Crest Review

[frank black]

I suppose that depends how close to it you are standing, and whether you're with anyone that you're confident you could outrun.

Two lions walking down the street, one says to the other. “Not many people around here are there?!”

[Chico Hamilton III]

My effort based on the prior work...



I didn't have time to curve the 1874 but it looks fine as-is imo.

How long did it take to come up with this? And how much did the club pay some buzzword-spouting design consultancy to come up with something worse.

[Chico Hamilton III]

It looks different because it’s what we’ve become used to. In the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter. I just want to win games.

70 pages of discussion on here suggests it does matter to a hell of a lot of fans.

[ChicagoLion]

It looks different because it’s what we’ve become used to. In the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter. I just want to win games.

70 pages of discussion on here suggests it does matter to a hell of a lot of fans.

Yes it does mater and it matters a hell of a lot.
Like not treating fans as consumers, getting our colours right, recognising we play in claret with light blue sleeves.

[four fornicholl]

My theory on the way the lion points! It depends whether you’re left or right handed! I’ve drawn that lion a thousand times as a left hander, but going to really struggle now.

[Rico]

Im voting round badge, but I do like the gas light one too. However, maybe it's my eyes playing tricks on me, but is the 1874 on the round badge very slightly off centre to the right? If so, I hope they correct that.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

I voted for the circular version, but I prefer the Lion facing the word Aston.

[BC Villain]

Did a straw poll of the people currently in my house.  4 - 1 on the Gas Light.

The younger the more they like the Gas Light.  Interestingly they see it as an evolution of the current badge.

I really like the contrast / balance between the colours on the round one and calls back to my youth - but I do like the fact the Gas Lamp is different to all the other logos in the premier league

I agree tbf. I know some reckon it looks like a badge for an imitation team on a computer game, but that's because it's new and different to what we've had before, which hints at evolution.  The round one has a look of "let's play up to the stereotype of Villa live in the 70s and 80s".  I'd be inclined to leave that in the past now.

[London Villan]

The round badge is a safe choice, add the star and we might as well just live perpetually in 1982.

[aldridgeboy]

I hope there’s room to get the next star on, and it look ok

[Villafirst]

The Lion should stay facing as it currently is. The reverse direction just looks wrong. I wonder how much they've paid the designers ? Some of the fans mock up designs look better!

[N'ZMAV]

The round badge is a safe choice, add the star and we might as well just live perpetually in 1982.

it's still 1982 mate, don't fancy the future, looks shit....

[PeterWithe]

The Gaslamp one isn’t as utterly fucking dreadful as I expected. I dont like the Lion facing that way so I’m not voting for either, then I can criticise everyone else’s choice for the next 20 years.

[Billy Walker]

I slept on it and went gas lamp.  The gable-like angles and straight, flat "Aston Villa" gave me a strong old Trinity Road vibe, which I like very much.

[London Villan]

Not voting either - the lion facing the wrong way is a real shame.