New logo

[Bloke in North Dorset]

That video on Twitter gave me motion sickness.

I can’t get worked up either way, it’s the modern way of doing things, at least we didn’t get one of the meaningless slogans that many businesses feel they have to adopt.

[Heathen]

Personally, it's not what I would have done, but hey, I don't pay the fat fee to the designers!

Interesting that the FC will use it as well.

What is the status of the link between the FC and the pro club?

[baldpaul101]

at least we didn’t get one of the meaningless slogans that many businesses feel they have to adopt

isn't "Wasps Always" just that? not that I can get excited about that either, its like the "We are London Wasps" slogan form many years ago, bit pointless but is necessary apparently.

as others have said, could be a lot worse.

[Rossm]

Actually I quite like it. Needs a stinger tho'

As for the vid. Should have been consigned to the digital equivalent of the cutting room floor. 

[Trevs Big Tackle]

Looks grand.

[DGP Wasp]

Pretty indifferent to be honest.  I loved the 150th anniversary shirts with the simple, classic, original Wasp badge, so the loss of the rugby ball outline behind it is not something I will mourn.  Bit confused as the new version manages to be at once angry and aggressive looking while being overly "cartoony" to the point of slightly endearing.

The only element I really take issue with however is the fact that it is looking the wrong way.  Flip it and it is instantly more familiar.

I'm sure this is very similar to a version that was leaked or inadvertently appeared on some design studio's website a few years ago.  Looks like all trace of that has since been removed, so can't be sure, but it wasn't a million miles from this.

[Nigel Med]

I get that it's occasionally necessary to "refresh" your brand these days, we are a business after all and I totally applaud unifying the Mens, Women's, Netball and even the FC logos.

Some of us on here will remember the ghastly options that were put forward for the last rebranding exercise before they settled on the last logo which was pretty much the traditional logo with a rugby ball behind it. The new logo is a bit juvenile but could have been far worse, we'll get used to it.

I should add that not liking the new logo has nothing to do with the fact that my tattoo is now out of date.... 

[Garuda]

Bleh!!

[hookender]

Would have preferred the old traditional style ,but probably after one season won’t even think about it .

[RogerE]

Agree with Nigel Med about the options back when the Club turned pro.

Also  on the Netball team, having a rugby ball looked strange, but that could have been overcome by using a Netball instead of the rugby one.

Not too sure about why the Club needed to face the Wasp in the opposite direction, but apart from the antennae, which look "wrong" have nothing to really complain about.

<edit> just showed it to wife who's only comment was "it looks like the Wasp has got old and decrpit"

[Rossm]

On the whole, I'm more concerned about the shirts rather than the logo.

[JF]

If we have a decent season nobody will give a damn. If we don't it will be just another thing that "they" got wrong.

[hookender]

Was quite indifferent to logo change . Unfortunately having seen it on new training gear reminds me of cheap fridge magnet or even the bargain hunt golden gavel badge.

[HDAWG]

For those who still hate the new logo, I've been reminded it could be a lot worse (see the Crusaders "improved" logo).

[Marlow Nick]

Not too sure about why the Club needed to face the Wasp in the opposite direction, but apart from the antennae, which look "wrong" have nothing to really complain about.

Apparently the Wasp is now facing forwards which will make us a more dynamic, progressive and forward thinking club or some such consultancy mumbo jumbo. Hopefully we didn't pay the ions that BP and I I paid back in the 80s when they were told removing the serifs from their font would make them more dynamic corporations 🤔