Club Badge (merged)

[Shaelumstash]

The feedback was obviously strong for the rivers AND the rose, what if they were both at about 30% to keep and the ship at 40%, sooo, they made the rivers the subtle background and the rose on top, considering they had to fit a lot in they have done a good job imo.

I think I put the correct date on one of Gavs designs first so I want royalties from City now :)

There was an earlier design with the wrong date of 1880 on a design too.

Yeh I did that design above (badly) with the cheap software I had but it was just to show different colours. Would have much preferred this style cleaned up than what we have got though.

You're absolutely right about the questionnaire, it probably did show 30% for the rose and 30% for the rivers. I actually made a lengthy post about this at the time of the consultation. I said the questionnaire was limited because voting for your favourite symbol is very different from voting for your favourite final design. For example, I prefer the rivers, but if it was a choice between the rose on top of the rivers, or just the rose, I would vote just the rose every time.

There should have been a second round of consultation to avoid that from happening. Or they should have had an Alternative / First preference vote. If say there was 3 options:
1. Three rivers
2. Rose
3. Rose stuck on top of three rivers

I'm sure number 3 would have come last by a long way if there was a mock up of the designs for people to see. The consultation itself was fatally flawed because of this.

They've tried to please everyone with the rivers and rose, and ended up with a bit of a clumsy design that doesn't really work. I'm sure fan designs with just the rose or just the rivers will appear over the next few days, and I'm sure they will look infinitely better.

 

[The Silver Surfer]

YOUR MISSION, IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, IS
DESIGN A BADGE IN KEEPING WITH THE TRADITION OF MCFC
BASE IT ON THE OLD ROUND BADGE OF THE 70's AND 80's
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY APPROVES.


MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!

Now, can we get back to arguing about if it's a muffin or barm.

 

[Citizen Green]

I like it.

 

[kippax kid]

same here on the shirt it looks really good

I like it . Its just what was needed. Slightly change a good badge, and put in the river's.

 

[woodymacclad]

same here on the shirt it looks really good, impossible to please everyone no matter what it was

Other than the missing "football club" I like it

 

[Florida Blue]

same here on the shirt it looks really good

The rivers are 2 different shades of light blue, not sure if it would look better if they were blue and white stripes and blue behind the ship BUT that would be exactly like the inner shield of the eagle were are dumping.

 

[CitizenTID]

Sorry for the shit edit but this is what the badge should be. Anyone not think this is better than the leak?

This stands its own against any badge in football.

 

[PGTips]

To be fair to the club and the agency that worked on this it's an impossible task... in that they were never going to please everyone.

In general as a fan I don't have too many complaints if this is the badge.

However, from a professional point of view, seeing as this is how I make my living... there are a few issues with this, from a pure technical and graphical point of view.

Just like the blue shorts issue (which I'm massively against btw) none of it seems matters once the team starts winning week in week out.

 

[EalingBlue2]

At least the moaners are leaving the players alone for a little while.

:-)

 

[BlueTG]

Thin the outer circle around the badge and it's really good.

 

[Proelia]

I like it will look way different embroidered then that pic

 

[Florida Blue]

Yeh I did that design above (badly) with the cheap software I had but it was just to show different colours. Would have much preferred this style cleaned up than what we have got though.

You're absolutely right about the questionnaire, it probably did show 30% for the rose and 30% for the rivers. I actually made a lengthy post about this at the time of the consultation. I said the questionnaire was limited because voting for your favourite symbol is very different from voting for your favourite final design. For example, I prefer the rivers, but if it was a choice between the rose on top of the rivers, or just the rose, I would vote just the rose every time.

There should have been a second round of consultation to avoid that from happening. Or they should have had an Alternative / First preference vote. If say there was 3 options:
1. Three rivers
2. Rose
3. Rose stuck on top of three rivers

I'm sure number 3 would have come last by a long way if there was a mock up of the designs for people to see. The consultation itself was fatally flawed because of this.

They've tried to please everyone with the rivers and rose, and ended up with a bit of a clumsy design that doesn't really work. I'm sure fan designs with just the rose or just the rivers will appear over the next few days, and I'm sure they will look infinitely better.

Considering they did fit in both the rivers and rose, I think the subtle 2 shades of blue background look pretty good. I wasn't big on the rose either but I do believe City followed what fans wanted as well as the design they wanted similar to other CFG teams.

Funny we don't have FC or Football Club but the others do.......kinda like we are the mother ship, we don't need to tell you what we are, you know who, what we are attitude?

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Ok, so honest opinions Blues, which one do you prefer:
A.

or

B:

A

 

[eversince 76]

I asked about 10.000 people from different nationalities what came up with the words Manchester City. 99.999 immediately said: A football club. So no need to put that on the badge. As for the one left? Turned out to be a foreign rag based in London who started crying and wetting himself.

 

[Dunne's own goal]

What I don't get..which is slightly annoying..is why the 1894 is a different colour to the text

I quite like that feature. Just a little bit more of sky blue in there And it also makes the MANCHESTER CITY stand out more.
(And the fact that you notice that immediately is something I also like)

same here on the shirt it looks really good, impossible to please everyone no matter what it was

OH YES!! I'm a fan!

Sorry for the shit edit but this is what the badge should be. Anyone not think this is better than the leak?

This stands its own against any badge in football.

Meh.

 

[ballinio]

A pathetic mess is what it is, we can't even get professionals to design a badge ffs

 

[CitizenTID]

Absolutely no competition with this.

 

[Brendan110_0]

Can't understand the "it don't say football club" brigade. The words Manchester City are synonymous with a football club based in Manchester England.

 

[maccieblue]

Other than the missing "football club" I like it

Agree its fine apart from the football club or f.c missing .the scum did the same years ago and were slated for suggesting they are a brand rather than a football club

 

[SkyBlueTX]

There was never going to be any possible way to please everybody. On the plus, this incorporates the main elements most agreed should be there; is circular; and loses the eagle, stars, and Latin. On the other hand, it's hard to get used to the shield overlapping the circle (too large, as is the rose), and missing "Football Club" is strange indeed. It lacks subtlety. 7/10.