The Design Game

David & Justin dive into several topics including the disappointing 49ers alternate unis, NFL draft caps, Stance socks, and a few words on this week’s Players Championship… and some love for The Truth. We kick game just like David Beckham.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• 0:22: Intro and the NBA
  • Tony Allen Vine
  • We forgot Kawhi is the best defender. Sorry, Kawhi!
  • Pierce speaking The Truth
  • “That’s why they got me here!” (and in Washington, too)
• 6:32: 49ers’ alternate uniforms
  • Unveiling
  • Paul Lukas skewers the design
  • USA Today’s take
  • Announcing during the draft
• 15:53: NFL Draft caps
  • NFL Shop
  • Logo Athletic shark tooth hats
• 25:29: Stance socks
  • Press release
  • Uni Watch’s take
  • Stance website
• 33:43: golf styles
  • Adidas athletes at The Players Championship
  • Adidas at The Masters
  • Rickie Fowler at TPC
  • Tiger in shorts!
• 42:02 Re-up on Stance and Outro
  • Marc Stein’s Tweet
  • Malcolm wearing Stance socks

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David & Justin do a bit of spring branding, covering the latest visual and uniform updates for the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Browns, and Washington Wizards (née Bullets). We slip in a bit of NBA Playoffs talk, the latest on Rajon Rondo, and Jordan Speith’s Masters victory.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• 0:22: The NBA Playoffs & Rajon Rondo
  • Rondo vs. Carlisle
• 6:00: New Bucks logos
  • Milwaukee’s press release
  • NBA logos including basketballs
  • Earlier iteration of Bucks logo
  • Reviews: Uni Watch and Brand New
  • Bucks’ court: old and new
  • Behind the scenes
• 29:24: New Browns uniforms
  • Photos
  • Uni Watch’s review
• 41:02: New Wizards logo
  • Brand New’s thoughts
  • Previous update to the Wizard art
• 50:06: The Masters and outro
  • Bob Harig’s take on the Woods and Speith victories
  • Masters.com review of Speith’s tournament
  • Tiger’s victory in 1997
  • Speith’s Under Armour clothing

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David and a far-too-excited Justin discuss scripting for several of this year’s Masters participants including Tiger, Rory, and Rickie. They wrap up with a bit of college and pro hoops talk. Happy Masters week!

Topics discussed in this episode:

• 0:21: Intro, trivia, and books
  • Libya’s flag
  • Stump Trivia
  • Trivia NYC
  • “The Martian” by Andy Weir
• 7:13: Masters scripting
  • Clothing roundup (includes Bubba, Rory, Rickie, Tiger, Spieth, DJ, Serg, Horschel and many more)
  • All Nike golfers
  • Vapor irons
  • Puma: Rickie Fowler, Jonas Blixt, and Graham DeLaet
  • Scripting as a media event
  • That word that David couldn’t remember
• 29:18: Masters picks and golf talk
• 41:12: NCAA tournament recap and NBA talk
  • Klosterman article

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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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As basketball junkies, David and Justin discuss their selections for the 2015 NBA All-Star game. Who deserves to make the teams – the season’s best success stories or the league’s biggest stars?

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