VampyrRabbit

The shape of the shield was taken from the repeating motif of the main train station in Lens, an Art Deco style building (big fan of Art Deco here) which was inspired by an old steam locomotive. The pickaxe and shovel represent the mining heritage of Lens, and beneath the lamp is the number for the Pas-de-Calais department. Alternate version without the border.

Thanks, I had the idea of a Harrogate crest with that symbol ever since they reached the 4th tier, but never got round to putting it down. The lettering followed afterwards. For TFC, I originally used the seal in their current crest, but something wasn't clicking, but using the Occitan Cross did the trick. Les Sang et Or were deffo one of the teams on the list, because unless they are going back to the old RCL logo with the miners lamp (as they used on the kit they released last week), they need a refreshed emblem bad. I should have something up in the next few days.

Three more Emblems. First up, another French team, after Corsica, then the South West and then to Brittany, we have a team from the South East. This redesign has a representation of an icon (or should that be icons?) of Grenoble, the Grenoble-Bastille cable car, affectionately nicknamed Les bulles (the bubbles), which links the city centre with the former fortress that overlooks the city. 1892 was the year of the original clubs foundation. There was just one flower on the current logo, but this one has all the flowers from the Grenoble seal and logo. Grenoble played in a white shirt with a blue chestband in the 1980's, hence the band. In the first game at the Stade des Alpes, GF38 played in a gold and blue shirt. The golden yellow comes from the banner of the historical province of Dauphiné, of which Grenoble was the capital. A refresh for Japanese side Júbilo Iwata, this uses the shades of blue that they usually wear as the main colour for the crest.. The team were formed in 1972 as the works team of Yamaha, and that date is printed on the Football. I gave the two birds a slight facelift, got rid of the two banners and swapped the positions of the Júbilo Iwata and Yamaha FC script. And thirdly, a redesign for Piedmontese side Novara, this has the year of foundation on the crest once. Pretty much the main reason I did a redesign for this Italian side was the foundation date on the crest being printed not once but twice. Its now near the base of the Savoy cross.

Those third kits are brillant. If I had to pick a fave, it would probably be the Pachuca one too. Shame Necaxa changed to Pirma last year, I would have loved to see their lightning based third in this style.

Yeah. The fully reversed shoulder colours for the home is also a big improvement.

The flag on the shoulders of the home jersey of the Defenders looks really strange with the colours of the stars inverted, but the stripes left alone. I would have the shoulder colourway used on the road jersey for both the home and the road, like you did with the Bulls.

The Sutton crest is spot on, cant think of anything to improve it. I would also stick with the shades of Chocolate and Amber the club uses, when they used a brighter amber in 2008-2009 the club were relagated and fans demanded a return to the traditional shade.

Cheers, Soon as I put together a template, I'll probably do some kits with these logos. And now that you've mentioned it, perhaps scarves too. Some more designs - Redesign for Stade Brestois 29 (the number refers to the department number of Finistère) , the centre of the shirt has an Ermine, symbol of Brittany, with a pair of crossed sword blades beneath, referancing the team being known as The Pirate Team. The Ermine and the red V form a chevron, in referance to the earliest kits that Stade Brestois wore, and the rope represents the maritime heritage of Brest. 1903 was the founding date of Armoricaine de Brest, the precursor of SB29. Stoke City have a crest that is 20 years old, but has no symbolism except for the red and white stripes, which considering so many teams in England play in those colours, makes it look really generic. I wanted to change that. The team traditionally had black as their third colour, but blue was introduced on the current crest by the former Icelandic owners in 2001 (and eventually made its way to the first team shirts), but they left in 2006. I changed the blue back to black, and added local symbolism to the crest, with the two Bottle Klins and the Staffordshire Knot. The six stripes represent the six towns that make up the potteries, and the font used for the name and the Latin Motto (which means "Strength United is Stronger) is one similar to that used for the Gladstone China sign. Another version, this one has just the name and the date of foundation (in the same font), and a white inner outline. Redesign for Örebro, I used the O with the umlauts as the logo shape because it gives a distinctive outline, and it also looks kind of like a face. Mostly because it definately looks like a face. Inside the O is a representation of Örebro Castle and one of the nearby bridges, inspired by the logo of Orebro castle.

I don't think there is a issue with the colours, but if they wanted, they could have lightened the yellow - They did play in lighter shades in the 1980s. But they really needed to get rid of the black from that logo - along with the ugly renderings of the castle and lion, it was one of the two major problems with the crest and it's good that they've finally done something about it. Also, Norwich dropped the black shorts in 1971 and in modern times, white has been used as a third colour more often than black and was used for the beloved Bird-S*** Kit. Majestic.

