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Fourth OKC NFL Submission: Oklahoma City Spirits
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Our latest design submission for an Oklahoma City NFL team comes from George Burnett. Mr. Burnett found our contest on SportsLogos.net. He named the franchise the Spirits:
"Here is something that I did last year around this time. There are several images to build the case and they will be in order.
My heritage is part Cherokee and part of my family descended from there.This is my attempt to bring honor to Native Americans. Oklahoma is the perfect backdrop if you will, to have an identity such as this.
Take care."
Burnett did a good job letting his images speak for themselves. Overall, I like the concept. He also broke the cardinal rule by not naming the team Roughnecks. But he presents something that would be uniquely Oklahoma. The colors match well with the state flag, the Native American influence is noticeable without being offensive, and the name is not used in any other professional sports league.
Because he did such a thorough job explaining his concept through his images, I will just post those with little comment.
Because he did such a thorough job explaining his concept through his images, I will just post those with little comment.
I like that the Native American influence is based on genuine examples of that culture and not a caricature of the people that Oklahoma was named for (Oklahoma is a Choctaw word meaning "red people"). I should note that this looks genuine and respectful to me: a lily-white male with zero percent Native American blood. I can't speak for Native Americans, so I'd be interested in hearing other opinions on the design from that aspect.
Not much to say here since Burnett explains it so well. That is probably the best OKC logo I could imagine using the name Spirits.
The helmet is simple and understated. I like it. I don't love teal, but Burnett has done a good job incorporating it.
Thanks again to George Burnett for his submission. Please share this post with other designers and direct submissions to OklahomIraqis@gmail.com.
1. The name and link to the culture is great. Of course, the same goes for Roughnecks.
2. I too am sick of teal, but I really like this dark teal. It's not overused.
3. The feather helmet is better than 90%+ of the helmets being used in both the NFL and NCAA.
4. I wouldn't mind seeing a set of silver pants, just so you could have a complete six combinations!
5. My only problem is with the OKC logo. The feathers look "stuck" on and the wolf is not seen anywhere on the uni. I'd keep the wolf photo in the background display. Also, the "tick marks" on the OKC are different than on the word "Spirit." I know, I'm getting somewhat picky, but I'll admit, this Texas man would be an instant Spirit fan just because of these unis (and the fact my team was the Oilers and I don't like the Cowboys).