A collage on a dark green background featuring the New Haven City wordmark and a New Haven City flag mockup.
A collage on a dark green background featuring the New Haven City wordmark and a New Haven City flag mockup.

New Haven City SC

Client:

New Haven City Soccer Club

Year:

©2023

Services:

Brand, Illustration

LEVEL:

Lower Professional

New Haven City SC is an NPSL expansion team set to kick off in 2025. Fun fact: New Haven was home to the first public tree-planting program in the U.S., which created a canopy of mature trees—especially big elms—that earned the city its nickname, The Elm City.

We teamed up with the investment group bringing the club to New Haven to build a brand that felt authentically local. Leaning fully into the Elm City identity became our focus. From the colors and custom typography to the primary and secondary marks, the brand is rooted in growth, energy, and the city’s deep historical connection to green spaces.

The side of an industrial building with a collage of New Haven City marks including the Elm City wordmark, and the primary crest.
The side of an industrial building with a collage of New Haven City marks including the Elm City wordmark, and the primary crest.
A mint green jersey mockeup featuring the New Haven City crest and Xerox as a kit sponsor.
A mint green jersey mockeup featuring the New Haven City crest and Xerox as a kit sponsor.
A desciptive image of the New Haven City crest in full color on a green background.
A desciptive image of the New Haven City crest in full color on a green background.
A grungy billbaord on a brick wall showcasing the New Haven City wordmark and icon with the words "This is New Haven Soccer" integrated into the design.
A grungy billbaord on a brick wall showcasing the New Haven City wordmark and icon with the words "This is New Haven Soccer" integrated into the design.
The full New Haven City suite of logos including the wordmark, the Elm City wordmark, the lettermark, and the icon.
The full New Haven City suite of logos including the wordmark, the Elm City wordmark, the lettermark, and the icon.
A zoomed-in closeup of the New Haven City elm branches from the icon.
A zoomed-in closeup of the New Haven City elm branches from the icon.
A close up image of a New Haven City flag with the primary crest and an outlined elm branch on green.
A close up image of a New Haven City flag with the primary crest and an outlined elm branch on green.
A subway sign on a concrete wall showcasing the NHC lettermark repeating diagonally on white.
A subway sign on a concrete wall showcasing the NHC lettermark repeating diagonally on white.

We believe that sports represent something bigger than ourselves. They represent history and hope. They represent moments of pure joy and togetherness that truly move people and live long in both the mind and in the history books. We believe those representations need a banner, a symbol, a brand. Let’s craft those things together.

hello@ninestudio.co

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We believe that sports represent something bigger than ourselves. They represent history and hope. They represent moments of pure joy and togetherness that truly move people and live long in both the mind and in the history books. We believe those representations need a banner, a symbol, a brand. Let’s craft those things together.

hello@ninestudio.co

©2025 NINE STUDIO • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

We believe that sports represent something bigger than ourselves. They represent history and hope. They represent moments of pure joy and togetherness that truly move people and live long in both the mind and in the history books. We believe those representations need a banner, a symbol, a brand. Let’s craft those things together.

hello@ninestudio.co

©2025 NINE STUDIO