Industry Instincts Logo Suite
Industry Instincts is a publication series that showcases individuals
with an eye for design – master artisans, artists & small design businesses
and offers short-form content, design-themed tours & workshops.
Gia, the client, envisioned an evergreen logo that’s genuine, cheeky,
and worldly while remaining sophisticated and approachable.
She wanted a design that conveys old-world charisma to connect generations, foster learning experiences, and drive the participation of global industry experts.
The project objective was to create a responsive design that cohesively represents Industry Instincts in order for the brand to become differentiated
in its niche market, build authority and an online community.
The end goal of these efforts is to enable Industry Instincts to fulfill its missions of examining the eye for design, preserving the ages & supporting skilled trades.
We explored a couple of directions depicting ruins of Ancient Greek columns but ended up going with a more out-of-the-box, perhaps even obscure concept.
The icon features a detailed, chipped ancient statue of a female, with cracks
that mimic stone. It’s accompanied by a ladder referring to the Brand’s tagline
to strengthen the meaning and a levitating shadow to add depth.
The hand-drawn, slightly uneven type was created to balance
legibility and personability, as the company’s name is quite long.
The color scheme dominated by greenish-yellow & reddish-brown adds to the design’s distinguishability & memorability while communicating luxury & heritage.
