Southern Literary Trail Logo Debuts
Written on March 5, 2008 at 8:44 am, by Lain
Thoughts?
I like the thumb-printedness of it.
What is the Southern Literary Trail, you ask?
It’s a formal connection of 20th century literary sites and homes from Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Chances are you probably wouldn’t pick up the trail and go site to site. It’s more of an association of literary places that recognize their common themes and traditions.
The plan, for now, is a big celebration in March 2009, with all sorts of literary events going on simultaneously across the three states.
Previously: Washington Post–We Are Finally Coming to Claim Our Writers, The Wren’s Nest: Part of the Southern Literary Trail?
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Amber Suitt
Program Director
Lain Shakespeare
Executive Director
3 Comments to Southern Literary Trail Logo Debuts
Hmmm… I really like the style, but (oh, you knew this was coming) it might be a bit hard to read when used smaller than 2 inches across (logos need to be legible even when they are teeny). I think this logo blown up big would look really great on a poster. I would buy that poster!
Good opinion, Lauren. What are you, a designer?
When this was unveiled, a lot of people had a similar complaint: the specific authors names are, if not illegible, hard to read.
The designer explained that they weren’t necessarily supposed to be read, that it was okay for them to blend in to the logo. Thematically, after all, it’s the southern literary trail, and the sum of southern literature here is, allegedly, greater than its parts.
In conclusion, I would also buy that poster!
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