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The Design Game

A podcast about the role of design in sports hosted by David Merriell and Justin Hastings

022: Design Potpourri

David and Justin return from a short break to discuss several topics including March Madness, The Masters, small brand and uniform updates, and the ESPN mobile app. They also sneak in a bit of TV talk leading up to the Mad Men season premiere.

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • 0:21: Welcome back
  • 2:58: NCAA and March Madness
    • Purdue
    • Georgetown
    • Maryland
    • Adidas NCAA Tournament unis
    • Albany
    • Oklahoma
    • Nike’s Hyper Elite teams
    • A negative review of the Hyper Elite unis
    • Arkansas’s 1994 Final Four: highlights and the full game
  • 19:09: Golf talk
    • Rory McIlroy and EA Sports
    • The updated Masters.com
    • Rory’s scripting for The Masters
  • 34:07: The Cleveland Browns and rebranding
    • Grantland article
    • Seattle Mariners new uni
    • Phoenix Suns new alternate uni
  • 38:16: ESPN’s mobile app
    • The Verge review
  • 44:15: TV chat
    • Suggestion for Netflix to release episodes like a miniseries

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March 25, 2015 Filed Under: Episodes

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