Its okay, I like the three volcanoes and it certainly beats the nineties AF previous logo. Still, can't belive there are no circles anywhere in the design or that they didn't make the shape circular, considering how iconic the Stone Spheres are.

For the Duisberg emblem, perhaps either making the ears separate or part of the M would work better, and making the S totally separate from the mane too. Also extending the mane up to the outside border and reflecting the bottom treatment of the muzzle might work. As for the Ispwich crest, not sold on the rendering of the Suffolk Punch looking at it further. If the suffolk punch was human, it would be country strong and enter strongman competitions, with a well built midsection, while the one on the new crest gives the vibe of a professional bodybuilder with it's narrow body of hip. Also I would try and keep the mane treatment from the original crest. The mane of a Suffolk Punch is often decorated for shows.

Like it, only things I would change is making the Suffolk Punch a bit more thickset and give it far less of a "waist".

More crests for three more teams. Logo for Chicago Fire, I'm not a fan of the "fire crown" logo or the new one just launched. This uses the Florian Cross from the original logo, which is part of the original logo design that should really have been kept. At the centre of the logo is the Flag of Chicago, possibly the most Iconic city flag in whole of the US, partially surrounded by a red C. On the left branch of the Florian Cross is the municipal device of Chicago, as found on the Chicago Theatre sign, and the right branch is adorned with a heart, to represent the one of the nickames of Chicago being The Heart of America, and it's position of the city being at the heart of the US Rail network. Crest for Toulouse FC, the current logo had everyone thinking the team was about to be brought out by City Group, so I decided to give them something more distinctive and pretty leftfield, and used the Occitan Cross instead of the full coat of arms for the sake of simplicity. The outline of the crest is taken from a decoration from the Capitole de Toulouse, and the white and violet stripes are a nod to the distinctive architecture of Toulouse, known as Le Ville Rose (the pink city), as is the colour of the lettering and date of foundation. Crest for Fulham, this has the Cross and the Crossed Swords from the coat of arms of Fulham, and the waves at the bottom represent the river Thames. At the top of the crest is a representation of the gable from the Haynes stand of Craven Cottage. I've seen loads of redesigns for Fulham, and most of them have been really good and included the cross and the crossed swords. I wanted something a bit different, hence the cross being just an outline. I put just the "Fulham" to try and keep it resonably non cluttered.

Hi, I like to redesign soccer logos as a way to unwind. Here are a few I've done since I decided to make a start. I always wanted to try my hand at redesigning them, but never got round to it or just span the wheels so to speak....until a few weeks ago. First up, Harrogate Town. They traded their old crest (which was almost identical to the coat of arms of Harrogate) for a new one when they turned professional in 2017, and like many new emblems, it was done in the "English Style" in one similar to the new Manchester City logo (Roundel, date of formation on midline of surround, many outlines). I decided on something that moved away from "English Style" As far as I'm aware, there aren't any other clubs in England that have an alchemical symbol as part of their crest, and Harrogate are nicknamed the Sulphurites. So I've used an alchemical symbol for Sulphur as the centrepiece for the crest, to reflect the nickname of the team and the springs that the town of Harrogate is known for. I also used a more "Brimstone" shade of yellow, and a font that feels "Yorkshire". The white rose is also larger on this crest, and the date of the teams foundation is on the crest, rather than their admittance into the West Riding (of Yorkshire) league. Redesign for the Corsican club Bastia, their Current logo has black outlines on everything and the emblem of Corsica isn't the focal point. The only black outline is the one around the shield with the Moors Head. The star is a nod to the teams earlier name of Sporting Étoile Club Bastia, which is the name they had when they reached the final of UEFA Cup in 1978 and won the Coupe de France in 1981. The shape of the shield was taken from a carving in the Citadel of Bastia. And last for the time being, Oxford United. This is sort of an update to the crest that the team wore between 2001 and 2015, but with the yellow the dominant colour and the horns breaking through the roundel. The Desmond Morris designed Ox head is timeless, so I left that well alone, and used the shades the team wore in 1985-87, when they made their way to the top tier of English Football for the first time and won the League Cup.

This is a lot nicer than the current logo (and especially the awful 2020 logo). Do you think it is possible to do a logo for G de B that incorporates a representation of the Chaban-Dalmas Bridge?

Could you do a set for England please? Here are some suggested colours - Home - White 3 lions on Navy Helmet, White Jersey with Navy Trim, Navy Pants Away - White 3 lions on Red Helmet, Red Jersey with Navy Trim, White Pants

The one on the right looks better. Also, I wonder if there is a way you could incorporate the emblem of Plymouth (a Green cross and 4 castles on a white background) into the design?