Responses by Juan Carlos Pagan, creative direction/design, Sunday Afternoon
Background: The brief was to build a complete identity system for Joan, a new creative agency—founded by Lisa Clunie and Jamie Robinson—that proves that irregular thinking in both idea and distribution creates exponential results for brands.
Reasoning: The name Joan is eponymous to some of history’s most badass women. Drawing on a combination of ambition, curiosity, imagination, work ethic and aforementioned badass-ness, Joans have challenged, questioned and changed the status quo. Taking inspiration from this ethos, we built a custom logotype around the sword, wielded by one of the greatest and most famous Joans of all time, Joan of Arc.
Challenges: Capturing the right tone. We wanted the logotype to be strong without trying too hard.
Favorite details: The J is my favorite detail for obvious reasons. It communicates everything necessary with such ease and simplicity.
Visual influences: Once we narrowed down on a direction, we looked at a lot of swords and images of Joan of Arc. We also looked at a lot of editorial and magazine typography.
Anything new: I learned that there are so many badass incredible women who happen to share the name: Joan.
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