As I’m sure you all know, the Clippers just announced a rebrand and I think that overall it looks great. The one thing that really bugs me though is how hard the jerseys are to read. Maybe it’s nitpicking but adding a simple stroke to the lettering really helps make it easier to read, especially from a distance.
This is actually a very real phenomena known as chromostereopsis which is defined as “a visual illusion that occurs when certain colors are placed alongside each other, making it unnecessarily difficult to focus on both colors.” This is due to the way that wavelengths stimulate different areas within the eye. Red-Blue and Red-Green are the two most common problematic color combos but there are others.
I am not a Clippers fan but when I saw the jerseys I thought they could be fixed rather easily. So I threw them into photoshop and put a super simple stroke around the lettering and I think that it greatly improves legibility and I like the extra white that it adds to the jerseys. I wanted to share with this sub since you all have much more vested interest than I do. Do you think they should have added a stroke to the jerseys or are you happy with them the way that they are?
by LoganH1219
19 Comments
I actually kinda prefer the official. Both look good tho
I like the stroke on the right one, the left one I’m fine with either. Hard to tell which I like more there
It looks nice! I think i prefer the classy cursive to the more “bubble” look with the stroke, though.
Na, stroke sucks
adds way too much contrast, not very soothing to the eyes in my opinion. i like the original but respect the effort
I think the stroke reminds me of the 90s jerseys which is what ballmer doesn’t want
The stroke might be too Sterling Era. I do like, but I can see why they maybe didn’t.
my issue is jerseys all being screen printed and cheap material
give me some goddamn embroidery please
With stroke plz. Sincerely, my bad eyes
I prefer the official one, looks cleaner
Yep. Red on Blue and Blue on Red is difficult to read. Dumb.
yea the outline looks a lot better. i thought the letters looked a little too thin for my liking and felt like it was missing something
I love it with the stroke. It makes the name/city pop. The blue jerseys, my eyes are having a hard time adjusting.
Instead of red lettering with a white stroke, White lettering with a red stroke. The same for the red jersey, but with blue stroke.
https://preview.redd.it/6xf9j8pqzykc1.jpeg?width=1444&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36517d3f2fa455d014f4b94b868fbd429f6688d3
Nah, I love it. And happy they got rid of the cartoony “l.”
Nah I def agree with you OP, yours looks way better
It can be easily added next year or moving forward. The main thing is the rebrand is actually good!
Strokes are very old school. I like the officials. You know who’s playing the game.
Stroke only woks on red one. I dont like it on others