deanjrobinson Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I recently started a series of logo redesigns, purely for fun, of local football/soccer teams. I've been posing them on dribbble but thought they'd be worth sharing over here too.Hamiton Olympic - very heavily based on Olympique de Marseille's current logo.Actual logo:Weston Workers Bears - bear was drawn from scratch, pretty happy with how it turned out.Actual logo:South Cardiff Gunners - used a combination of the current Arsenal cannon and the hexagonal shape used by Arsenal on FA Cup Final shirts during the 30s and 50s.Actual logo:Lambton Jaffas - Ditched the ManU style logo of their current logo, and only kept, albeit in a modified form, the laurel wreath in the middle. Also went for a yellow that is less 'canary' than what they currently use.Actual logo:Broadmeadow Magic - Style is based on the Juventus logo, tried to incorporate the Macedonian flag (club was originally founded as 'Newcastle Macedonia FC') although I think it maybe makes too busy, might have a second crack at this one later on.Acutal logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwing64 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I'm not a football/soccer fan at all, but all of these are absolutely fantastic.I love that Weston Bears one but I'd say the biggest upgrade is easily the Warriors. That existing logo of theirs is downright embarrassing. PotD: 24/08/2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I'd like to repeat the above and say that these are all massive upgrades.Sorry to disappoint though... I think the Bear needs some work. The head isn't very bear-like, it looks more like a beaver minus the teeth to me. Did you use a reference image when drawing it? UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancealot Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I'd like to repeat the above and say that these are all massive upgrades.Sorry to disappoint though... I think the Bear needs some work. The head isn't very bear-like, it looks more like a beaver minus the teeth to me. Did you use a reference image when drawing it?It looks like a ground hog other than that these are really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 It looks like a ground hog other than that these are really goodThat's the animal I was trying to think of but couldn't! I had this in mind:I think making the ears and snout (?) more obvious as separate entities from the rest of the head shape will help a lot. UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Nice work, and I think they're all really good progressions from the current crests. Your influences are pretty obvious but to be fair where you've drawn inspiration from existing designs you've cited them.Other than echoing what others have said about the bear maybe needing a little attention, the only one that looks a bit odd to me is the South Cardiff Gunners. I think the crest itself is fine, apart from the fact that unlike all the other key elements the cannon wheel is off centre – it just makes it look a tad unbalanced to me.It goes without saying that the Lambton Jaffas are clearly the best named club in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwing64 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Yeah, I'd fix the Gunners logo too. You could simply move the wheel to the centre of the shield and leave the rest as is. The end result might not be accurate to a real life cannon, but sometimes, slight inaccuracies like that are more aesthetically pleasing than accuracy. PotD: 24/08/2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Broadmeadow Magic - Style is based on the Juventus logo, tried to incorporate the Macedonian flag (club was originally founded as 'Newcastle Macedonia FC') although I think it maybe makes too busy, might have a second crack at this one later on.Only change I'd make would be to lose the darker-red "shadow" stripes; otherwise, it's fantastic.Having recently gone through a lot of lower-level American/Canadian team sites while working on a new site, I agree that many, many clubs don't really take the time to consider their branding. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanjrobinson Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Thanks for the feedback so far.Sorry to disappoint though... I think the Bear needs some work. The head isn't very bear-like, it looks more like a beaver minus the teeth to me. Did you use a reference image when drawing it?No specific reference image (that could be the issue...) I never really intended to be perfectly realistic bear, but now that you've said it looks like a beaver I can't un-see it as a beaver. I'm going to have fix that or its going to bug me.Your influences are pretty obvious but to be fair where you've drawn inspiration from existing designs you've cited them.Yeah I'm definitely not hiding that I am drawing large pieces of inspiration from existing designs - mostly because I'm trying to whip through these quickly as its more about the design exercise rather than creating something no one has ever seen before....the only one that looks a bit odd to me is the South Cardiff Gunners. I think the crest itself is fine, apart from the fact that unlike all the other key elements the cannon wheel is off centre – it just makes it look a tad unbalanced to me.I'll be honest I hadn't even really picked up that it was that unbalanced - will see how it looks if I centre the cannon wheel. Thanks.Only change I'd make would be to lose the darker-red "shadow" stripes; otherwise, it's fantastic.Fair enough, they probably are overkill on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas1787 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 All of these are big improvements. Great job! I would agree that the cannon wheel could be centred. I also disagree that the Magic crest is too busy, I think it works quite well with the sunburst. That being said, the red stripes could be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorinK29 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I really like all of these and how they're clean. My favourites are Hamilton and Broadmeadow. DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT HOCKEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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