The group stage of the World Cup has been wrapped up. A nightmarish heatwave of 40+°C is coming to an end and the KO games are kicking off tonight. Time to reflect on Germany‘s jersey performance over the last decades.
To be exact, I’ve already written down my top 7 end of last year when the new kit got released: in a Signal chat with my best friends from my London days. Football and design is a match made in heaven and an infinite supply of topics to chat about!
So here we go: in particular order, my original Signal messages showcasing my top 7 jerseys of the German national team:
Further reading/listening as the jersey hype is climaxing:
- Nike have visually started off their new major deal with the DFB before the Ecuador game with a huge billboard on the Hudson River: Hallo New Jersey. Witty pun, the jersey itself looked a bit dull (grey?). It’d be an amazing turnout, if the actual kit was pixelated, too.
- If you’re keen to learn about the history of the 1990 Germany jersey in particular, you should listen to Ina Franzmann in last week‘s episode of SWR1 Leute She’s designed that iconic kit!
- If you love typography and football, there’s a book for you: Football Type by F37 (I luckily got my hands on the first edition years ago)