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Originally Posted by TheRealPepman
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I designed pads for a goalie this year, and I keep reading comments criticizing the design for being too similar to another brand's concept. One of the concepts I submitted looked almost identical to Hiller's old pads too, but the client noticed that and stopped it. It's tough work to reference everything out there to ensure you're not stepping on any toes, but it happens all the time.
"Sooo yall just trying to copy ccms eflex 1 design eh? But with a moustache so no one notices? Ehhh i see you [Company]"
It's really easy to come to the same ideas when working with a team's brand. If you asked me to come up with something wild for the Original 6 , I'd have been surprised to see the Maple Leafs and the Rangers weren't on my artboard of sketches TBQH. One of the first things I thought of with this Rangers jersey was that it needed a blue shoulder yoke. It would make for a better looking jersey, and pair better with the logo it's replicating. That would pretty much make this jersey identical to the one the guy is upset about, and I've definitely never seen his concept.
There are definitely copies out there (like this guy:
https://www.icethetics.co/concepts/2...tion?rq=flames), but it's also surprisingly easy to come to the same conclusions sometimes. Especially when it's from the exact same source material as 'what if the Rangers logo WAS the jersey'? Pretty ballsy of the guy to be vocalizing so confidently when the inspiration is something I'm sure any hockey fan who's interested in design has thought of.