Media said the number 44 on the shirts resembled the symbol used by WW2-era Nazi SS units.
  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
    83·
    9 months ago

    That font’s 4 looks super weird though. From the thumbnail I immediately saw the SS bolts without even reading the title.

  • federalreverse-old@feddit.deEnglish
    312·
    9 months ago

    Why in the name of Deity do those shirt designers always insist on illegible novelty fonts that look like garbage? Just put Helvetica or Futura or, heck, OCR-B on there, make sure the kerning is correct, and be done.

    • taladar@feddit.deEnglish
      361·
      9 months ago

      My theory is that designers are extremely afraid that someone might notice that many areas have had enough design already and don’t really need a redesign every couple of years.

  • adr1an@programming.devEnglish
    191·
    9 months ago

    Wasn’t that designed like that intentionally? Was there any word on this from the typography designer?..

    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      311·
      9 months ago

      Just this specific design of football shirt, because the font Adidas used makes this look like the SS symbol.

      Of course football kits don’t usually go up to 44, because there aren’t that many on a team even accounting for reserves.

      This only exists if you buy a custom shirt with a custom 1-99 number on it and a custom name at the top. I can see how it didn’t get spotted sooner.

  • nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    431·
    9 months ago

    “… after media raised their resemblance to the symbol used by World War Two-era Nazi SS units.” This is just stupidity raised by media. As always.