mjmooney Posted January 26, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26, 2018 54 minutes ago, screwdriver said: Surely a really detailed badge design would benefit the club by deterring any shirt counter fitters. Are they like shopfitters? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Are they like shopfitters? No, they fit devices that assist you with counting shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 26, 2018 Moderator Share Posted January 26, 2018 10 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Are they like shopfitters? Deadly foes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted January 26, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26, 2018 2 hours ago, screwdriver said: Surely a really detailed badge design would benefit the club by deterring any shirt counter fitters. The guy who fitted this told me he really hated detailed badges. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Keyblade said: Lion should be gold imo.But yeah that would be really nice. Anyone want to try their hand at that? What happened to the VT Photoshop wizards? If we were still in the PL we'd have pages full of mock ups by now. I agree the lion should be gold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 controversial, but our current badge is one of our best. The round one is cool and I love the minimal 60s one, the 90s iteration is vile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 35 minutes ago, a m ole said: controversial, but our current badge is one of our best. The round one is cool and I love the minimal 60s one, the 90s iteration is vile. Agree on every count. The 90's one is really the 00's one. It's probably why I like the new ones more as I'm not tied to the nostalgia of the 00's badge from around when I started supporting the club. It's too horrendous even for nostalgia glasses. The actual 90's badge is a bit better. Stripes on a badge like this is such a horrible idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Just now, Keyblade said: Agree on every count. The 90's one is really the 00's one. It's probably why I like the new ones more as I'm not tied to the nostalgia of the 00's badge from around when I started supporting the club. It's too horrendous even for nostalgia glasses. The actual 90's badge is a bit better. Stripes on a badge like this is such a horrible idea. yeah that one is better than the revised version, and I was obsessed from around ‘92! Actually, seeing it i’m getting nostalgic thinking about drawing it on any bit of paper I could get my hands on. I’m re-warming to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I like our badge and think it should be left alone. Before we know it, it would become a farce like the kits changing so often. If it ain't broke.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 My biggest issue with reverting to the circular badge is that it just perpetuates the belief that we're stuck in the past, living off one former (albeit amazing) glory. Going back to a circular badge with a star in it doesn't strike me as very forward thinking. Furthermore, if you're a traditionalist, then badges/shields are by far the most authentic route to go as they have been our crest for a majority of our history. Finally, apparently the simplicity of the badge is vital in today's digital age as it is clearer for viewing on tablets/phones etc at varying sizes. Personally I'm fine with the badge, clean, simple, Villa colours and unique. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, jackbauer24 said: My biggest issue with reverting to the circular badge is that it just perpetuates the belief that we're stuck in the past, living off one former (albeit amazing) glory. Going back to a circular badge with a star in it doesn't strike me as very forward thinking. Furthermore, if you're a traditionalist, then badges/shields are by far the most authentic route to go as they have been our crest for a majority of our history. Finally, apparently the simplicity of the badge is vital in today's digital age as it is clearer for viewing on tablets/phones etc at varying sizes. Personally I'm fine with the badge, clean, simple, Villa colours and unique. Good post. If there had to be a choice I would opt for the badge of '57 but making the outer shield slightly bigger to allow for wording and losing the scroll banner at the bottom, otherwise the one we currently have still looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I don't think it's a massive issue at the moment. If you the gold lion went I wouldn't like it as that for me has been us during the modern day era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted January 27, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2018 The only way to resolve this issue is to consult 10,000 people. With such a large survey group it would be impossible to pick a universally unpopular design. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 In regards to the circular badge, I think when the good doctor's vision and plan comes to fruition and we're back to challenging and conquering in the league and in europe, thats when it should make its comeback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa82 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I want a badge including "Aston Villa", a star is not a must, but a star above the badge when we plays in europe. it might be simple, but not childish like todays badge. get the coulurs correct, don't use "prepared" I don't think we have had that many good badges. The only one I like is the round one, but a new one could be in another form. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I don't like the idea of a star appearing separate and above the crest, unless we're playing in Europe. Then the star represents something. Wearing it when we're playing away at Barnsley in the 2nd tier of English football is a bit meaningless IMO. I think the recent changes to the badge have been a huge success. The badge when embroidered is absolutely beautiful. I'm definitely open to change but i'm not desparate for one. If we were going to make a change, i'd much prefer a modern interpretation of the 1957 badge than something round. I feel like a round badge is quite generic really. I'd much rather have something where the shape immediately screamed Aston Villa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted January 27, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2018 I really dislike the yellow lion on the light blue background. Think it is painful to look at. And I also dislike AVFC, it should say Aston Villa. Overall I think the current badge just looks childish in comparison to most other club badges. Wouldn't miss it at all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 As others have said I'm reasonably happy with the current crest, however I'd prefer Aston Villa to AVFC and remove the white star with a gold star above the crest. I notice Forest play with 2 goal stars above their crest and whilst I acknowledge that we shouldn't be stuck in the past, we should also acknowledge our great history and not many English clubs have earnt the right to have that star above their crest. I'd be happy to revert to a round badge as a lot of members on here seem fond of it (before my time), but agree that if we do retain the current lion and FC needs to become Football Club as it seems too top heavy otherwise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 As much as I dislike our current club crest I do think it looks great when it's been in Monochrome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) This is my favourite. Angry lion, Aston Villa & prepared text, traditional claret stripes and a shield to give it some 'noble' gravitas. Edited June 12, 2019 by Made In Aston 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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