Artist Statement
Hockey Threads is a one-stop-shop for NHL fans interested in the visuals of the world of hockey. A mix of news around the league, updates on uniforms, a database of jerseys, and a showcase of jersey concepts, Hockey Threads is a prototype website designed to keep hockey jersey enthusiasts up to date on the latest in uniform news, as well as general scoops about the NHL. As a hockey fan as well as an artist, I’ve long been obsessed with the aesthetics of hockey. I’m a part of a large community of hockey jersey collectors (or jersey nerds), and I wanted to create a website that someone like me would like to use.
The two main parts of Hockey Threads are a database of all of the jerseys and logos in use during the 2022-23 NHL season, and a concept page where users can submit and showcase their personal jersey design concepts. These are supported with a uniform news page and league news page, keeping fans informed about the latest happenings in the NHL.
This website represents many of my passions into one, and I wanted to use my experience in UX/UI design and graphic art to create a visually pleasing page that is not only informative, but exciting and engaging.
Some early sketches of the design of my site.
Above are some wireframes for my website that I created from the early sketches. I wanted to have a home page, a uniform news page, a hockey news page, a database of the logos and uniforms currently in use for every team, and a page for jersey concepts to be posted.
This is some logo work that I did for the site. I threw a ton of sketches of ideas on a piece of paper until I came up with one that I really liked and really embodied the feel of my website, and proceeded to make it in Adobe Illustrator. I thought it looked too plain, so I used the font I used throughout the titles of the website in the logo to match the rest of the brand identity, and reproduced it in a few different colors.
These are screenshots of some of the pages of the website prototype as of December 6th, 2023.
If this embed doesn't work, simply click the link below to go to the prototype website.
I still plan on making a mobile version, prototype more article pages, and filling out more database pages.