New Logo for the Office

Call it "designer-envy" but since arriving at RISD, I've been struggling to come up with a logo that will convey the mission behind the work we do here at the Office of Public Engagement. The principal metaphor I keep returning to is that of the bridge, linking the RISD community to the people, neighborhoods, and organizations that make Providence such a vital city.

So here is my first attempt at capturing that, albeit in an abstract way:

In other news, the Office spent part of this afternoon over at the Mathewson Street Church, dropping off cameras in preparation for the Arts Reach workshops which starts today. For the next six weeks, they will work together with HeadsUp Arts and adults from a local HIV clinic in a series of painting and photography workshops.

The results of this collaboration will be exhibited at the URI Providence Campus gallery as part of POSITIVELY AWARE, a mixed media exhibit and performance project.

Anyone interested in getting involved in this project as a volunteer artist, please contact Peter at phocking (at) g.risd.edu.