I recently began a new sermon series at Bethel and wanted a logo that reflected the idea of actually killing giants. The “t” is falling, the “i” is fallen… and headless, like Goliath. The idea was inspired by a famous logo for Killed Productions.
I like logos, and I certainly like church. I design church logos, in fact. So as I’ve sought inspiration by looking at other church logos, I’ve run across a lot of church “logos” about which I’d have to say, Jesus would not do this! So I thought I’d give some “subtle” advice in the way of some tips and tricks, beginning with what NOT to do… I mean never!!
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I’m in the habit of cataloging creative design links all the time, so seeing a post of 123 logos and monograms over at JobMob didn’t seem unusual, until I spotted a logo I had designed. Cool! Check it out.
After a long, long time, and many, many tries, I finally arrived at a settled conclusion on a personal logo/monogram. You can see it in action at brandonacox.com along with the Life Here and There masthead which indicates life (down) here and life (up) there as the subject of my blog. The hardest person to design for is myself!
One Marketing genius you should probably know about is David Tonen. He’s a great thinker and creative leader and posts great thoughts about church marketing practices. Here’s a great thought from today’s post…
Church: Invest In Your Logo (Don’t “Cheap Out”)
I love designing logos. Of all the creative tasks I take on, it’s the most fun and rewarding. I’ve learned to find inspiration in the work of others who are respected within the field, and who show an obvious knack for identity and branding. I’ve collected together some information and inspiration from six of my own logo design heroes. Read the rest of this article »
A local church was planning a Bible conference focused on this theme, “Encourage University.” The logo needed to play off the initials to create the feeling of responsibility – I’m here to learn to encourage you. It also needed to be simple and elegant with little to no imagery – mostly typography.
Nathan Sarlow at Cobalt Cow Creative had a pretty great idea for a blogging project. Allow logo designers to design logos for each other anonymously to see how they interpret the other designer’s vision and work. Nathan included 11 different designers in the project, including me. Below is how Trish Schaefer of Contemporary Native interpreted “eGrace Creative.” And definitely click here or on the image below to read the whole project post. Read the rest of this article »
I designed this logo for our food distribution ministry at church. In the biblical book of Malachi, the “storehouse” was the place where grain was requested to be brought so that there would always be food in the Temple. So the wheat or grain represents God’s store or provision for the poor and hungry.
I created this logo to match the domain, pulpitpoints.com. My idea was to create an online magazine about preaching, but time hasn’t allowed me to pursue it, so I’m selling the logo and domain together via IncSpring. You can view details here.
