In 2006, Burton Albion of the conference drew 0-0 to Man Utd.
11,000 fans traveled to Old Trafford for an FA Cup Replay.
Ten years later, we were in the Championship.
This would not have been possible without Cup Replays.
Stop killing the magic of the cup to please 6 clubs.
The FA Cup faces a big shake-up from the 2024/25 season...
- Replays will be scrapped
- Early rounds will be played midweek
- The final will be played on a Premier League weekend
[Daily Mirror]
Seen so many graphic designers ripping into this and saying Madrid should ‘hire them’ instead. That sort of attitude won’t do you any favours. Be respectful to other people’s work. You don’t know what goes on behind closed doors. 👍
⚪️🔵 Kamil Conteh completes his move to Bristol Rovers from Grimsby.
Understand Kamil is heading to Bristol Rovers on a three and a half year deal for a clubs record signing fee of £300k plus 20% sell on clause.
Medical completed right now.
‼️ ANNOUNCEMENT
Delighted to announce that I today joined Burton Albion as an Intern in a Graphics & Media role!
An opportunity to do the thing I enjoy for the club that I love is something that’s impossible to turn down and I’m so grateful for the opportunity!
UTB 💛🖤
#bafc
Midlands Super League Concept ⚽️
Imagine if we had a one-off year where the regular football pyramid was substituted for regional divisions.
The 24 highest-ranked Midlands sides would compete in a 46-game season, with the prize of ultimate Midlands bragging rights! 🏆
My sports media pet peeve is names overlapping with images on lineup graphics
When building the PSD, always test the graphic with 11 really long names to make sure any name will fit
I call this “The Borthwick-Jackson Test”
And yes, I used a lot of Ai in this 😅
Someone said to me recently “ai isn’t there to replace jobs, it’s there to assist them”
It’s not an alternative to graphic designers, it’s a tool for us.
In this graphic, I’ve mixed an Ai image with Photoshop’s generative fill feature 🎨
Matchday… aaaand it’s live! 🎤
Head on down to The Pirelli or tune in on
@SkyFootball
tonight to watch The 5-unbeaten Brewers take on Cambridge United 👊
#BAFC
vs
#CUFC
Our fifth season in League One (over two spells) and that performance from Wesley Hoolahan today was probably the best I’ve seen against us at this level
He’s thirty nine
I'm currently looking for graphic design
opportunities within the football industry 🎨⚽️
Whether you're looking to enhance your profile through matchday graphics or celebrate a goal or milestone, feel free to get in touch!
Message me for more info ✉️
🚨🚨| Kylian Mbappé has registered several trademarks with the European Intellectual Property Office, including:
▪️His last name, first name and initials
▪️His crossed arms celebration
▪️His lines “You don’t talk to me about age” and “football has changed”
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@diarioas
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@tajemniczy25_
My point isn’t the quality of the graphic, it’s about professionalism. Plus there are specific briefs that restrict creative freedom. Ripping into people when you don’t know the full context isn’t professional.
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DESIGN/MEDIA TIP:
(How to upload your images in 4K)
Go To:
1️⃣ Settings and Privacy
2️⃣ Accessibility, Display & Languages
3️⃣ Data Usage
4️⃣ High-Quality Image Uploads
Turning this on will allow you to upload in 4K, showing more texture and quality in your images 📸
A lot of fun making a Custom Font for this one!
Something I could never have pictured myself doing 24 hours ago, but I’m very happy with the outcome.
Made in Adobe Illustrator using Isometric Grids, and taken into Photoshop to be converted into a graphic 🎨
🚨OPEN COLLAB 🚨
I’ve put together a PSD based on the rumoured cover art for EA Sports FC24.
Your job is to fill in the template with unique artwork that represents your favourite teams or players.
Make sure to use
#MattLargeCollab3
when posting!
PSD:
So good they named him twice.
Jay-Jay Okocha. One of those rare footballers that could really make you fall in love with The Beautiful Game.
@IAmOkocha
#BWFC
Matchday… aaaand it’s live! 🎤
Head on down to The Pirelli or tune in on
@SkyFootball
tonight to watch The 5-unbeaten Brewers take on Cambridge United 👊
#BAFC
vs
#CUFC
Charles Vernam is an incredible player and way too good for League Two. One of our best players in the first half of the season but just doesn’t seem suited for Hasselbaink’s system. You’ve got a brilliant player, Bradford fans
#bcafc
#bafc
A lot of people having this issue with camera raw, so here’s a screen recording of a short-term solution that I use.
I’ll do a breakdown explaining each step in a thread ⬇️
A New Era in our unique history 🍺⚽️
Welcome to Burton Albion,
Ole Jakob Strandhagen, Tom Davidson, Bendik Hareide and Kevin Skabo 💛🖤
🇸🇪🇳🇴🇮🇸🇩🇰🇫🇮
@burtonalbionfc
#bafc
#brewers
As a graphic designer, I often get asked “what’s your favourite graphic you’ve ever made?” and my answer changes each time… not anymore!
Massive thanks to
@EpicActionImage
for the stunning photography, and to
@Dino_Maamria
for making this happen 👏👏
Up The Brewers 💛🖤
#BAFC
🚨 POTENTIAL COLLAB 🚨
Tempted to do a series where I (try to) collab with 92 other designers to make edits for as many of the teams in the EFL as possible. Only problem is finding 92 designers…
Please reply if you’d be interested, RTs appreciated too 🙏
#smsports
How mental is this?
Millions of kids commit their whole lives to becoming a professional footballer. They might never get the opportunity to feature in the FA Cup. They might never make it pro.
But YouTubers who scored past Cal The Dragon will.
A new low for modern football.
🔜 SIDEMEN STAR SET TO JOIN TRAINING
The club will further evaluate Tobi “TBJZL” Brown, Manny Brown and Jed Brown ahead of the upcoming FA Cup match!
#TownTeamTogether
🔴
What a moment for
@samjhughes7
👏
Sidelined for 12 months due to a long-term injury, worked his way back into the team, played every minute since his return, and now a late winning goal 💛🖤
#bafc
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Design idea for any Sports Designers going through a creative block, or looking for new challenges:
𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒍-𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑿𝑰 (𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔’ 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕) ⚽️🏑🏉🏀
Here’s my take 👇