Tuesday, October 6, 2020

The Story of the Murray Associates Logo

“Does the logo have a meaning, or is it just a nice design?”

The logo does indeed have meaning. It was inspired by my college textbook. I saw the dots as information in motion, and the rings as protection.

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  • Blue dots are information.
  • The red ring is protection.
  • The gray ring represents the many unknown forces trying to steal the information.

Simple… and not inspired by a department store, shooting targets, or a brand of cigarette. Just my design inspired by a book which taught me a lot.

Another reason the shape is appealing is that circles represent comfort, safety, warmth—exactly how I want to make our clients feel.

The logo seems counter-intuitive for a security firm. It goes against the norm… swords, shields, lightning bolts, birds of prey; symbols seen in most security logos. People forget, strong and harsh symbols are used by governments. They are meant to inspire warriors and intimidate enemies. Clients are not enemies.

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The way we use the logo behind the company name is also intentionally symbolic, in a subliminal way. It’s the “rising sun” look; used to invoke that upbeat feeling you get when your problems are solved… sing-a-long ~Kevin D. Murray