Deeper Life Retreat logo

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly" Matthew 11:28-30 The Message.

This is the theme for our Deeper Life Retreat. This is the logo I came up with. When I think of grace, I think of the Jars of Clay song "Grace" and that song personifies grace as something that can be poured... a liquid of some sorts. I think of blues and greens and fluidity. This retreat will be focused on the personal aspects of our Spiritual (i.e. The Holy Spirit) life. I have represented the Sacraments in my design, all connected with lines (of grace). I also wanted it to have a modern stained glass feel. Stained glass was used to illustrate the Bible in an illiterate society. the goblet/wine = Christ's blood,

the pitcher = baptism/water from Christ's side,

and wheat= Christ's body broken for us

Rhythms of Grace = Rhythms in our relationship with God.

Life Community Logos

Here are the Life Community group logo samples. The concentric circles in green is the Wesley logo, so for the Life Community groups I thought it would be fun to make them different colors... now which color scheme to choose! I don't want anything with too much green or red. I wanted to the font to be fresh but not too trendy. I have my personal favorite of the 4 but I'd like to know what you think. I think this is a really fun and descriptive combination mark (logo with name)

The Gathering Logo

The Gathering.... our weekly corporate worship event at the chapel. A time for our Life Community groups to come together and fellowship. The font on this is "the" Wesley font in the Wesley logo. Since the Gathering happens in the Wesley chapel it is only fitting that the Gathering is similar bit different. I have outlined it in green instead of using a fill color. The logo itself is composed of 3 equilateral triangles with the illusion of advancing into space and to echo the themes of the Trinity. The Wesley Chapel is based off the equilateral triangle (as a symbol of the Trinity) with beams supporting it... so this logo is very similar to what the inside of the chapel looks like, this space where we come to worship. I have replaced the "A" with this logo/shape for two reasons. 1: The "A" in this font is a triangle and 2: I wanted to put the logo in a new place other than above, or on either side, I wanted to mix things up!

Dale Chihuly

This past weekend I got to experience a Dale Chihuly installation at a museum. Chihuly is based out of Seattle and is known for his eccentric blown glass forms. His work is colorful, fanciful, and all around cool. The best way to tell you is to show you. Enjoy!

Dancing brings us together

You need to check this out if you haven't already. Apparently, Stride gum paid this guy to do this dance in different cities around the world. Then they decided they wanted people in the video with him... so they paid him again to film the video around the world.

just watch, click here

when was the last time you danced for fun?

UpStream logo

Wow, it's been waaaaay too long since I last posted. Last time it was a personal logo, which I am still working on. Now I am working on a Freshman outreach/group, UpStream, logo for a campus ministry.

I have used the iconographic Ichthus for several reasons 1. Christian organization 2. Freshmen aka fish. 3. issues with life/faith can be like swimming up stream

Here are two designs I have come up with.

The one on the left:

Wanted to be more organic, take on the feel of water, stream like. Didn't want to use black, but a dark gray, as there are few things in nature that are truly pure black. The font has no perfectly straight lines...just like nature. The blue one of the left has a lighter gray font and stroke that makes the ichthus.

The one on the right:

Since this is appealing to new students, this one is a little more youthful, modern. There is a rhythm to the draw the viewer in. The font is long, emphasizing the "Up" of UpStream. Black is used to give it a clean look, adding to it's moderness.

COLOR:

I have used 3 colors (other than the neutral grays and blacks)

Lime Green: the original ministry's colors, not a good choice b/c though this is part of the ministry, it is important if it has it's own identity.

Light Blue: Fish swim in water, though water is rarely this color of blue ( streams, lakes, rivers) this color conveys water and is calming.

Red: Red is the schools colors to which this ministry belongs. It is good to associate with the school, but other than that, there is no other reason to use this color.

These three colors are appealing to most people, boys and girls alike.

I'm still playing with it, but I'd like to know your thoughts!

Black & White Studio logo examples

Ok guys, due to the demand of my talents the time has come to create a logo and business name for design business. I have a simple style, no frills, no needless decoration, just the bare minimum. Keeping things simple is my goal, hence Creativity with Purpose. I also prefer black and white, but I can do color too. I am an amateur in the design world, so I have much to learn, but one has to start somewhere.  

These are logos that I created for Black & White Studio.  Here is why I like both of these. They exhibit several of the Gestalt principles of design:

proximity

closure

repetition

figure/ground: when the negative space is as important as the positive space ( negative space = the white space around these letters. positive space= the black letters themselves) 

symmetry

asymmetry

continuity

hierarchy

balance

let me know which one you like ( you can dislike both) and why. Please use constructive criticism, I value your opinion. (disregard the watermark in the middle)