Crest Review

[cdbearsfan]

I'm glad you like it, I like the star because it represents us winning the greatest prize in club football, and some great teams such as Bayern and Benfica include stars in their badge.

Yeah I get it, but the league has a rule that you aren't allowed to have the star above the badge. I don't think it looks good anywhere else. I'd have it above the badge in European games, if we ever qualify again, and not on the shirt at all in domestic matches.

[KRS]

We really don’t need a star on the badge…and it looks a bit crap.

[OOAHPAULMcGRATH]

Hi everyone, good to join the Heroes and Villains. My first match at the Villa was against the Blues in September 1955, we drew 1-1, but I was hooked from that day. I've gone off the subject, the crest, sorry, the round badge will always be a reminder of 1982, so I just think that should be the main part of the crest. The scroll was part of the badge when I started going down the Villa.

[Rory]

Hi everyone, good to join the Heroes and Villains. My first match at the Villa was against the Blues in September 1955, we drew 1-1, but I was hooked from that day. I've gone off the subject, the crest, sorry, the round badge will always be a reminder of 1982, so I just think that should be the main part of the crest. The scroll was part of the badge when I started going down the Villa.

I think there is a First Match thread, in Villa Memories maybe. I had a great time when I first joined, reading through all the old threads, getting to know the characters.

Then I encountered Brazilian Villain and it put me off but y'know, I'm still here.

[edgysatsuma89]

Hi everyone, good to join the Heroes and Villains. My first match at the Villa was against the Blues in September 1955, we drew 1-1, but I was hooked from that day. I've gone off the subject, the crest, sorry, the round badge will always be a reminder of 1982, so I just think that should be the main part of the crest. The scroll was part of the badge when I started going down the Villa.

I think there is a First Match thread, in Villa Memories maybe. I had a great time when I first joined, reading through all the old threads, getting to know the characters.

Then I encountered Brazilian Villain and it put me off but y'know, I'm still here.

My advice is just stay off 'off topic' and you might like people .

[Weedy]

There are a depressingly large amount of clubs and businesses who use a lion logo/crest
- just do a Google image search for "football teams badge lion" and you'll see what I mean.
Everything from Cameroon, Holland and Scotland to Percy Main AFC and Woburn & Wavendon FC.

Anyway, using Scotland's badge for inspiration, I've come up with these - claret & blue for domestic games,
gold version for Europe/special occasions:






The lettering could be removed, leaving just the badge, which should be recognisably Villa.

[cdbearsfan]

No no no. Has to have "ASTON VILLA" on it.

[Toronto Villa]

So what’s the process here. Are they going to take ideas or those created by an agency and present multiple crest options to vote on?

[Weedy]

No no no. Has to have "ASTON VILLA" on it.

I said 'could' - for kits use the whole thing, but maybe just the badge for internet, leisure wear etc.

Lot's more fan design on Villa Talk -

https://www.villatalk.com/topic/11217-new-club-crest-ideas/page/61/

[Bad English]

I find it quite amusing that after having being lumbered with Randy's 'Microsoft Paint' amateur effort, we now have thousands of graphic designers all posting free designs for Aston Villa. ;-)

[chrisw1]

Looking at the new shirts made me think, one thing I like about the current badge is the size of the Lion.  In a lot of the mock ups of a circular badges that people are getting excitied about the lion looks tiny.  I hope it looks more prominent on the new badge whatever we go for.  I think this is why I still favour the stand alone lion discussed before.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Looking at the new shirts made me think, one thing I like about the current badge is the size of the Lion.  In a lot of the mock ups of a circular badges that people are getting excitied about the lion looks tiny.  I hope it looks more prominent on the new badge whatever we go for.  I think this is why I still favour the stand alone lion discussed before.

You'd love a return to the 1870-80s Badge then

[paul_e]

Looking at the new shirts made me think, one thing I like about the current badge is the size of the Lion.  In a lot of the mock ups of a circular badges that people are getting excitied about the lion looks tiny.  I hope it looks more prominent on the new badge whatever we go for.  I think this is why I still favour the stand alone lion discussed before.

That's about where I am with it, the other problem with the round badges is people seem to dislike empty space so they keep adding stuff that isn't needed (this is true for many club badges). The only essential stuff is a Lion and the words Aston Villa, everything else that gets included has to be there to promote those 2 things.

[cdbearsfan]

The lion in the round badge was perfect. The current lion looks like the cowardly one from the Wizard of Oz.

[Flin5tone]

Love the 80s crest above with the prepared underneath, taking ideas from a couple of badges. I would ditch the star though looks.very childish and not necessary