The Albion's new badge?

[skipper734]

When you have a product to sell, sometimes you don't have to do much, the logo designs itself. Occasionally you have to work a bit harder, compare Skint and the problem there is with ITS.

 

[portlock seagull]

I would love to think that fan power could persuade the club to listen, after all a football club without its fans is nothing.

The branding of the stadium need not effect the club's badge and there's no reason why the architects cannot work with us on this, to produce something we can all be proud of.

But football is littered with examples where clubs don't listen to fans e.g. any premiership club. And I once knew of a club who sold their ground without telling the supporters.They don't on the whole, tend to do a lot of listening I'm afraid. Still at least you got a reply from Ken Brown; that'll be worth a bit on ebay.

 

[clapham_gull]

I hate the shield, always have done always will.

As for the feedback on the designs on this thread, to be honest I think they are a bit overworked and probably difficult to reproduce on a shirt beyond a simple iron on transfer.

However - I agree with their spirit and we should go back to the round design. No need for a massive re-design, we've got a badge and it's perfect.

Apologies to anyone who has grown up with the shield but quite frankly it's totally wrong.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Well I think we're all agreed that we need a new Badge/Crest and you've come up with three excellent ones for discussion.

The current one is poor to say the least.

I like the idea of something 'Sussex' in the badge so I quite like the idea of the Martletts, but A does look a little cluttered.

Could these (The Martletts) be UNDER the crest ?

Anyway thanks for your efforts, top work IMO

 

[footychick]

A but without the teeny seagulls, sorry Martlets.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

Of those 3, B for me. Don't like the little seagulls on A or the shape of c.

I'm probably in a minority of one here but to be honest I'm not that fussed. In fact I even had to look at the website just to check out what the current badge is. It's just not important to me, sorry!

I think there are far more important things in life we should be discussing. Like the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Or whether Portslade actually is part of Brighton.

But that's just me. Clearly getting old.

 

[Jamie]

For the tam kit lets have the 1983 round cup final bade back, or something very similar.

 

[Mayfair Seagull]

Again, thanks for all the feedback both positive and negative.

Following on from some comments yesterday I have spent some time reviving the original 1970's badge, trying to keep as close as possible to its original form. It's work in progress, but I would be interesting in hearing what people think... Cheers, Matt

 

[Mayfair Seagull]

And here's a comparison between our current badge and the 1970's revived..

 

[Bry Nylon]

Love the round badge above. Looks very smart, clean and classy and a nice evolution from the old round badge.

Sadly, I don't believe the Club are minded to change the badge, but if they are, I would vote for the round one above.

Great work, Mayfair

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Agreed - round badge looks good and I like the variation of adding gold texct around the outside if wanted, eg FA Cup Final 2011 for example.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Great work, Mayfair. Love the new 70s style round one!

 

[johnnyrocketpants]

I like B, but would prefer to see a BIGGER seagull, with the wingtips either touching the outside of the circle, or even sticking out a tad.

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

That's not what he is saying is it? I assumed he meant that Albion fans should have a say in the choice of logo rather than be responsible for creating it...

Glad someone understood what I meant. Anyone would think TLO has an agenda.

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

And here's a comparison between our current badge and the 1970's revived..

Great work! Just shows how poor our current one is.

 

[Brovion]

That is perfect, 100% perfect.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

That last one's the pick of the bunch for me; simple and iconic. No need to overcomplicate it.

 

[Dizzle.]

B looks fantastic, with the gold writing above and below it. Would love to have that as the proper badge.

 

[clapham_gull]

I'd love to see the club start selling the club as the Team of Sussex, but I'm not holding my breath at the moment. I think they've missed a trick over the last few years.

Two points:

Still can't believe how shocking the current badge is.

Not convinced by the cartoon seagull on the badge. I still think keep the round design, love the gold but the bird needs refreshing.

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

I'd love to see the club start selling the club as the Team of Sussex, but I'm not holding my breath at the moment. I think they've missed a trick over the last few years.

Two points:

Still can't believe how shocking the current badge is.

Not convinced by the cartoon seagull on the badge. I still think keep the round design, love the gold but the bird needs refreshing.

Agreed - we're in the rather unique position of being the only league club in a county and I think more should be made of it.

New badge above with gold looks very good Mayfair.