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GabrielHurl
10-08-2014, 07:10 PM
They have finally gotten rid of the old embarrassment

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzdquOwIYAEnQPc.jpg

Yohan
10-08-2014, 07:12 PM
http://forums.bigsoccer.com/attachments/screenshot-9-png.38456/

sashavukelich
10-08-2014, 07:32 PM
that is SUCH an improvement, well done disgusting Ohio neighbours to our south!

Mark TFC
10-08-2014, 08:41 PM
"SC" always rubs me the wrong way, but then again, it is Columbus.

cmonyoureds
10-08-2014, 08:50 PM
What the hell - SC. Man I hate the SC.
Wait......Columbus Crew's Shitty Club?

Yohan
10-08-2014, 09:20 PM
http://forums.bigsoccer.com/attachments/webpage-layout_09-1_0-jpg.38457/

Richard
10-08-2014, 09:25 PM
We are in North America, its called Soccer(I don't like it either but that's a fact), the league is also call Major League Soccer.

Lets not forget the CSA(Soccer) here in Canada either.

I don't get the hate for having it named as SC, its actually factually and contextually more correct than FC will ever be on this side of the ocean.

But for me its either you go one way or the other, so the league should mandate a direction the teams should go in, otherwise change it to MLF.(lol!)

TOBOR !
10-08-2014, 09:39 PM
meh. I feel nothing. I'm off to discover what the number of lines and the checkered dancefloor represent. Such predictable tripe, no doubt.

Eastend
10-08-2014, 10:04 PM
Kind of looks like the Borussia Dortmund logo. Sorry, don't know how to load a picture from iPad.

Dom

TOBOR !
10-08-2014, 10:05 PM
9 stripes represent the other teams of the original 10. Oh, yeah, and they're going in an upward trajectory. What crap. The checkerboard for the passion of the fans... because they wave checkerboard flags ? The name Columbus, because they want to be authentically Columbus (nice one). Soccer Club to differentiate from the Football Buckeyes. A circular crest to signify unity / family (really ? Is that what that signifies ?)... all very predictable really.

TOBOR !
10-08-2014, 10:07 PM
Kind of looks like the Borussia Dortmund logo. Sorry, don't know how to load a picture from iPad.

Dom

Here you go. It is round, I'll give you that.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Borussia_Dortmund_logo.svg

Eastend
10-08-2014, 10:16 PM
Ha. And black and yellow.

Jack
10-08-2014, 10:38 PM
Soccer is a term that has its origins in England, used as a term to distinguish association football from other types of football. In places where other types of football are dominant, the term is used to ensure that association football is recognized. Soccer is a term that comes from the very roots of the sport. Embrace it and stop being a snob.

ensco
10-08-2014, 10:50 PM
SC often means Sports Club or Sporting Club. It always does in Germany.

Many clubs had (and have) teams in other sports.

Brooker
10-09-2014, 12:13 AM
Looks like somebody pissed on it. Well done, KKKolumbus.

Cashcleaner
10-09-2014, 01:09 AM
It's better than the last logo, but I've seen a few other designs that fans and amateur graphic artists have posted which I think are miles better. At least it's a change for the better and not a repeat of the San Jose Earthquakes.

Here's a few random ones I've seen online:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/sites/league/files/Crew%20design%201.png
http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/thelatest/Images/2014/02/RS-crew_logo_settingthetable.png

http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/thelatest/Images/Crew_crest_04_Carry_On.jpg

Phil
10-09-2014, 07:39 AM
Its an improvement over the last one, I will give them that. Shows some progress as a league....its shedding that soccer mom mentality.

Oldtimer
10-09-2014, 07:40 AM
Looks like somebody pissed on it. Well done, KKKolumbus.

A checkerboard to represent their fans? I was wondering if they would have worked this in instead? :tongue:

http://archive.adl.org/hate_symbols/processed_new_images/kkk.gif

(not a serious suggestion)

Actually, the new logo, while generic, actually looks decent, I'll give that to them, even if it is pee yellow. No problem with "SC," unlike with Toronto there isn't a large contingent of people who are used to the sport from overseas so it is more reflective of their fan base.

