There's always certain designs that you look to when you need inspiration. For me there's a handful of football crests that motivate me to keep designing when I'm running out of ideas. Here they are in no particular order:
Brescia
Brescia's logo may not look that spectacular to most but it's a combination of the imagery and the colours that they've used that really brings the class of the design out.
Hercules
Simple and clean. Very much something I might design myself and maybe that's why I'm a big fan of it. There isn't much unnecessary flash with this logo and it emphasizes what it needs to in an effective way.
Southampton
Southampton's crest has struck a strange balance between being both intricate and simple. When you look at it as a whole it has an instant appeal but when you pick out the individual elements you see the true genius of this design.
Hearts
Hearts' crest is simple in its structure but brings it out in a visually appealing way.
Ado Den Haag
Like the Brescia crest, I like the colour palette and the unconventional shape of the logl. The imagery is prominent and contrasts really well with the stork.
Saurabh is a self-taught freelance graphic designer, specialising in sports branding. You can see more of his work at lovefootballhatefootball.com and follow on Twitter at @lovehateftbl
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