After my comments on the new
@majorleaguelax logo a couple days ago, I had some people tell me that I didn't know what I was talking about and that I wouldn't be able to do any better.
I took that as a challenge and decided to take a shot at creating a better logo inside of the existing framework of what the MLL released. Mainly this meant addressing the issues I stated in my story posts as proof that I dont have to be a professional designer to understand how design works.
My illustrator skills are bare minimum, and so there are some minor flaws that were created during the image trace that I couldnt figure out how to fix. That being said, I am still pretty happy with how the final product turned out.
I got rid of the awkward gradient (even if you think it looks fine now, give it ten years and you'll change your mind. Ask NHL fans); eliminated the bizarre bevel that didn't even cover the entire right side of the logo; tweaked the colors to be less saturated, a tad darker and more s...