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Heidi McBride Gallery & Art Consultancy

Heidi McBride Gallery & Art Consultancy

The four panels or “paintings” create the negative shape of an H. These panels are then used small, as a pattern, or enlarged to form a space for content. In this way, Heidi’s logo is the backdrop and the structure for the gallery’s entire branding suite.

Pacific Drain Services

Pacific Drain Services

This plumbing company specializes in heavy-duty commercial drain cleaning in addition to residential plumbing. They own state-of-the-art equipment and pride themselves on the breadth of their service. To communicate their reliability we stayed away from the little men with wrenches model of logo and instead researched the varied and creative designs of manhole covers from [...]

Sapori Fine Flavors

Sapori Fine Flavors

Sapori Fine Flavors is a distributor of fine coffee, tea, brewing equipment and sundries. As the umbrella company for multiple product lines, Sapori needed to stand out as the parent identity, one that brings quality and knowledge to bear. Their new logo is inspired by the owner’s Italian roots and Europe’s long dedication to the [...]

Compass Chiropractic

Compass Chiropractic

Compass Chiropractic in Indianapolis, Indiana is on the cutting edge of chiropractic care. Dr. Bryan Bingham has a whole body approach that is reflected in the circular compass motif. The two C’s of the company name create the outer form of the compass and are repeated in the center of the interior star. Compass is [...]

Industrial Cafe and Saloon Menu Cover

Industrial Cafe and Saloon Menu Cover

The grandfather of the owner and builder of this classic American restaurant received a certificate for building the Lewis & Clark Exposition in 1905 right where the cafe now sits. We used this beautiful and historic document, along with visual ideas from the neighboring factories to inform the logo direction. We drew a new typeface [...]

Hamish Murray Construction

Hamish Murray Construction

The kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand, where the founder of Hamish Murray Construction was born. He knew he wanted the bird in his logo. Through instant recognition, this logo helped Hamish Murray Construction grow quickly. We used the contrast of the hand-hewn typeface with the sleek lines of the logo to show [...]

Radiology Specialists of the Northwest

Radiology Specialists of the Northwest

Radiology Specialists of the Northwest is a group of radiologists that works with Providence Hospital in the Southeast part of Portland, OR. They wanted to draw young, vibrant talent with excellent credentials to the Northwest from around the country. To do this, they wanted to demonstrate Portland’s wealth of cultural and recreational opportunities. This called [...]

Sugars Flowers

Sugars Flowers

Named after a family matriarch, Sugars Flowers needed to look like it was straight out of the 1940′s. From the retro typeface to the old floral fabric that inspired the imagery, down to the shapes of the bar, the diagonal and the oval, this logo delivers and instant and familiar mood for the viewer. The [...]