It's possible no one will give a hoot about this, but is anyone else as mad as I am about the typography of the Washington Nationals? When I saw the new Nationals hats, with it's loose, playful script 'W', I was intrigued! How old fashioned!
But then I saw the jerseys� The combination of the script 'W' and the jersey typeface is very frustrating to me. Typophile seemed like the safest place to vent.
I find the lettering on most sports teams outfits to be pretty cheesy. I think they all hire the same guy. Maybe he is an old ex-jock with connections. Given that this is a Washington team (read home of design by committee) I am not surprised to see a total disconnect from hat to shirt. Last night they did well from hand to glove at least :-)
it's obviously a tribute the the Washington Senators. The hat is about the same as the 1969-71 replica shown above. 1971 being the Senators last season before relocation to Texas to be the Rangers.
yes, i did take a look at the old uniforms to see what they were all about. if you look at the old jerseys, you'll see that they appropriately use a script typeface to spell out 'Senators'. Not sure why this wouldn't have worked for 'Nationals'.
i find sports typography to be fun to analyze. there's nothing like ruining a perfectly good football game by pointing out that the new philadelphia eagles uniforms utilize a condensed serif typeface. i think it works very well actually. and i bet you it makes them play better.
they made us use brush script
Hey Jon, maybe this is part of Peter Angelos' conspiracy to keep Baseball out of DC. He lost the battle, but maybe he thinks he can win the war�if the Nationals have such an ugly brand image, maybe DC fans will return their loyalties toward Baltimore!
How 'bout them O's?
wishful thinking i'm afraid, dan. the district seems to be overlooking the bad letter combination, and focusing solely on the glory of dc baseball. i actually have no idea what that is all about, having not grown up in these parts. hence my ability to disparage their uniforms��
were you around for this logo? it's friendly.
vincent, what does your team hat look like? a brush script 'R'?
Yeah, Jon, I remember the Bird. But that was the 80s, you know� designers played by different rules then.
I'd take that bird over the new Nationals' Jersey any day. He had character, even if the design was a bit too cartoony for baseball. Baltimore won its last World Series with that logo�
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