The Quillian Logo
When I first blogged about The Quillians, we only had a name. Now, thanks to Nancy Waldman and Sherry Ramsey we have a logo to go along with it!
Both Nancy and Sherry are long-time members of the workshop and both are amazing artists, so when Nancy came to me and volunteered to come up with a logo, I jumped at the chance.
What you see to the left is the final incarnation of the logo, which was actually the seventh go around (hey, seven is a lucky number!). Luckily for me, Nancy was an amazing sport about the whole thing and calmly accepted all of my suggestions for change. She also added a whole lot of her own and I think her talent shines through!
Sherry’s contribution came in the form of the planetscape artwork. Sherry is an amazing digital artist and her work perfectly captures the speculative theme of the workshop.
It didn’t start out so polished though…in fact, this was the first draft:
The foundation is there, but it’s not quite a finished logo either. They grey was stolen from the original logo, but it looks drab and unappealing here. The group name is lost in the border of the logo as well, which doesn’t help to link the two brand names.
Which brings us to the fifth iteration:
We’re much closer to the end product here. The colour has been set and the artwork has been added, both of which make a world of difference. The workshop’s name has also made it into the logo itself and is more prominent but, this time, it seems like it’s floating there…not really attached to anything. There was also some concern over the font being used…
Which brings us to try number six:
This version sees a slight change in the boldness of the Quillian font (something that won’t make it to the final version) and adds a drop shadow to the smoke plume rising from the ink-well.
The font used for the workshop name (the same as the Quillian name) is too small and too elaborate to read easily, so it will be discarded in the final version in favour of a simpler font.
The whole process took awhile to work through, but Nancy did an amazing job! Now, the name Quillian has a visual companion that really helps us brand the workshop and gives the whole membership an identity.
