cider head Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Just now, NOTBLUE said: I have no preference one way or another,but if we went down the robin route I think it would need to be redesigned as it does look a bit dated. Fair comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 On 15 December 2015 at 16:50, Threshing Red said: I put our new version of a crest badge up, the one the club announced which will be the new version of the crest badge. I thought it would be smart and professionally looking but it is just as bad as the one before or even worse. Out of the football league I do like Brentfords design, it stands out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Unfortunately the old badge reminded me of Barnsley's Toby Tyke bulldog, and not in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 On 15/12/2015 at 16:50, Threshing Red said: I put our new version of a crest badge up, the one the club announced which will be the new version of the crest badge. I thought it would be smart and professionally looking but it is just as bad as the one before or even worse. Out of the football league I do like Brentfords design, it stands out. A slight issue with this, the MASSIVE bristol city above the robin kinda lends bias to this test. A fairer test would've been to display the badge as it mostly appeared on shirts - without the bristol city text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 17, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 7 minutes ago, OddBallJim said: A slight issue with this, the MASSIVE bristol city above the robin kinda lends bias to this test. A fairer test would've been to display the badge as it mostly appeared on shirts - without the bristol city text. I think the pictures were more to highlight that there are many other badges already similar to ours - not to pick it the easiest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Imagine the club decided to design a new badge. Even if it was voted for by the fans many of the usual suspects on here would be up in arms because it wasn't exactly how they imagined it. People would never agree. its the crest for me. We are the one team in Bristol and our current badge signifies that. It looks professional. A cartoon robin would look as outdated as our neighbours and their camp sailor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 4 hours ago, Sargent Pepper said: Imagine the club decided to design a new badge. Even if it was voted for by the fans many of the usual suspects on here would be up in arms because it wasn't exactly how they imagined it. People would never agree. its the crest for me. We are the one team in Bristol and our current badge signifies that. It looks professional. A cartoon robin would look as outdated as our neighbours and their camp sailor. Have you had a close look at the crest design? Do you really think it is professionally done? It just looks an absolute mess. And someone got paid a big sum for doing it. If you like a dead dog, a rugby ball, party balloons, deformed legs and a womans aid on top of his head, It is definitely a cartoon design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 It has also to be said that the current badge depicts Bristol Castle where King Stephen was kept prisoner for 2 years in the civil war against our Maud. I don't know what this signifies about our own King Stephen L, but it probably doesn't bode well as an omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 7 hours ago, phantom said: I think the pictures were more to highlight that there are many other badges already similar to ours - not to pick it the easiest The image by the original poster says which one stands out the most. By having massive BRISTOL CITY text surrounding the robin, this one obviously stands out the most. There are many badges similar to ours, that I can agree with. I still like it though, and for me it will always be our badge. - We had the coat of arms on our one and only FA cup final appearance in 1909 before badges were conventionally worn on shirts. For me, it therefore is our traditional emblem. We are Bristol City FC, hence we use the coat of arms of Bristol, the city. However, in reference to an earlier post I made where I suggested a retro styled robin badge could be acceptable, I wouldn't mind something in the style of our badge from 1949: http://historicalkits.co.uk/Bristol_City/crests/crest-1949.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMS Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 8 hours ago, OddBallJim said: A slight issue with this, the MASSIVE bristol city above the robin kinda lends bias to this test. A fairer test would've been to display the badge as it mostly appeared on shirts - without the bristol city text. Remove the lettering, increase the image size and the Robin design will become even bolder. The black in the design causes it to pop, and catch the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red mist Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Give Banksy a call with a completely new design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 hour ago, WTMS said: Remove the lettering, increase the image size and the Robin design will become even bolder. The black in the design causes it to pop, and catch the eye. I'd need to see a design before I could comment on that. In its current guise, that logo looks naff. Just my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 hour ago, WTMS said: Remove the lettering, increase the image size and the Robin design will become even bolder. The black in the design causes it to pop, and catch the eye. This is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMS Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 5 minutes ago, OddBallJim said: I'd need to see a design before I could comment on that.. If you are into anything artistic e.g street graff. Add black to make something stand out. Hence why the Angry Robin is black not brown. Black = bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 minute ago, WTMS said: If you are into anything artistic e.g street graff. Add black to make something stand out. Hence why the Angry Robin is black not brown. Black = bold. Black on a light background does indeed make things stand out. But on a darker background, not so much. I'd be weary of too much black also. Whenever we use black in our kit, bad things seem to happen. Usually relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMS Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 5 minutes ago, OddBallJim said: Black on a light background does indeed make things stand out. But on a darker background, not so much. I'd be weary of too much black also. Whenever we use black in our kit, bad things seem to happen. Usually relegation. The Robin in question is red, white and back, and like its later Angry version that will stand out on any background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 on the subject of robins and art work I spotted this spray job and thought it was really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Nibor Posted December 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 On 18 December 2015 at 08:07, cider head said: on the subject of robins and art work I spotted this spray job and thought it was really good. Would look smart on North Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Nibor Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Clifton bridge is iconic & known world wide. Seems like we're missing a trick not having it on our badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lew-T Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 18 minutes ago, Project Nibor said: I quite like the badge in the middle of it. Not a fan of the round edge, looks a little tacky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cider head Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 17 minutes ago, Project Nibor said: I like that badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 2 minutes ago, cider head said: I like that badge So do I but just think the `FC` looks a bit lost at the bottom. I`d rather see it either side of the robin I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 26 minutes ago, Project Nibor said: Try a smaller font and maybe have ' Bristol City FC ' along the top of the bridge. That's not far from perfect IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 1 minute ago, Lew-T said: Try a smaller font and maybe have ' Bristol City FC ' along the top of the bridge. That's not far from perfect IMO. And maybe `18` and `97` either side of the robin or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 7 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: And maybe `18` and `97` either side of the robin or not? Yeah could work! I didn't notice the 1897 on the ball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Nibor Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 I'm not great with the art work. Feel free to make any adjustments you think work. Think the letting at the top needs aligning better as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 4 hours ago, Project Nibor said: I'm not great with the art work. Feel free to make any adjustments you think work. Think the letting at the top needs aligning better as well Slightly bigger bridge to fill the top, 18 97 each side of the robin and the BRISTOL CITY FC in a straight line along the bottom. Unfortunately the letters in the club name don't lend themselves to being curved, check out some of the old badges for that! As a caveat to to the above I'm rubbish at art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I do like that style of robin but I think the bridge is what would make the badge ours, it can only be Bristol and it can only be City, gives the club our own clear identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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