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Gotta Have SOUL

We worked on a fun hand-lettered logo for a client (who shall remain nameless for reasons explained later). They were looking a logo for a sub-group of their organization targeting young professionals with an interest in “l_ _d   _r_s_r_ _ tion”. (more mystery here).

We wanted it to be:

  • Lively and energetic
  • Youthful and refined
  • Creative and organic

I took a handlettering class at SpaceCraft a few months back so I was all over this project. Our resident illustrator Tyler was just as pumped. Here are my favorite initials sketches (of the 654,899 we did).

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Once we narrowed it down to 6, we sent along to get feedback from the client.

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With our (collective) favorite 2, we vectorized those, added some color and tweaked some curves. And still no one could pick a favorite. So both versions were presented to the board. [Warning: This story is going to break your heart. Stop reading now for a happy ending.]

 

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They got vetoed and we are starting over.

But hey, we still love them.

And our original logo(s).

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