I'm also a designer and a villa fan but i'm afraid Peter Saville has never said anything about me (or not as far as i know anyway). I totally agree that we have tried too hard to do the right thing. Yes it's a little recessive but my biggest problem is with the choice of type for 'prepared'. i have no idea were that has come from and just adds to the general feeling that the entire logo has been designed in Coral Draw! and yes the star is not exactly dynamic. we had a chance to create a mark and wer've ended up with a modge.
i'm very keen on hearing the fans point of view and keeping it in the community (local designers i guess) but i think this is an oppurtunity missed.
on the other hand i think getting nike in on the party next season is great and the fact we are looking at the crest in the first place shows we are loooking at everything to get the club were they should be.
generally a big thumbs up to the people up top but on this particular point i reckon they should have not listened quite so inventively to the designers spouting on about every element standing for something. sometimes things should just look good!
