JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Jas10 said: It’s an excellent base to build on and tinker with, at the very least. Awesome colour arrangement. Massive improvement from Lerner’s (and now Heck’s) bs scheme. It stands out! There is contrast! Yellow on blue must die its long overdue death!! 1 hour ago, Galway Lion said: Nailed it with Aston Villa on one line! This should be sent to Naseef and Wes and get them to let the fans vote on it. Won’t happen sadly and we’ll be left with the other abomination The one line one is better @Jas10. At firs ti liked the first one, then as I looked at it, it started to look a little unbalanced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 6 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: The one line one is better @Jas10. At firs ti liked the first one, then as I looked at it, it started to look a little unbalanced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tomaszk Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Best thing about the good badge that fella has made is it's not stained with a stupid **** star. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Just a matter of time until there's a banner across the top of VT... Design our new badge competition!... *clicks link* Chris Heck has been in touch with the mods of VT.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 3 hours ago, AntrimBlack said: I like the simplicity of it. Eye catching. If Heck was half ad good as everyone said he was this is close to what he would have come up with. Instantly recognisable as Aston Villa and close to the original crest though still modern and sleek. Just brilliant. I am resigned to his yellow lion monstrosity, however. All indicators are that it has been settled and is on the new kit Edited January 10 by Captain_Townsend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLVillan Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 20 hours ago, CVByrne said: We've had it for the entirety of the PL Era and the round bad is really run of the mill and was only voted for by fans because of 1982 and the nostalgia. And the "PL Era" has existed for 31 years, or 20% of our existence as a club. Shield or not, our badges have been utter crap since the round badge was replaced. The ONLY thing that Small Heath fans can legitimately level at Villa is that they've retained their badge heritage while we have jumped around with ludicrous design after ludicrous design. It's not the nostalgia of 1982, it's the fact that the round badge was the last decent one we had. Anyone with any level of decent eyesight can see that yellow on light blue is a ridiculous combination, especially for a club that is claret and blue. I grew up with the round badge, went to Rotterdam and Highbury etc etc. and associate that period with us playing in claret and blue with a claret and blue badge. Whether it is round, shield, oval, triangle or flipping octagonal isn't my major concern. I just want it to be claret and blue and visible as an Aston Villa badge/Lion from more than three feet away..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Aren’t all the social media thumbnails round, surely it would make more sense to have a round badge with the central circle and lion being used on X and the like. Personally I think it would look good with a claret lion and white circle as the lion would really stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I'll be honest, that guys badge is an improvement, but not a fan of the order of the colours at all. And he says he used the template colours from the AV150 mark... But the gold and blue appear much brighter than they did in that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 12 hours ago, villarule123 said: The fact that the club still haven't commented on this over a week after its leak gives me a bit of optimism they are changing their minds. Normally when something leaks like this, a confirmation/reveal is fast-tracked. They can't the kits are going to be in production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) I’ve been thinking about this whole badge fiasco and to be honest. I no longer care. It’s just a badge right? Edit: who am I kidding? I hate it ! Edited January 11 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 42 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said: They can't the kits are going to be in production. This part is criminal. It's almost like he KNEW there would be a backlash against his actions, so went "sod it get them made ASAP so it's too late" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 12 hours ago, villan95 said: The one reminder that I enjoy about this is no matter what we do, ever, nothing we will ever see on one of our shirts will ever compare to how absolutely appalling that club's badge is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I think I've actually changed my mind a little bit over the last year or so of all this badge stuff. I definitely have a round preference, and I have always said the Name (not the initials), the star and 1874 along with a return to a more traditional Rampant Lion were the building blocks to play with - that and doing away with the yellow on blue of course. I'm less allied to quite a few of those, But the Rampant Lion and the claret and blue bit are the two I have any strong feelings about. I'm very much on board with the idea of multiple logos based around the new look if that's what we go with, covers people's shape and detail preferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 A question for the design crowd - how much of the detail of these things are copyright issues? are there things we'd be avoiding for any legal reason? is my question I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 17 hours ago, ianifratti said: For some reason all i see is a pair of Y fronts and socks. Still better than Heck’s effort though I thought it was what was handed over to Ghandi's family after he threw a 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted January 11 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 11 54 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It’s just a badge right? I know you were saying this tongue in cheek so this isn't a dig at you, but it annoys me when people say this, with all seriousness. Yes it's a badge, but it's not like it's a small thing. It's on everything. it's literally the one thing that symbolises the club. Every single football fan in the world will see it if/when they see anything to do with Villa. Every time someone tunes into a champions league game with Villa playing they'll see it. Most fixture lists/tables include the badges these days. If/when we win stuff our badge will be shown next to it. Every time someone sees us play they'll see the badge in the shirts. Every piece of merchandise hanging in every shop will have it on. It will be everywhere. We all know what all the big clubs badges look like because we see them all the time. Even if you never watch European Football, you know what Real Madrid/Barcelona/Juventus/Bayern's badges look like. It is literally the symbol of the club. I don't think people caring about what that symbol looks like should be dismissed. It's not "just a badge". It's the first and most lasting impression any football fan has of our club, and we shouldn't be laughed at for wanting it to look good 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I'll be honest, I haven't seen anything better than the round one on our shirt, right now. I've seen better crest designs than the purported trademarked one, but crests in general leave me feeling underwhelmed now. I love the golden lion on a claret shirt design. But its not something to use across all marketing. The roundel just sits on a shirt nicely. Getting a nice shirt helps too. I'm sure there's a skillful compromise somewhere but I've yet to see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) That's why, by ditching the round, Heck set the bar very high for what he had to deliver as its replacement and what he seems to have delivered is dismal. Edited January 11 by Captain_Townsend 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HolteExile Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 16 hours ago, Davkaus said: The colours, lion and crest shape are a big improvement over the club's version, which is why I'm so surprised that the designer saw the issue of the lion looking a bit squashed up at the top of the badge and decided to make that element even worse. Stick Aston Villa on a single row at the top and make the lion bigger and that's as close to perfection as we'll get. That's a Villa badge. It's alright by me and welcome to marry my sister any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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