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Eugene Church · 10-09-2004, 07:54 PM

Both Lions are very good IMO...easy to read and not cluttered.

You did a great Caracas Lions for me...one of my alltime favorite logos...it seems to have an embossed or embroidered look to it...see it below.

The first Phoenix is hard for me to read...it looked cluttered...the second one is better...the name doesn't intrude on the bird figure as much as the first one does.

The fleur-de-lis is excellent.

If you want suggestions for team names:

I suggest the Clovis Monarchs...with a little story to go with it.
Or maybe the Clovis Legends.

The Clovis Legend
I will mention an amusing legend, according to which Clovis, on his way to fight the king of Aquitania Alaric, and defeat him at Vouille near Poitiers (in 507), was searching in vain for a ford to cross a river, when a doe, frightened by the soldiers, jumped across the river along a ford that it only knew. The whole army then followed. On the banks, wild yellow irises grew in abundance: Clovis came off his horse, picked one and put it on his helmet as a symbol of his future victory. Thereafter did the kings of France use the fleur de lis as their emblem. The story is of course fanciful, but a nice one (somewhat reminiscent of the manner in which Attila found his way to Europe)

Richardton Lions (for Richard the 3rd...the Lion-hearted).

10-09-2004, 07:54 PM	#7
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,247	Both Lions are very good IMO...easy to read and not cluttered. You did a great Caracas Lions for me...one of my alltime favorite logos...it seems to have an embossed or embroidered look to it...see it below. The first Phoenix is hard for me to read...it looked cluttered...the second one is better...the name doesn't intrude on the bird figure as much as the first one does. The fleur-de-lis is excellent. If you want suggestions for team names: I suggest the Clovis Monarchs...with a little story to go with it. Or maybe the Clovis Legends. The Clovis Legend I will mention an amusing legend, according to which Clovis, on his way to fight the king of Aquitania Alaric, and defeat him at Vouille near Poitiers (in 507), was searching in vain for a ford to cross a river, when a doe, frightened by the soldiers, jumped across the river along a ford that it only knew. The whole army then followed. On the banks, wild yellow irises grew in abundance: Clovis came off his horse, picked one and put it on his helmet as a symbol of his future victory. Thereafter did the kings of France use the fleur de lis as their emblem. The story is of course fanciful, but a nice one (somewhat reminiscent of the manner in which Attila found his way to Europe) Richardton Lions (for Richard the 3rd...the Lion-hearted). Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-23-2005 at 02:18 PM.