Archive for category logos/identity
Hillwood Consulting and Real Estate
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work, web design on January 25th, 2012
A colleague of mine from the Halifax 2011 Canada Games has started a new business as an umbrella for her consulting practice as well as some real estate holdings in Halifax and Ontario. Pinwheel was approached to take on the communication and identity design for the venture.
A full identity project is fantastic to work on, because I’m able to control and maintain consistency in the look & feel throughout all brand materials.
We delivered a full logo package, business card and letterhead designs, presentation templates, and design and development of a website. The big challenge in this project was to clearly present and communicate the two (somewhat unconnected) aspects of this business—the consulting and real estate. The content had to be clearly separated, while unified under a single brand.
The name “Hillwood” is derived from the family name “Hugenholtz” and the tree imagery in the logo was refined from a sketch/idea provided by the client.

Hillwood - Business Cards

Hillwood - Letterhead
Tech Dogs website
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work, web design on September 20th, 2011
A colleague of mine has started a new I.T. support business in Truro, Nova Scotia. Pinwheel facilitated the identity and website design and we’re partnering to provide communication design services to their clients.
Tech Dogs provides a full range of computer support services for business and residential clients. Check the website out at techdogs.ca.
Josh & Jedd’s fish & chips
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work, various on July 6th, 2011
My friend Josh and his partner Jedd bought themselves a fish and chips truck this summer. Everyone’s childhood dream, I know! In exchange for some good eating, I designed a logo & sign for them. Look for Josh & Jedd’s fish & chips on Argyle Street on top of Parade Square in downtown Halifax this summer!
The vinyl decal was produced and applied by Eye Candy Signs, my preferred sign shop in Halifax.

Josh and Jedd's fish & chips logo

Josh and Jedd's fish & chips truck
Innovacorp – green team
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work on May 11th, 2011
Local crown corporation innovacorp has established a “green team” committee to focus on issues of environmental sustainability. They wanted a look to identify the committee—for use on posters, letterhead and email newsletters.
The typical brand image used by innovacorp is a blue butterfly – so the clear solution was to use a green butterfly in it’s place. This has the desired impact of drawing attention while retaining their existing brand equity.

Innovacorp supplied the “Green is in us” tagline - a clever reference to their existing wordmark.
All Rights Reserved Literacy Association
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work, web design on March 17th, 2011
I’ve recently started volunteering as Creative Director for the All Rights Reserved Literacy Association. All Rights Reserved actively seeks to promote original artists within the community and to participate in literacy initiatives. They publish a literary journal of Poetry and Short Fiction.
Immediately, we’ve implemented an identity/logo redesign and we’ve launched a new website. The site is clean and easy to read and navigate—with an appropriate literary feel and a friendly, inviting impression. The primary focus for now is access to the current issue of the journal and the association’s blog. Look for enhancements and additions in the near future.
Pinwheel business cards
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work, what's new? on January 5th, 2011
I had not updated my business cards since we’ve moved—over a year and a half ago. But I can now say that I’ve kept a new years resolution. I’ve designed and printed new cards.
These are double sided, digital colour, printed locally by Minuteman Press.

Pinwheel Communication Design business cards
Anne Pryde Pottery cards
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work on November 22nd, 2010
A simple and elegant new business card design for Anne Pryde Pottery.
Anne ordered new business cards for the upcoming Christmas season. These are single sided, digital colour, printed locally by Minuteman Press. The image is a detail of a large serving bowl.
SES Consulting business cards
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work on September 28th, 2010
Just completed a round of business cards for SES consulting, an engineering consulting firm in British Columbia. I did their identity/logo design earlier this year and Blue Tree Media recently redesigned their website. These cards will be offset print using a two colour process. Snappy.
Halifax Headshots identity
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work on July 9th, 2010
Business card and letterhead design for Halifax Headshots. Like the logo, the intention is for the whole identity to be clean, professional, timeless and with a corporate appeal.
Halifax Headshots logo
Posted by Dean Gallant in logos/identity, recent work on June 3rd, 2010

Here is a recent logo design for Halifax Headshots. This is a new company from Halifax photographer Kate MacLeod focusing on—you guessed it—portraits. We wanted the logo to be clean, professional, timeless and with a corporate appeal. The font used is Perpetua.
Business card & letterhead coming soon!







