Jimmyg Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 56 minutes ago, MrBlack said: But it's not a template for us, we had it before it became a template. Not that anyone else will know/care. We'll be lumped in the category of teams with template badges if we do it though. Meh Yeah I get that…. I get the nostalgia and the reason why people are so in love with the round badge but keep it for the retro shirts etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 I don't get the moaning about the round badge being old school or 'it's only been round for 17 seasons'. So people say that 'we shouldn't look in the past but look forward'. So what? It's a shape. Nothing else. Why should a shape of a crest from 1978 determine what is right for the modern era? I also don't care much about other teams having round badges. Something either works or it doesn't. Make is a square for all I care, as long as it's a good design, with the right colours and a good advertisement of the club's symbolism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazmonkey Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 13 hours ago, May-Z said: Just found this interesting article about 'the round badge takeover'. They're happening everywhere! https://amp.footyheadlines.com/8936986692016627397/ There's some nice attempts in there. Wonder if we can take hints from Miami and have a circle with a shield inside. I was thinking the same.....unfortunately my IT skills are pants. Aston Villa for the Internactional part 1874 for MMXX And just the lion in the middle...maybe star above the lion or just under in the bottom of the shield....the lion looking more traditional like in the examples above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotcomsimon Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Always liked the Holland crest, simple just change to avfc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Had a play around this afternoon with a modern rampant line and just Aston Villa football club. The leg needs filling in I think but looks classic if we go down the no badge/shield/crest route 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 22 hours ago, Keyblade said: Something like this with AVFC or Aston Villa or something would be great. 13 hours ago, mrchnry said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 17 hours ago, Jimmyg said: Robbed from Twitter… but perfect for me. Love the gold one in particular 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Saw this, I like it! (@GAZ78 on Twitter) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Woody1000 said: Saw this, I like it! (@GAZ78 on Twitter) It's not bad but the lion still blurs into the blue background at any distance. I don't like the fact you'd have to monochrome it to work in the home shirt either. Not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, dotcomsimon said: Always liked the Holland crest, simple just change to avfc This is it (but make it Villa) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 53 minutes ago, a m ole said: This is it (but make it Villa) Kinda what we already have, just need to make the crest tighter and monochrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Kinda what we already have, just need to make the crest tighter and monochrome Yeah it’s just the only problem now I’ve thought about it is the current lion has been the same, aside from a few small adjustments, for like 30 years. It feels like to me a new badge should be setting a clear identity for Villa and not a kinda evolution on the last however long. If we just took the current lion it would feel like a nice evolution from the previous two badges rather than a statement. I think whatever they do for the lion it has to be new. Im now so vehemently anti-‘circle with name around it’ badge now after seeing all those identikit ones with 18/19 whatever either side. It’s SO bland. Do we want to join the club with Bristol, Stevenage, Maidenhead, Brentford, Harrogate, Stockport and the City group just because we had it before? It will get old very quickly and we’ll be rebranding in another ten years. This should be a classic. Edited June 30, 2022 by a m ole 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Re round badges- I think why there are some many in recent years is that clubs do consultations on it. And for the most part those who really care about it are probably middle aged blokes who fondly remember the old retro ones in the 70s and 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, a m ole said: Yeah it’s just the only problem now I’ve thought about it is the current lion has been the same, aside from a few small adjustments, for like 30 years. It feels like to me a new badge should be setting a clear identity for Villa and not a kinda evolution on the last however long. If we just took the current lion it would feel like a nice evolution from the previous two badges rather than a statement. I think whatever they do for the lion it has to be new. Im now so vehemently anti-‘circle with name around it’ badge now after seeing all those identikit ones with 18/19 whatever either side. It’s SO bland. Do we want to join the club with Bristol, Stevenage, Maidenhead, Brentford, Harrogate, Stockport and the City group just because we had it before? It will get old very quickly and we’ll be rebranding in another ten years. This should be a classic. We need a badge version of the 18/19 kit. Something that every time you see it makes you go Banderas.gif. The round badge thing is just nostalgia bait, there's nothing particularly Aston Villa about it, we've had plenty of other types of badges throughout our history. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Keyblade said: The round badge thing is just nostalgia bait, there's nothing particularly Aston Villa about it, we've had plenty of other types of badges throughout our history. I wish you would stop being sensible and intelligent about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 A couple more cut and paste jobs, channelling the non circular/simple design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Obviously not on brand colour wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 23 hours ago, May-Z said: It's clearly the lion to use, but I worry that this 'across all digital platforms' design brief will just force it to be a simplified/stylised version like Spurs' cock, Brentford's bee, Arsenal's cannon etc. I expect things like the mane, claws, thin tail, etc to be too intricate and will be adjusted in whichever lion they go for. In the modern world the logo has to translate from print to digital to clothing, otherwise there’s no consistency and will look utter rubbish. whatever they come up with, they can’t have it different anywhere it’s used, will look very amateurish. I don’t mind the current logo but did like the old one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Last one from me as I really should do some work. Tried to be clever with the tail and get avfc in there, not sure if it works. The banner could be ditched as for a cleaner look. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 20 hours ago, Woody1000 said: Saw this, I like it! (@GAZ78 on Twitter) Absolutely love this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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