The University of Alberta (or U of Eh?) has a lovely coat of arms, granted by the CHA in 1994.
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/senate/images/coat.gif
The base is tapisse of wheat, for those not familiar with the pattern. They normally use just the shield and motto as their visual identity.
Now the University Marketing Division, in its less-than-infinite wisdom, has decided that they would "update" this by turning the dancetty partition line into an sketch of mountains.
https://www.banister.ab.ca/images10/index_13_1.PNG
I am greatly annoyed at my Alma Mater.
Have you pointed out to them that they have changed a "Grant of Arms" without the permission of the "Granting Authority"? They might possibly hear that as a potential legal issue" and revert to what was perfectly fine to start with.
good point. or, they could abandon both versions above and adopt a ‘trendy’ new logo instead.
At the risk of seeming too willing to ben to the prevailing wind, I rather like the new logo. Compared to many, its relatively faithful to the original.
Seems a minor change from four points to three sloping points, so I agree with Mr. McCartney to it being a rather minor offense given other past examples. Canada never seemed too finicky over heraldic practices from what I have seen of the Heraldic Authority there, and it would be simple enough to square off the bottom of the new shield and call it a logo which would be beyond the purview of the Authority.
Though the arms themselves seem rather uninspired, sorry to say, Mr. George. A more traditional rendition of the arms of the Albertan province, with a book and an owl added to represent academia.
http://www.glenbow.org/exhibitions/online/libpics/coat.jpg
The College of Arms. The coat of arms of Alberta. 1980. Likely held by the Government of Alberta, Edmonton.
xanderliptak;76928 wrote:
Though the arms themselves seem rather uninspired, sorry to say, Mr. George. A more traditional rendition of the arms of the Albertan province, with a book and an owl added to represent academia.
Considering that the University used the shield of the province’s arms (with a book on the cross) for eighty years, the CHA was lucky to have them as differenced as they are.
But replacing the dancetty partition line with some op-art version of mountains is not a "minor change". It’s simply wrong.