juaninho Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Maybe this isn't the most important topic, but i think the CSA needs to change its logo. The half soccer ball, Canada, and half leaf design is kind of stale. The prominence of the half soccer ball is redundant. Does the opposition need to be reminded by the logo that they are in fact playing Canada's soccer team and not Canada's lacrosse or cricket team? I think Canada should adopt a crest of some sort, where it has CSA, perhaps a small soccer ball, and some kind of leaf motif inside the crest. And maybe some sort of pithy saying, or a few words stating the Canadian ethos, if that can be done. Nothing fancy, but something that can withstand the test of at least a generation's time. The current design, although i don't know which year witnessed its birth, is so 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Well it was around in 1985-1986 when we made the World Cup. I say keep it: it's bound to become retro-chic soon enough []. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 i like the current logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knibbyson Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 have to keep it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 we need new people at the CSA, not a new logo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 That logo is butt ugly. Looks like something from Battlestar Galactica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Call me a stuck in the 80s Battlestar Galactica fan but I like the current logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 WE NEED A BEAVER!!!!!!!!!!!! A BEAVER I TELL YEAH! A BEAVER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly Call me a stuck in the 80s Battlestar Galactica fan but I like the current logo. Holy frack Starbuck. After you walk the daggett we'll head to the the MNT game, and hoe they don't play like felkercarb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I LOVE the logo, i think changing it would be crazy 1. Plus remember what the lynx logo looks like 2. Who runs the csa IT COULD GET UGLY VERY QUICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly Call me a stuck in the 80s Battlestar Galactica fan but I like the current logo. Surely you mean stuck in the late 70's? Galactica 1980 doesn't count and should be forgotten....[)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 The 80's comment was actually referring to the decade in which the logo was created but actually it would probably be better to be stuck in the 70's than the 80's. Besides Galactica, the greatest sci-fi show on television ever, this decade provided us with numerous comparably high quality contributions to our culture. I think we should pattern our new logo on the following designs: This guy could be our new central defender. Not very good pace but an excellent tackler. Don't be knockin my woman Kramer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juaninho Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 You know, i realise that it is a question of taste, but check out some of these national associations. Their logo's seem a bit more professional then the Canada half-ball, half -leaf motif. http://www.dfb.de/ http://www.footbel.com/content/index.asp http://www.hns-cff.hr/ http://www.dbu.dk/ http://www.thefa.com/ maybe 3 beavers for canada? http://www.mlsz.hu/start.mlsz http://www.knvb.nl/home/default.sps http://www.ffu.org.ua/ ....has the ukraine ripped us off???? http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t1.aspx http://www.afa.org.ar/ These are just a few examples, minus the ukraine, that are more interesting. I just think that in lieu of these, Canada could do better. Oh and I really do think the CSA lawyers should sue the Ukraine football federation if our design is pre 1991. Sue their pilfering asses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Mmmm. Maren Jensen. Dig that futuristic computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Keep the design. Pretty retro. Even more retro if new uniforms have "Canada" labelled across the jersey in the same lettering/font. And no beavers ... easy set up for jokes. And no, Ukraine didn't rip us off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Here is the evolution of the CSA logo from 1980 ... As for the Ukraine, yes the design is similar, but I don't think you'd get anywhere with a lawsuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Look, we've gone 1 for 6 in WCQ with the half-ball design. How far do you think we'd go with just one-half nut? Eh? Eh?? It is time! Say yes to The Beaver!! Where's my crayon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juaninho Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 Oh I don't know about Ukrainian Football Federation getting off that easy Jarrek. Uber attorney Lionel Hutz clearly illustrated that the Modern Itchy IS a ripoff of Steamboat Itchy by Chester Lampwick. episode is "an itch to scratch". The resemblance is eerily similar, as Mr. Hutz illustrated. Hell just change Canada into the cyrillic alphabet, stylise the leaf, and voila, a spitting image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 There once was a simple maple leaf logo, which in my estimation will never go out of style. The current logo is crap and only a further sign to me that the heads of the CSA are funneling money into off shore bank accounts (or into the Canadian entry for the X-prize. Only the CSA could come up with outfits this ugly). Ironically enough, one of theses guys is Ukrainian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 quote:Originally posted by juaninho Hell just change Canada into the cyrillic alphabet, stylise the leaf, and voila, a spitting image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I really, really like the logo. It has tradition (in a country without a whole lot of it). It's simple and straight forward: soccer ball + maple leaf = Canadian soccer. In a country where soccer isn't at the forefront of everyone's minds, people will look at that logo for the first time and understand what it's about and what it's for. I could go for a new font for the script, but other than that it looks really good. I mean half of CONCACAF seems to have someone kicking a ball on their badge. That's just gross. Look at Costa Rica . . . some shadowy figure dribbling a ball with the poster of Hitchcock's Vertigo behind him. http://footballmundial.tripod.com/otras_copas/insignias.htm And hey the new US logo looks a little more modern and will look a little more dated than ours in 10 years. And hey a great American soccer tradition: a ball with lines indicating movement! Classy! As others have said it could be so much worse. I think the logo is one of the few things that's right with Canadian soccer. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Ukraine(Green) vs Canada(Red) FIFA Rankings ... Coincidence ??? I think Not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim St.Pauli Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Juninho, what the heck is good about the German, Belgian and Danish logos?!? The German is just letters without corners, the Belgian looks very imperialistic and monarchistic, I guess they conquered the Congo with the same logo. And the Danish looks like it has never changed since the date on it, 1889 or something! I love the canadian logo, its just perfect, like Matthew said: straight forward, simple, easy to recognize! KEEP IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoyleG Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 When you see the unique lettering elsewhere, it's time to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Attack Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I think we need a flaming ball on our logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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