New logo / visual identity by Liloobox

I've been dreaming about this kind of logo since a long time ago. I wanted something playful, colourful and striking, in the same time. I wanted it to reveal, in part, my personality. I linked it, as you can see, to my pets, which I love both. But especially my white cat :) So, after all, Lia didn't have much choices but to make two versions of the logo. Which turned out to be multiple versions, and I'm so, so happy that I can play around with them!

 

I ordered this logo during the spring. It was ready in time to release it for my birthday, but I felt it wasn't quite the moment to reveal it back then. Meanwhile, I'm still on a tight timetable, but I have big plans about my handmade direction. Just one hint - The Octopus Project, which I helped settle down this year in Romania, helped me see this direction. I learned so much during the six months I prepared all the rules for manufacturing the octos. Things I wouldn't have found otherwise, or it would have taken me much longer if I was to find them in any other circumstances. I am thankful for this opportunity and I hope to be able to volunteer again soon for this beautiful project.

In order to motivate myself during the next part of my handmade adventure, I also established a facebook group, where you can follow my updates in more detail than on any other social media place that I own. I also intend to use this group as a motivation to grow strong and beautiful, surrounded by friends and people who would like to encourage me all the way round, and to give back from my own experience to people who wish to pursue the same path. 

So, see you in Papillon en Papier Wonderland!

Still about LOGO-s

It's been a long time since last posting, but I'm still struggling  between what I am supposed to do, what I like to do and what I am actually doing every moment of the day. And that's a harsh battle, believe me. Anyway, since the first logo that I came up with, I found myself on the edge of an identity crisis, I was about to start a new blog only in Romanian, meant to promote romanian artisans and, eventually, myself in this artisan world, but I managed somehow not to abandon this very blog that is more than perfect for my needs. And I understand now that writing in english is not just a way to reach out artisans and artists all over the world (and defintitely is not a fake way to express myself, as english is not my native tongue), but it is also a choice that I made a long time ago and that defines me as a person.

I thought, therefore, of coming up with a logo that better describes me, and it stroke me once I thought about why did I choose that photo of me holding a leaf in front of my mouth and face, leaving only the eyes and hair revealed, to be my profile photo on the blog. That photo could be explained in many ways, but most important is that it emphasize my eyes, the eyes which are the mirror of my soul. No wonder I like it so much!

Almost two years ago, someone painted that photo of me for a swap. Since then, it hangs above my night bed. I often watch that painted eyes and seek for something that I know is inside me, only it's so hard to reach. It could be determination, it could be fulfillment... Any case, I know it's something good, and better than I am myself right now. I just hope it won't be a never-ending battle :)

So I turned the painting into a sketch, I enhanced it using Paint (I'm still that basic!) and then I added the name of the blog, using a free font from the web (it's called "Sverige Script", if anyone wishes to know). I still feel like I could better it, but I am satisfied with the result. After all, I am that Papillon en Papier, not any P, or butterfly, or cat. Hmmm, do you know what just crossed my mind? That this name seems like the names of american indians... :) (I already see the next logo coming up :))

My first LOGO

I wanted so much to have a personalized LOGO, but I always thought that it would be such a difficult thing to do, that I almost gave up... Eventually, I hired a professional to do this for me, but I just couldn't wait until she was able to think about it, so I came up with this in an intense moment of procastination. I used.... (see if you can guess) PAINT! That's right, the Windows Paint program! :) I even turned it into a watermark using Gimp. What do you think? I'm very proud of myself, I must admit!

Now, let's see how I convince my professional that I no longer need a personalized logo... but more urgent things from her! ^^

Notes: For creating the watermark, I used this tutorial. To watermark the photos with my own logo, I use this site.