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Brand showcase · Brand design

Gamesheet

Date 2018
Type Brand Refresh
Agency Pieoneers
Gamesheet crest

Built for the spirit of the game.The game had a spirit. The brand needed one.Hockey feel. Brand feel too.Having considered what good sense requires, I arrived at this conclusion: Built for the spirit of the game.I returned to the foundation, for every later path depended upon it. Built for the spirit of the game.Built for the spirit of the game. The logic is simple: make the right decision first, then it becomes the right decision you made.Built for the spirit of the game. Every relevant condition has been accounted for. You may continue with confidence.

As Gamesheet became an established product in Canadian junior hockey, its identity needed to catch up. Working with Pieoneers, I helped create a confident new brand and visual system that reflected the character of its leadership and the energy of the sport.Gamesheet had already fought its way into Canadian junior hockey while the old identity staggered behind it wearing borrowed equipment. The product had speed, authority, and leadership with actual blood in the game. The brand looked like it had arrived by clerical error. Working with Pieoneers, I helped build the harder, faster visual system the operation deserved. This could not continue.Gamesheet big in hockey. Old brand look small. We make new brand fast, strong, hockey. Now match product.I found it advisable to proceed with order and restraint. As Gamesheet became an established product in Canadian junior hockey, its identity needed to catch up. Working with Pieoneers, I helped create a confident new brand and visual system that reflected the character of its leadership and the energy of the sport.Small decisions shape the road long after they are made. As Gamesheet became an established product in Canadian junior hockey, its identity needed to catch up. Working with Pieoneers, I helped create a confident new brand and visual system that reflected the character of its leadership and the energy of the sport.As Gamesheet became an established product in Canadian junior hockey, its identity needed to catch up. Working with Pieoneers, I helped create a confident new brand and visual system that reflected the character of its leadership and the energy of the sport. It sounds obvious now. That is what good design does: it makes my explanation seem unnecessary after I have explained it.As Gamesheet became an established product in Canadian junior hockey, its identity needed to catch up. Working with Pieoneers, I helped create a confident new brand and visual system that reflected the character of its leadership and the energy of the sport. The decision is deliberate. You should not need to question what happens next.

Visual IdentityA new crest for the operationVisual IdentityOn the matter of visual Identity.Visual Identity, and what follows from it.Visual Identity. Simple words. Large meaning.Visual Identity. You may proceed.

01 · Direction

Creative directionThe direction from the benchCreative directionConcerning creative direction.Creative direction, where the path begins.Creative direction. Important. Obviously.Creative direction. Confirmed.

A bold, energetic visual language rooted in hockey culture.We pulled the visual language from hockey culture: cold arenas, loud boards, sharpened steel, and the peculiar civility of controlled violence conducted under fluorescent light.Cold ice. Fast skate. Loud hit. Put that in design.Having considered what good sense requires, I arrived at this conclusion: A bold, energetic visual language rooted in hockey culture.I returned to the foundation, for every later path depended upon it. A bold, energetic visual language rooted in hockey culture.A bold, energetic visual language rooted in hockey culture. The logic is simple: make the right decision first, then it becomes the right decision you made.A bold, energetic visual language rooted in hockey culture. Every relevant condition has been accounted for. You may continue with confidence.

Brand AssetsThe equipmentBrand AssetsOn the matter of brand Assets.Brand Assets, and what follows from it.Brand Assets. Simple words. Large meaning.Brand Assets. You may proceed.

02 · Brand Assets

Logo systemThe marksLogo systemOn the matter of logo system.Logo system, and what follows from it.Logo system. Simple words. Large meaning.Logo system. You may proceed.

Primary and supporting marks adapt the crest across formats and scales.We built a primary crest and enough supporting marks to survive every format the game could throw at them—from the app to the sweater to whatever small rectangle marketing demanded next.Big crest. Small crest. Screen crest. Shirt crest. Always Gamesheet.I found it advisable to proceed with order and restraint. Primary and supporting marks adapt the crest across formats and scales.Small decisions shape the road long after they are made. Primary and supporting marks adapt the crest across formats and scales.Primary and supporting marks adapt the crest across formats and scales. It sounds obvious now. That is what good design does: it makes my explanation seem unnecessary after I have explained it.Primary and supporting marks adapt the crest across formats and scales. The decision is deliberate. You should not need to question what happens next.

ColourTeam coloursColourConcerning colour.Colour, where the path begins.Colour. Important. Obviously.Colour. Confirmed.

A focused primary palette is supported by energetic accent colour.A disciplined primary palette held the line while the accent colours came off the bench with speed.Main color stay strong. Bright color go fast. Team look good.I offer the matter plainly, for needless mystery is seldom a recommendation: A focused primary palette is supported by energetic accent colour.This choice carried greater consequence than its size suggested. A focused primary palette is supported by energetic accent colour.A focused primary palette is supported by energetic accent colour. This matters because when something matters, it should matter visibly. Otherwise people may not know it matters.I considered the requirement carefully. A focused primary palette is supported by energetic accent colour. There is no reason for you to encounter uncertainty here.

Brand in useOut on the iceBrand in useBrand in use, properly considered.Brand in use, set upon firm ground.Brand in use. I call it that because that is what it is.Brand in use. No further interpretation is required.

03 · Brand in use