Monthly Archives: February 2015

It is usually quite difficult to get excited about modern day kits, let alone modern day Sunday league kits, but Belgian side VK Linden have managed to turn their polyester matchday attire into something quite interesting. They got Belgian cartoonist Jeroom Snelders to design their kit and the result is a shirt that’s different from your standard non-league kit. Indeed, … Continue reading →

We’ve featured the work of Daniel Nyari on the blog before. He has had an interesting commission in recent weeks having being tasked with producing artwork of Nottingham Forest legends for the club’s official matchday programme. Nyari drew Brian Clough, his assistant Peter Taylor, Peter Shilton, Viv Anderson, John McGovern, John Robertson, Kenny Burns, Garry Birtles and Trevor Francis in … Continue reading →

Irish illustrator Dan Leydon has started a new series in which he imagines current stars playing their trade in yesteryear. This piece featuring Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is probably our favourite to date. Leydon portrays the veteran midfielder to be even more veteran than he really is. The nostalgic Gerrard takes to the pitch with a pipe and some spectacular … Continue reading →

There can be no doubt about it: Milan is currently the capital of the football scarf. It would be nice if there was a bit of juxtaposition and somewhere a bit less glamorous could challenge for the title. But the fashion capital of the world is leading the way with football fashion, too. That’s because the coaches of the city’s … Continue reading →

We love football scarves. We love football art. So, when the two collide, we usually approve. That’s definitely the case with this project by Chris Moran, a Manchester-based graphic designer. He has used typography based on scarves in club colours tied together to spell out appropriate chants, songs or mottos. He explained: “The lettering is formed from various football club … Continue reading →

Everton have been experimenting with typography for a new billboard outside Goodison Park. The Toffees have created a poster outlining a club philosophy that has previously appeared on fan banners. It reads: “Evertonians are born not manufactured. We do not choose, we are chosen. Those who understand need no explanation. Those who don’t understand don’t matter.” It’s safe to say … Continue reading →

Bournemouth-based graphic designer Simon Walsh has put together a collection of illustrations of great players. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry and Zinedine Zidane all star in this project. The players are depicted in a distinctive caricature-ish flat design style. How do you get yourself included in this select group? Simply by becoming a legend. Simon described the … Continue reading →

Romario is an interesting character. World Cup winner, supremely talented football, supremely poor trainer, supremely talented party animal, elected representative and brilliantly outspoken individual. You can see why that would provide plenty of inspiration for a an artist. That’s certainly what Sergio Bergocce discovered. The Brazilian graphic designer has created a body of work from Romario quotes. Take the piece … Continue reading →

Over the weekend, The Guardian published an opinion piece by Barney Ronay entitled: “English football should snap out of its obsession with February chill.” Essentially, it was all about how a bit of cold is good for society and good for football, including, as Ronay puts it, forging “a stadium culture of glorious outdoor collectivism”. We’re in total agreement, as … Continue reading →

This excellent piece of art was commissioned as part of the Campeones de Estampa art project, which involved 37 artists producing work celebrating Colo Colo, one of Chile’s most successful clubs. Some of the artists were local, others international. Oscar Chavez falls into the former category and he produced this outstanding piece. The print proclaims that Colo Colo’s 1973 team … Continue reading →