Canary10
10-09-2014, 08:41 AM
BvB's is clean and minimal. Columbus' looks like someone shat lines and checkerboards all over the place.

Chevy
10-09-2014, 12:02 PM
What the hell - SC. Man I hate the SC.
Wait......Columbus Crew's Shitty Club?

Columbus Crew S**k C**k

Suds
10-09-2014, 12:11 PM
major upgrade over their old logo

that said, screw them!

JuliquE
10-09-2014, 12:28 PM
Right idea, with minimal white/light spaces.

Really let's our lovely badge down, that; the one used in my avatar gets it right.

TOBOR !
10-09-2014, 12:54 PM
BvB's is clean and minimal. Columbus' looks like someone shat lines and checkerboards all over the place.

you must mean their new scarves :

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzhQ3RaIgAIYkgW.jpg

Jack
10-09-2014, 01:26 PM
Wow...that scarf is hideous.

Phil
10-09-2014, 01:30 PM
I can't unsee that....

Wagner
10-09-2014, 01:39 PM
Even deadspin commented on their horrible old logo.

http://screamer.deadspin.com/columbus-crew-get-rid-of-the-worst-logo-in-sports-1644128281/+kevindraper

kind of funny, the bar was SOOOO low with their old crest, that absolutely anything would be an upgrade.

Redcoe15
10-09-2014, 03:55 PM
The diagonal lines make it look like they're taking a collective piss. No surprise because, to me, no matter what they're new badge or identity is, they will always be the Pisstains to me! Maybe they should have rebranded themselves PSC Columbus (Piss Stain Crew Columbus). :devil:

TOBOR !
10-09-2014, 04:16 PM
Yeah, rather than representing the 9 other founding teams of MLS, trending upwards, you could say it's downward streams of piss at a trough urinal... or maybe up against a church fence (best not go there).

james
10-09-2014, 04:57 PM
its not great, but ok, better then before.

Now other teams I would like to change crest are :
New York Red Bulls- I know that wont happen, but rather them called Metro Stars like before or call them New York FC or something, new crest that isn't Red Bull, Red Bull could still be on the shirt as the sponsor.
Houston Dynamo- Name is a bit weird and crest a bit kiddish.
New England Revolution- need a new crest, name and a new stadium. Look awful playing at the Patriots stadium, stadium way to big. Be good if they could move them in or closer to Boston then some small town 60 miles away.

Cashcleaner
10-09-2014, 05:58 PM
^ There are a few good crest ideas for New England out there as well.

http://i.imgur.com/tKFVb7V.png

http://24.media.tumblr.com/2f55fe534327a912cae605f736d6b3c4/tumblr_mp3yrnANnw1qldml0o1_1280.png

http://www.cemagraphics.com/gallery/files/1/new-england-revolution.gif

JuliquE
10-09-2014, 06:47 PM
^ There are a few good crest ideas for New England out there as well.
Now, THOSE look great. I actually don't mind their name, either; "Dynamo," if I'm not mistaken, is also very common amongst football clubs, the world over.

james
10-10-2014, 09:53 PM
^ There are a few good crest ideas for New England out there as well.

http://i.imgur.com/tKFVb7V.png

http://24.media.tumblr.com/2f55fe534327a912cae605f736d6b3c4/tumblr_mp3yrnANnw1qldml0o1_1280.png

http://www.cemagraphics.com/gallery/files/1/new-england-revolution.gif

I dont like the last one much, but the other crest are way better!!!

I have seen people on this board show crests and jerseys they made on the computer or ones they found from other forms from people who did it just for fun, and I must say every time just some fans seem to come up with much better crests and jerseys then the people that are hired to design something for the team,

nascarguy
10-10-2014, 10:30 PM
what the old one was so much better but then so was the mls logo

Cashcleaner
10-10-2014, 11:15 PM
I dont like the last one much, but the other crest are way better!!!

