For decades, the Dodgers have been an integral part of the Los Angeles community. With its constant star power and flash, the team has represented the brilliance and excellence the city is known for.
In their second wave of City Connect uniforms, which will debut on Saturday against the Angels, the Dodgers wanted to pay homage to Los Angeles and various pieces of history that have been attached to the organization since its early days after its move from Brooklyn in 1958.
Every piece of the uniform was intended to carry a significant meaning.
The typeface is inspired by signage of the LA Memorial Coliseum, which served as the first home of the Dodgers in 1958.
The contract and upward trajectory is intended to speak to the city’s pursuit of the beyond.
“It’s Time for Dodger Baseball” are the words said just before every Dodgers home game.
It is also paying homage to the legendary Hall of Fame voice of the Dodgers, Vin Scully.
A mashup of the trademark LA interlocking logo and the swooping “D” of the logo script, it all combines to form the Dodgers’ LAD team code.
They are inspired by mid-century typefaces popular when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn.
In perhaps the most unique part of the uniform, it focuses on the “galaxy of stars,” which is rendered in the color palette of Dodger Stadium, hoping to represent the diversity in Los Angeles.
The Dodgers are known for their Dodger Blue, but the City Connect uniforms go with a different colorway — Cobalt and Electric Blue — with a hint of “Chili Red,” which serves as a nod to the red numbers on the Dodgers’ primary uniforms.
