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[Albion] Club badge
- Thread starter IDOLOVEAMARMITESANDWICH
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The Large One
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The Large One
Who's Next?
In many cases, original club badges were - for the most part - the town or city crest. (e.g. QPR's shirt of the 1950s had the Borough of Hammersmith as a badge). Or at the very least, the crest made up a large part of that badge.
Then many clubs wore no badge, and just relied on their colours. In the early 1970s, many clubs took on the monogram (in our case, 'B H A F C') at an upwards angle.
Then, in the mid-1970s, graphic artists were asked to design something that the clubs could copyright. This was around the same time as replica shirts started to be mass sold as a commercial commodity. Leeds United, with their hippy 'smiley face' badge may well have been one of the first. There were exceptions. Crystal Palace used a 2D 'Exhibition Hall' logo on their shirts as early as 1955.
Brighton's one came in in 1977, and we haven't looked back since, even if the seagull itself has.
Then many clubs wore no badge, and just relied on their colours. In the early 1970s, many clubs took on the monogram (in our case, 'B H A F C') at an upwards angle.
Then, in the mid-1970s, graphic artists were asked to design something that the clubs could copyright. This was around the same time as replica shirts started to be mass sold as a commercial commodity. Leeds United, with their hippy 'smiley face' badge may well have been one of the first. There were exceptions. Crystal Palace used a 2D 'Exhibition Hall' logo on their shirts as early as 1955.
Brighton's one came in in 1977, and we haven't looked back since, even if the seagull itself has.
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
Well I liked it Richard, can you do it with the blue Sussex badge and eligible wording....pretty pleaseReally? I only did it as a joke.
oneillco
Well-known member
- Feb 13, 2013
- 1,259
I'm sorry, but that is a right mess...
Taybha
Whalewhine
We're big in Japan , leave it be , they love the beak .
Well I liked it Richard, can you do it with the blue Sussex badge and eligible wording....pretty please
Because you asked nicely. Manure would sue the bejeezus out of us. And I still think it looks horrible, no offence.
Word up!
Lincoln Imp
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- Feb 2, 2009
- 5,964
The Albion's graphic design discipline is, nearly always, superb - better than almost any other Premier League club - and the DIN typeface is elegant and restrained. (DIN stands for Deutsches Institut fur Normung by the way - can't imagine why you don't like it.)
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It's not that I don't like it.
I just think it's plain, I am not saying we need 6 different colours, I just believe like others have said it says nothing about our county.
Surely the martlets could be added in style and simplicity.
It needs to be done right and we would need to get feedback from the fans, I would like to see Barber give fans an opportunity to put designs forward.
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
Thanks for that. I think it looks good but I like our present badge a lot. It is quite classy and not fussy. The one you created, with my design input,
is more informative. It tells the observer we are a football team from Sussex and are nicknamed Seagulls. United couldn't sue over that surely? Maybe it should be put in a simple circle, like the present badge to avoid copyright issues.
Could you ask him to make a special one to go on the free shirts for 7 year olds?
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,216
Always thought Man Us badge was shit and this is just confirmation it is!
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
It's running away, being chased by a load of ducklings.