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====Original pinstripes (1989β1998)==== Orlando advertising agency The Advertising Works, led by its president Doug Minear was responsible for the original Magic uniforms. The logo, featuring a basketball crowded by stars and the wordmark "Magic" with a star replacing the A, was created following meetings with Walt Disney World artists and over 5000 suggestions sent from around the country.<ref name=logo/> Stars would remain a primary feature of the logo once it was redesigned in 2000 to feature a comet-like basketball. Pat Williams first suggested the colors black and gold of his alma mater [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Wake Forest]], but this was eschewed for various factors, including the local college [[UCF Knights|UCF]] using the same scheme.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ahead of the Game: The Pat Williams Story|author=Pat Williams, James D. Denney|page=191|publisher=Revell|year=2014|isbn=978-1441220455}}</ref> Black would still be the primary color in the scheme used by Minear, a trait shared by 16 other NBA teams. Other colors were an [[Electric blue (color)|electric blue]] specially made by sporting goods manufacturer MacGregor, and silver.<ref name=logo>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1987/06/19/magic-logo-sparks-enthusiasm-at-teams-colorful-unveiling/|title=Magic Logo Sparks Enthusiasm At Team's Colorful Unveiling|date=June 19, 1987 |access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141513/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-06-19/sports/0130450185_1_magic-logo-magic-black-downtown-orlando|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=uni>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1988/10/22/suspense-over-magic-unveil-designer-duds/|title=Suspense Over β Magic Unveil Designer Duds|date=October 22, 1988 |access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220142530/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1988-10-22/news/0070450219_1_magic-uniforms-minear|url-status=live}}</ref> The home uniforms were white with black pinstripes, featuring black numbers with blue trim, and the road jerseys reversed the scheme while featuring "Orlando" instead of the Magic wordmark. Given the standard mesh nylon worn across the NBA did not allow for pinstripes, the jerseys were made out of durene, a material with cotton on the underside and polyester bonded on the outside.<ref name=uni/> The road uniform was changed to blue with white pinstripes in 1994β95, although the black uniforms remained in use as alternates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/11/26/new-look-magic-leave-celtics-feeling-blue/|title=New-look Magic Leave Celtics Feeling Blue|date=November 26, 1994 |access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220140812/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-11-26/sports/9411260183_1_orlando-magic-boston-hardaway|url-status=live}}</ref>
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