Ever since i started this blog , designing a uniform for my favourite NBA team was in the back of my mind. Celtics' home and away kits have bassicaly stayed the same , they're perfect if you ask me and re-designing them seemed pointless. Having said that , i knew i had to design an alternate kit.
Boston Celtics already uses two alternate kits , but both of them are mainly green , same as the away kit. I know the green is at the core of Celtics identity , but three green uniforms...c'mon...
Like i said in a previous article , Celtics have four official colours : white, green, black and gold. So it wasn't a difficult choice to make...my fantasy kit was going to be a black one, but at the same time it had to look and feel like a Celtics kit .
Design elements .
The shirt has a v-neck , unlike the traditional Celtics shirts , the shamrock on the back was bigger and pushed higher , up to the neck line , breaking the two collar pinstripes appart . The pinstripes are not right on the edge of the shirt , but were moved a little bit towards the centre. The traditional Boston Celtics leprechaun is featured on the inside of the collar, alongside the words drcdesigns and Boston Celtics.
The word "Boston" stands on the front of the shirt , like it does on the real life alternate kit. The font i used is the same font the teams uses in real life.
If only subtile differences have been added to the shirt , the short have been completly re-designed. No vertical pinstripes on the side of the leg , they have been replaced by a triangle like green shape, wich houses a clover. A patch , reminding of a boxing short ,stands on the top side of the short.
I hope this is an enjoyable design and also that it captures, at least in part , the traditional look of the Boston Celtics kit.
p.s. I have to give credit where credit is due ! The Larry Bird drawing ( no.33 ) i incorporated as a feature in my overall design , is made by an amazing digital artist from the Philippines . His name is Earlson Vios and i would recommend you to check his other creations here.
p.s.2. Is it called a "shamrock" or a "clover" ? I never knew :) .Boston Celtics already uses two alternate kits , but both of them are mainly green , same as the away kit. I know the green is at the core of Celtics identity , but three green uniforms...c'mon...
Like i said in a previous article , Celtics have four official colours : white, green, black and gold. So it wasn't a difficult choice to make...my fantasy kit was going to be a black one, but at the same time it had to look and feel like a Celtics kit .
Design elements .
The shirt has a v-neck , unlike the traditional Celtics shirts , the shamrock on the back was bigger and pushed higher , up to the neck line , breaking the two collar pinstripes appart . The pinstripes are not right on the edge of the shirt , but were moved a little bit towards the centre. The traditional Boston Celtics leprechaun is featured on the inside of the collar, alongside the words drcdesigns and Boston Celtics.
The word "Boston" stands on the front of the shirt , like it does on the real life alternate kit. The font i used is the same font the teams uses in real life.
If only subtile differences have been added to the shirt , the short have been completly re-designed. No vertical pinstripes on the side of the leg , they have been replaced by a triangle like green shape, wich houses a clover. A patch , reminding of a boxing short ,stands on the top side of the short.
I hope this is an enjoyable design and also that it captures, at least in part , the traditional look of the Boston Celtics kit.
p.s. I have to give credit where credit is due ! The Larry Bird drawing ( no.33 ) i incorporated as a feature in my overall design , is made by an amazing digital artist from the Philippines . His name is Earlson Vios and i would recommend you to check his other creations here.
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