You hired a graphic designer...?
Well I like it, has a nice retro look to it. Are u going to post the one for the green and black away kit which was on twitter?
for a cartoon version of Coventry City, if they ever make one.
This looks too much like the man city badge for my liking
I heavily subscribe to the 'Less is more' ethos and have always thought our current club crest is overladen.
I really like it, nice work.
Thanks, didn't take that long really.
Thanks, didn't take that long really.
Unfortunately that is the final effort the graphic designer offered up for Hill.Did you not hire a graphic designer?
Is the pentagon our new midfield system ?
If the elephant has a physical impairment, or the long leg was as a result of practicing Leigh Jenkinson stepovers then please carry on.
I like what you've done but I think it's just a bit 'of the moment' especially the font choice/ Gotham is blumming everywhere these days, albiet a beautiful font. I think the current crest is unique and that shouldn't be lost to what's 'in vogue' at the moment
Cheers for the feedback! I can hear where you’re coming from re: tidying up the current logo. That really was my original intention but it just didn’t work out. As far as doing something in line with the current trend for redone logos goes, I think simplicity is the way forwards. Looking at all the mostly-unchanged club logos in England (and abroad too), the best examples have the simplest designs. Forest, Derby, Milan, Inter just to name a few. The best redesigns done in recent years have followed the same thinking: Brentford’s stands out for me too. As I say, tidying up what we have today was my first intention, but I think all it’d do is make the logo feel less amateurish; it wouldn’t necessarily make it look timeless, which I think some of the others I’ve mentioned do.
The same thinking goes for Gotham; I tried so many other fonts but none of them has the timeless classic quality it has. You either end up looking too ‘modern’ (any grotesk or Swiss sans like Helvetica or Univers) or too futuristic with anything fussy (which will almost certain make the logo look dated quickly - Derby County have a version of their ram logo with a futuristic typeface around it and I guarantee it’ll look rubbish 10 years from now).
The other options which I didn’t completely hate were Albertus (seen on City of London signage) and Friz Quadrata (Aer Lingus uses it) which are subtle semi-serifs. But again my worry was they’d potentially look dated quickly. Just look at Wigan’s logo - they use Optima and it really screams mid-noughties design to me.
Anyway if you’re at all interested in this I’d say you should definitely give some thought to having a go yourself!
Just to clear up, some of the current elements are drawn really badly, not yours... Ta.
This would be a proper labour of love with the potential of massive backlash (I've worked with football clubs before) and I'm not sure I'd trust anyone at the club to get any of it right or invest the time and effort
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