Adopting a single image to represent the entirety of what the BHL is and stands for is no simple task. Our new logo deliberately moves away from the literal double helix, vine and butterfly we once used to evoke a broader sense of what the BHL is about in the abstract. That being said, we found that many of our colleagues saw a variety of different things in the simple lines of our new logo. This made us think that it's time for a BHL inkblot test! We'll tell you what several members of our team have seen in the logo, and then you tell us what you see. And don't worry - we won't be psychologically analyzing you based on what you see. Well, not that much, anyway...;-)
Inkblot Test 1: The Book
We're starting off with the most obvious form: an open book with pages turning.
Inkblot Test 2: The Rabbit
Several of our colleagues thought that the logo looked like an open book with rabbit's ears peaking up over the top.
Inkblot Test 3: A Bird in Flight
For some of our Staff, the three overlapping symmetrical shapes in our logo looked like a motion-capture shot of a bird's wings in flight.
Inkblot Test 4: Sydney Opera House
Some have even seen shapes reminiscent of the Sydney Opera House in the branching curves of our logo.
Inkblot Test 5: The Cat
The arched shapes of the logo also bring to mind a cat's ears and whiskers for some staff members.
Inkblot Test 6: Leaves
Besides the "leaves" of a book, our new logo could also be construed as the leaves of a tree.
Now it's your turn! What do you see in the shapes of our logo? Tell us by leaving a comment on this post, sending us feedback, sending us a Tweet, or Posting on our Wall. If we get enough response, we'll do a follow-up post detailing the many other forms our users see in the blue depths of our logo.
9 comments:
To me it evokes water, perhaps a cascade, but this may reflect my aquatic bias, I'm an ichthyologist.
Excellent! No one has suggested that interpretation yet! We'll add it to the list for the next post!
It alternately reminds me of an opened book and of a mountain range.
A mountain range is another one no one has yet suggested! It's added to our list. Thanks!
It's obviously the tail of a humpback whale disappearing behind the waves. :-)
Another new and excellent suggestion! Added to the list for the next blog post! Thanks!
I'm not an ichthyologist (I don't even know what one is).. but I agree, it reminded me of cascading water.
To me, your excellent logo looks like a flower
Yet another excellent interpretation that has been added to our list for the follow-up blog post! Thanks so much for sending it in!
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