I have seen people on this board show crests and jerseys they made on the computer or ones they found from other forms from people who did it just for fun, and I must say every time just some fans seem to come up with much better crests and jerseys then the people that are hired to design something for the team,

Personally, I like the first one up top with the crossed muskets on the top and white crossed suspenders of the blue jacket uniform on the bottom. And notice how the top of the shield also looks like a trifold hat? That's a pretty slick design if you ask me. I like those little subtleties in crests.

http://i.imgur.com/tKFVb7V.png


what the old one was so much better but then so was the mls logo

I didn't really hate the old Columbus logo. At least not as much as most others. To be honest, the only thing that bothered me was the image of the three guys on the shield which was obviously originally a photo that was just churned through a monochrome filter.

Even something along this line this would have looked much better:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/Cashcleaner/72f26e9c-4c4c-4506-be12-d2ea26f4af7b_zpsf0f5b19c.png?t=1413002062 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4W0LSyoT8kU/TNSkdNfmyoI/AAAAAAAAEJE/uvEPc-5cGlc/s1600/crew+3.gif

But even then, I'll admit they're still not as good as their new crest. But the whole theme around the Crew name and imagery is about Columbus and Ohio being a part of the US Industrial Heartland. I think clubs should try to embrace the history and heritage of the city they represent.

Also, as a bit of a lark, minimalist MLS badges (http://futbolartistnetwork.com/products/individual-mls-minimalist-logos)!

JuliquE
10-11-2014, 10:21 AM
Also, as a bit of a lark, minimalist MLS badges (http://futbolartistnetwork.com/products/individual-mls-minimalist-logos)!
ULGH! If you look at our badge, there, you can really see what I mean, all the time, about the white/light spaces; I feel like the way he's done our badge is how it appears from a distance, especially on our kits. It's similar to when you look at the little TFC flavicon, at the top of any MLS club site, for instance.

The overall design is great, and I even like the way the white and light-grey parts are worked in.. I just don't think it is suitable for the majority of ways the badge is used; computer graphics, especially larger ones, where the design can be clearly made out, look lovely -- on kits and tinier variants of the badge, the white/light spaces are FAR too dominant, for me, cheapening it to almost appear like a sticker or something.

Obviously, we've bigger fish to fry, and I can well imagine that many might not even see it this way -- I mean, I could live with it, as it's still an overall great badge.. but, I DO still hold out hope that it gets improved upon, much like our subtle swapping for Crimson red, over the more tomato/blood-red colour.

Here's an example of what I mean, that I just whipped up (before & after):

http://www.carp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tfc-logo.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/JuliquE/f0b0ee2e-e23e-4f92-8b66-59086fe4dd51_zps9cc2f1c1.png

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Here are a couple other alternatives to my preferred choice, above (right):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/JuliquE/4e7adb4d-96ef-4b6a-ae38-cb61d5a35744_zps2318cb8d.png http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/JuliquE/086632cb-378d-435d-8d1a-16e968f0ce83_zps6bc8cb35.png

Cashcleaner
10-11-2014, 10:54 AM
I really like this. The only change I would make is to complete the whole scroll in grey.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/JuliquE/f0b0ee2e-e23e-4f92-8b66-59086fe4dd51_zps9cc2f1c1.png

JuliquE
10-11-2014, 11:25 AM
I really like this. The only change I would make is complete the whole scroll in grey.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/JuliquE/f0b0ee2e-e23e-4f92-8b66-59086fe4dd51_zps9cc2f1c1.png
Thanks.

I thought about that, but, for me, the grey is too light to be prominently along the outside edges of the badge, sans bordering (it wouldn't be too clear where it begins and ends, with the white trim around the badge). Also, I could well imagine a grey scarf, with red edges.. so, especially considering that one of the subtle touches to our badge is a nod to the Canadian flag, with the overall shape of it forming a maple leaf (football, up top, along with the ends of the scarf), I thought it wise to leave them red. Finally, were I to make the whole thing grey, I feel like there would be too little red in the badge, for my liking and considering we're known as "The Reds."

You'll also notice that I've made the "FC" a bit more visible; they otherwise look like specks, at a distance (or in a miniature version), with the red font over the white background. The way it is, now, actually has a similar balance of colour as before.. just that it's broken up a bit; you don't have such a fat portion of white and grey, together (difficult to explain it better).

