Topps Without Borders-2005

I am removing the borders from the Topps designs year by year.

This time it is 2005.

With border:

2005 Topps Chris Denorfia

 And now with a smaller border:

 I call 2005 Topps the 'Nascar' set because it looks like the hood of a Nascar car with all the ads all over the place. Not to mention having the huge last name in gold foil adding a gimmicky touch.

I do actually like the 2005 set, though.

Once again, the photo comes more into play when you eliminate most of the border.

The smaller border looks less glitzy than the original, but the big black bar at the bottom with the team name dominates the card in a bad way, I feel.

Keeping the big last name on top actually balances out the card.

Side by side:

I'm going to go back and redo all the 'Border' posts in this way, as it just looks better and is actually less boring than they already are.

Up next, 2004.

Thanks for reading.

Topps Without Borders-2006

I am removing the borders from the Topps designs year by year.

This time it is 2006:

2006 Topps Ozzie Guillen

I didn't like this set when it came out and this makes it less unlikeable but it is still ugly.

The top black banner reminds me of the hideous banner on top of 2002 Donruss.

Yuck. Either way you look at it.

Oh yeah, bye Ozzie.

Topps Without Borders-2007

I am removing the borders from the Topps designs year by year.

This time it is 2007:

2007 Topps Kerry Wood

Like the 2008 set, this makes the photo much more prevalent.

I like how the color squares accentuate the corners.

The side bleed photo is rather unique as well.

Up next, 2006 Topps.

Topps Without Borders-2008

I am removing the borders from the Topps designs year by year.

This time it is 2008:

2008 Topps Matt Murton

 Yeah, it looks terrible, but as I alluded to in the 2009 post, the photo is much bigger like this and you can actually make out the player!

Still can't make up for that hideous hanging Topps bulge over the photo. That bulge is the main reason the picture looks small in the first place and it kept this set from being a classic.

Up next, 2007 Topps.