Crest Review

[WassallVillain]

I fully expected to be voting for round but when I saw the gas lamp in the line up against the other league crests / badges I thought it looked more distinctive than the round so went totally against my historical preference.

[Chris Smith]

After thinking about it I decided I didn’t care enough either way to vote. A few years ago I would definitely have had a strong view but to me it’s now less of a team badge and more a corporate logo so I’ll leave it to those who feel more strongly about it than I do to decide.

[LeeB]

Another car company changing it's logo, Aston Martin - their font looks like our new one?

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/07/20/aston-martin-logo-rebrand-peter-saville/#

So he’s took a single line off the previous badge?

‘That will be £125k please’

Nice work if you can get it.

And the new badge costs more to make than they sell the car for.

[Drummond]

After thinking about it I decided I didn’t care enough either way to vote. A few years ago I would definitely have had a strong view but to me it’s now less of a team badge and more a corporate logo so I’ll leave it to those who feel more strongly about it than I do to decide.

I prefer them both to what we have.

I hated the Lerner version and quite like both of these (with their obvious flaws). They won't ever be the original round one, but I'm mid of glad that we can hold the thought on that one and all that we achieved with it.

[Drummond]

Anyway, I've just spoken with some graphic designers who work in the same building as me and they've unanimously said the round one.

[LeeB]

I watched the video, found myself surprisingly impressed with the gas lamp once it was laid out onto the kits etc.

Then the round one came up and it was no contest.

[paul_e]

Anyway, I've just spoken with some graphic designers who work in the same building as me and they've unanimously said the round one.

Interesting, I've asked 2 from my place (neither are villa fans) what they think and both prefered the 'lamp' because the lion is better. Both questioned the blue 'frame' though and thought it'd be better in yellow (I suspect both were very much talking from a digital logo perspective though). I wonder if I unconsciously favoured that one though, and they just went with me, I tried not to.

[Brend'Watkins]

After thinking about it I decided I didn’t care enough either way to vote. A few years ago I would definitely have had a strong view but to me it’s now less of a team badge and more a corporate logo so I’ll leave it to those who feel more strongly about it than I do to decide.

That was my initial thought too but then with our win Sunday I took a visit to the official site for the first time since renewing my ST to soak up all the videos etc. I had a look at the background to the whole episode, some effort has gone into all of this.  It felt more like a brand relaunch than a badge change and I was a decision maker in the process.  Anyway, I voted for the round one not out of nostalgia for the EC win but because it was the best option.  That all said I have no aversion to the current badge or any before that.  They grow on you after a while regardless of the imperfections that some of us dissect to the nth degree.   

[simon ward 50]

The round one reminds me of 81/82 so it gets my vote

[john e]

i wish they'd hurry up and decide so i can go and get it tattooed on my neck

[cdbearsfan]

The round one reminds me of 81/82 so it gets my vote

You're not supposed to talk about 1982! 😡

[edgysatsuma89]

Yes. It's a vote, the baddies always win.

I'm pretty certain we have voted the same outside of football but no way am I the baddie here... you nostalgia merchant 😀

[London Villan]

Apparently this was the third option that was removed before the vote

https://twitter.com/pwb_villa/status/1589746072477667329?s=46&t=OFi2rbW0D-71AvEHezvs4Q

[PeterWithesShin]

If the lion faced the right way I wouldn't be fussed with either option, or what may have been the 3rd option. I can live with the lion swatting at a mosquito and the 1874 being too small. The lion is just a fuck up though, shame, as it's a decent lion.

[London Villan]

For those not on twitter….