Would LOVE it if someone more connected could push this subtle change suggestion. Might consider giving me cousin Adrian a ring.. though, I'm not altogether clear on how influential he is, at the club.

sashavukelich
10-11-2014, 12:19 PM
I for one love the new Columbus Logo, total BvB, and i'm a german soccer fan.

Cashcleaner
10-11-2014, 01:12 PM
Thanks.

I thought about that, but, for me, the grey is too light to be prominently along the outside edges of the badge, sans bordering (it wouldn't be too clear where it begins and ends, with the white trim around the badge). Also, I could well imagine a grey scarf, with red edges.. so, especially considering that one of the subtle touches to our badge is a nod to the Canadian flag, with the overall shape of it forming a maple leaf (football, up top, along with the ends of the scarf), I thought it wise to leave them red. Finally, were I to make the whole thing grey, I feel like there would be too little red in the badge, for my liking and considering we're known as "The Reds."

Yeah, I think you're right. If you make it all grey, you'd probably need to throw in a border to separate it from the white background. But then you might be getting into overkill territory with design elements. You know how it goes, you keep adding more here and there and you end up with a camel instead of a horse.


You'll also notice that I've made the "FC" a bit more visible; they otherwise look like specks, at a distance (or in a miniature version), with the red font over the white background. The way it is, now, actually has a similar balance of colour as before.. just that it's broken up a bit; you don't have such a fat portion of white and grey, together (difficult to explain it better).

Would LOVE it if someone more connected could push this subtle change suggestion. Might consider giving me cousin Adrian a ring.. though, I'm not altogether clear on how influential he is, at the club.

The FC does stand out quite a bit when it's dark like that. It's very clear. Heck, even if you stick with the current colour scheme and just darken the lettering you still end up with a nice crest.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/Cashcleaner/TFCnewlogo_zpsfbc1b970.png

Heck, even that subtle change makes this alternate logo look pretty good as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/Cashcleaner/TFCaltlogo_zpsb28abc5c.png

nascarguy
10-11-2014, 02:20 PM
if they change our logo and change us from fc to sc I do not know what I would do? I sign up for this team before any player, team name and colour.

Ivy
10-11-2014, 02:35 PM
TSC in a upside down triagle logo. Sweet.

JuliquE
10-11-2014, 03:16 PM
Yeah, I think you're right. If you make it all grey, you'd probably need to throw in a border to separate it from the white background. But then you might be getting into overkill territory with design elements. You know how it goes, you keep adding more here and there and you end up with a camel instead of a horse.



The FC does stand out quite a bit when it's dark like that. It's very clear. Heck, even if you stick with the current colour scheme and just darken the lettering you still end up with a nice crest.
Yeh.. I think the point about the "FC" is it adds to the mosaic of that region, in the crest; think of all the pixels that make up any image: you focus in, and you'll see all sorts of weird colour hints, in some cases (pinch of yellow, maybe orange, etcetera), with the whole thing culminating to make the exact hue you see, when zoomed out. Just as well, instead of the white trim and strip, the grey strip, and then a tiny hit of onyx, you have, now, a red strip and the "FC" adding to the mosaic, and minimizing the dominance of the white area (again, just breaking it up, a bit).

The scarf that I made grey, now, instead of two lost strips of grey, has a clear portion in grey, so it always stands out.

jimiv
10-12-2014, 01:23 PM
The new Crew logo instantly reminds me of the Baltimore flag.

dutch
10-20-2014, 03:14 AM
1. skinheads love german stuff
2. the crew so ripped off the germans.
3. shouldnt be allowed to call it SC if you only have an individual sport team
4. Everyone in columbus thinks it means soccer club
5. those scarves are for if your car breaks down at night, you drape it over the rear and no one will run into you in the dark. so god damn hideous

Cashcleaner
10-20-2014, 12:52 PM
^ The SC does stand for Soccer Club, though. Not Sporting Club.

MKR
10-20-2014, 01:37 PM
LOL.

I think it's a nice logo. Most logos in the MLS look like cheap clipart this one looks decent and more soccer appropriate. I like it.