Final Designs

Through a strong design process I was able to design a bold, delicate logo that tells both a story and fulfills a practical function.

‍Waxing Crescent Moon: The moon phase in transition from new to full corresponds with building-up and developing energy for use in ritual.

Tulpen One Regular: A modern, condensed sans-serif typeface reminiscent of thin sprawling vines.

Datura: The Devil’s Trumpet or Moonflower is a poisonous verspertine plant. It’s effects can cause hallucinations and psychosis. When harnessed by an experienced herbalist it can aid in spiritual endeavors. It has been used by shamans native to North and South America, and has been associated with Shiva and Kali.

Creative Process

The design process was pretty standard first starting with research, moving through iteration, and finishing off with testing and contextual mockups.

Research

I first audited the existing brand touch points including the packaging and website. I built up some mood boards and discussed them with the client. Logo examples and reference images helped to unpack the topics of subject matter and fidelity.

Sketches

A handful of ideas were explored through quick, loose sketches.

Iterations

Once the concept was narrowed down it came to a process of rendering. The crescent, vine, leaves, and flower were all essential components.

Conclusion

The project was completed over the course of a few months. We were working around a few logistical obstacles with constraints to meeting and delivering on milestones. Slow timeline aside, we were able to complete this low-budget project with desirable quality.