previous offers from NIKE, all of the shirts have looked the same for the last 10 years bar the 2001-2002 offerings which are possibly the best ever. The main feature here is the 'fishbone' stripes on the chest, using a lighter blue, this design idea came from the UMBRO designs in the early 90's, this was something that stood out, and would no-doubt be a talking point.

New Nike Template - Brazil

These next series of kits have been designed utilising a new template I designed using NIKE. The template takes quite a step back in history with all of the kits taking inspiration from kits from the past however, the technology used is very much of the future, in terms of fabrics and ventilation cooling down the athlete and not restricting movement in any way.

The templates signature is the use of the 'Pocket Patch,' which is on the right breast, this is the way I have chosen to present the NIKE logo, despite looking like a pocket, I doesn't function in that way as it is completely stitched down. The other signature is the use of the large NIKE logo on the reverse of the socks, this idea was spawned from me searching for a way to enhance the players calf muscles, making them appear more imposing, and I believe the result is very successful

Back to these kits, the Brazil shirt which I envisage used in the 2010 World Cup, takesinspiration from a classic Brazil kit which was used for 20 years, with the simple greencollar and cuffs, with light blue making a return. The commemorative crest used on the inside label is an idea used on the TOPPER 1982 kits. The 'keeper shirt takes from the shirt worn by goalkeeper Gilmar in the 50's and 60's. Overall I think the kits are very distinctive and work very well. Enjoy.

Maradona Classics - Switchimageproject Comp.

These Maradona inspired special editions came about for a competition set up by www.switchimageproject.com, a designer who has inspired me greatly and whose work is universally admired.

The idea was to create any kit, using his own PUMA template, taking on board the fact that PUMA was a brand that was worn by Diego Maradona I utilised the templates and designed an updated version of two of the most iconic kits he ever wore, the Napoli and Boca Juniors kits, however neither of these kits were designed by PUMA. Therefore I set about designing the same shirts should they be made today, with updated sponsors logos etc. What I also did was replicate the original brand logos, however using PUMA, therefore there NR logo and ADIDAS trefoil logo get a PUMA twist. Its the PUMA trefoil logo that I am quite pleased about here and feel that they work quite well. Enjoy