The Quilter's Paintbox logo
I stoped in at this brand new quilt store on the recommendation of Annie of Simple Arts and had a wonderful visit with the two sisters who own the store. Sara and Tina have recently moved back to the bay area from San Diego where they owned a shop called "Stitching by the Sea." Their store is located on Winchester near Hacienda, it's small but packed with bright colors and delightful fabrics.

As we talked about possible logos they mentioned the colors that they thought they would like to use (the lilac and the pale teal). We talked about symbols and fonts. They like Papyrus, which I used here, and about using a paint palette but were concerned that the store might be mistaken for an art store. They shared with me a block that they used in a quilt that they had donated for auction using the block known as "Two Sisters" or "Sister's Choice", which is the pattern I used in the pooled paint and on the brush.

I have so much fun designing things! and I just love it when it all comes together so perfectly.

Dog Fancies Logo
This was designed for a friend of mine who is deeply committed to the Greyhound Rescue in Scotsdale, Arizona. She has an on-line store at e-bay from which she sells knitted vests, neck warmers, neck bands and tee shirts for Greyhounds.

You can find her store at Dog Fancies on e-bay.

The logo type is Juice ITC. Elongation the initial letters and tightened the kerning are used to create a more integrated look. Shifting the baseline for the "D" and elingating the tail of the "g" while stretching the "i" help the unite the two words. Rotation of the dot on the "i" reinforces the long skinny feel of the type that typified greyhounds.