I was recently contacted by a missionary who requested a Spanish version of the Bible Infographic. I provided him with a high-resolution file to have posters printed to give away to a local church and elementary school during an upcoming mission trip. The posters will be given away primarily to children who will appreciate the vibrant color scheme more so than the black and white version. Dios les bendiga!
The design criteria for this logo project was simple, clean, and modern. A stylized maple leaf was created for the icon in keeping with the location of the church in Michigan. The previous church logo was outdated in it’s appearance and needed to be updated. Signage, website, and other visual identity pieces will soon be created and a fresh logo was needed that could fit well into a variety of contexts. Overall, the client was very pleased with the concept and execution of the new identity.
SHIFT is a new youth ministry beginning this fall at Grace Gathering. As with any new program, it needed a visual identity/logo and the result was a playful design that literally “shifts”. For example, the face of the word can start in the upper-most right corner and reach back to the lower-left corner, or the face can start at the lower-left corner and reach back to the upper-right corner. Once you’ve seen it both ways, the logo visually jumps back and forth, or shifts, when you look at it. The announcement slide design is shown below.
This logo was created for a small start-up business specializing in building custom birdhouses.
A small 2″ stamp was made with the phone number for stamping on all the finished birdhouses.
This modern and fun identity design was recently created for Glenda Yoder Photography. The logo is a cleaned up and stylized version of Glenda’s signature. A logo, business card, and website were designed.
The goal for this logo redesign was to create a new bold and clean look. The client wanted a streamlined heart icon that would capture the idea of where life & faith meet. The heart is symbolically central to life and the leaf illustrates a growing faith.
Website banners were also designed to promote the new Catholic Life & Faith website.
This logo was designed for a 4 on 4 indoor soccer tournament being held in March at Grace Gathering. The logo will be printed on jerseys that will be awarded to the winning team. Each team has 5 players (4 on the field and 1 substitute), which are represented by the 5 stars in the logo. Goooooooooal!
Induction Reduction is a cause dedicated to educating on the benefits of avoiding induction during the birthing process. The design criterion for the logo was to come up with a clean and fun visual identity solution that would appeal primarily to young mothers. The focal point of the T-shirt design is the humorous, yet serious call to action slogan “keep the bun until it’s done”.
Several of the icons shown in the concept above were actually modified a bit for the final design, but I like this collection best. For example, the Trinity icon was made into a cross and the skull was given teeth. The final icons used in the design are shown below.
It’s always exciting to design a new visual identity for an up and coming small business. And working on the logo for Pie Squared was especially sweet. The client wanted something simple, fun and non-traditional when it comes to the world of pastries. So we arrived at a modern, eye-catching style that would translate well into packaging labels and point-of-purchase display graphics. The logo can also be rendered in an unlimited variety of color combination’s that correspond with the different pastry flavors being offered.
Here’s a look at the 3″ x 3″ business card that was created for the new business. Bon appétit!
The design criteria for this logo was professional, bold and clean. The goal was to come up with a visual identity solution that sponsored athletes, charities and memorabilia collectors would feel confident identifying with and investing in.
Blackhawk and Lakewood Park Christian Schools will be hosting a worship concert/fundraiser event in October to support the vision of using 1to1 technology in their schools. I was brought in to create the logo , poster, direct-mail postcard, pledge card, and web graphics for the event. The photograph of the girl holding the iPad was taken by Terri Christner.
This was the first time I created an ambigram-style logo for a project. “An Ambigram is a typographical design or art form that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation. The words readable in the other viewpoint, direction or orientation may be the same or different from the original words.” I thought an ambigram would serve as an appropriate solution for a business offering psychological counseling services. By definition, the word “vista” refers to a distant view, or an extensive mental view (as over a stretch of time or a series of events). The ambigram offers clarity from multiple directions and a greater depth of meaning. Two additional logo design concepts with accompanying icons are shown as well.
Letterhead, business card w/ envelope, 5″ x 7″ note card w/ envelope, and a custom note pad were created for The Restoration Road. The stationery suite was offset printed on Mohawk Via Portfolio’s Light Gray Linen. The note card was printed on 10 pt. Tango C1S.
I created this propaganda-style design for a friend of mine who is putting together a series of T-shirts around the theme Love is the Resistance. It’s a radical teaching communicated in passages like Romans 12:14-21.
For some reason “legal” identity designs tend to be a bit stuffy and stodgy. The Christian Law Institute on the other hand wanted to take a fresh new approach and appeal to a younger generation. This clean, bold and professional logo was the result.
Postcard design utilizing the new identity.
A small mission group will be leaving for Honduras in July and wanted a graphic to put on some T-shirts. I chose to use Blue and White for the design because those are the colors of the Honduras flag. The end result was a clean and simple design solution.
It’s always great to see artwork displayed in an everyday environment. This week I installed 8 framed Sixty-Six Clouds posters in a classroom area at Grace Gathering. There are 4 Old Testament and 4 New Testament posters in the group: Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, John, Romans, Philippians and Revelation. They make a great addition to the classroom environment.
Here’s a 4′ x 8′ banner I designed a few months ago to promote The Restoration Road TV program. I designed the logo and website last year and am currently working on a stationery suite.
I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to create the visual identity for the Bob Walda for Mayor political campaign. I designed the logo, signage, direct mail postcards and website. Don’t forget to get out there and vote May 3rd!
Hello, my name is Brad Thomas and I'm a graphic designer specializing in logo and identity design. Comments and project inquiries are welcome.
