A while back......I posted in the WELS Intersections Facebook group offering to critique/improve a logo. I had a lot of interest, so THANK YOU if you submitted yours. If this newsletter gets a positive response, I hope to do more in the coming months. Our subject today is the logo for St. Mark Ministries in De Pere & Green Bay, Wisconsin. If anyone from St. Mark is reading this, you won't hurt my feelings if you dislike what I come up with. 😉 I thank you for allowing me to do this! Here's what they currently use: Some thoughts off the bat:
​ My ideas (see my Pinterest inspo board here 💡):
​ The result: I dropped the saturation on their existing colors and brought in a few neutrals and a charcoal gray (instead of black). The result is a more sophisticated, mature, regal palette. I found a more polished, modern font (Adobe Clean Bold) and paired it with an all-caps subhead font (Adobe Clean UX Bold): Put it all together: Do you think I accomplished my goals? If I gave this a bit more time, I would build it out with multiple iterations on this primary logo, a cool brand pattern, and maybe some sub-icons to represent their values or ministries. Perhaps I'd create a more saturated version for the school with a more literal lion illustration. Perhaps I'd make a neat animation for them to use at the beginning of their YouTube videos. Thanks for reading! Until next week, |
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