Nope, you're definitely not the only one! This design of name/team name plate jersey/patch cards comes off very cheap and boring to me. Why oh why would we want to cover up beautiful patches? And if you're going to cover it up, at least make some nice designs. Who's brilliant idea was this? And no, it's not in a couple products per say, it's in several! Just like those manufactured team logo patch autos are! It gets tedious so quick because of this. I hate the design, it spells lazy to me. I don't even pay them attention on eBay.
In Topps Triple Threads they may have covered the patches but they designed the card so beautifully that it blended in well, at least IMO. See this Dwight Howard patch below:
They spelled out 'orlando magic' in little cutout letters. The middle patch has little magic stars to reveal a patch underneath.
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/?action=view&current=DSC00174.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/DSC00174.jpg" border="0" alt="Dwight Howard"></a>
and another Topps Triple Threads...
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/?action=view&current=DSC00375.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/DSC00375.jpg" border="0" alt="Brandon Roy"></a>
Topps made use of this idea in 08'09 Bowman, but they did not over do it like Panini is doing!
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/?action=view&current=DSC00735.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/DSC00735.jpg" border="0" alt="Russell Westbrook"></a>
and another nice triple patch card...look how colorful (not only the patches) but the card itself is. They incorporate each player's team logo.
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/?action=view&current=DSC00906.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/DSC00906.jpg" border="0" alt="Julian Wright"></a>
In Topps Triple Threads they may have covered the patches but they designed the card so beautifully that it blended in well, at least IMO. See this Dwight Howard patch below:
They spelled out 'orlando magic' in little cutout letters. The middle patch has little magic stars to reveal a patch underneath.
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/?action=view&current=DSC00174.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/DSC00174.jpg" border="0" alt="Dwight Howard"></a>
and another Topps Triple Threads...
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/?action=view&current=DSC00375.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/DSC00375.jpg" border="0" alt="Brandon Roy"></a>
Topps made use of this idea in 08'09 Bowman, but they did not over do it like Panini is doing!
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/?action=view&current=DSC00735.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/DSC00735.jpg" border="0" alt="Russell Westbrook"></a>
and another nice triple patch card...look how colorful (not only the patches) but the card itself is. They incorporate each player's team logo.
<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/?action=view&current=DSC00906.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/Knix3/Patches/DSC00906.jpg" border="0" alt="Julian Wright"></a>
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