It’s amazing what a little social networking to do.
On a whim, I responded to a friend’s request for aid from any graphic designers in her Twitter feed. Andrea needed a logo designed for Prose in Pubs, a Scranton-based literary group that shares their works in the city’s many local bars each month or so.
I pitched about eight logos to her, but the one that caught her eye was an old tavern-style design. I incorporated the obvious elements involved in prose and pubs through a pint glass, wine glass, and stack of books, all represented in custom-made vectors. It was rounded out with some wood grain and a handwritten font (although I can’t recall which one right now) that I got from www.dafont.com.
I hid one extra nod to Scranton in the piece. The top of the tavern sign masks a suggested light bulb, a nod to the city’s nickname, the Electric City (tied to its history with electric railcars).
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