San Esteban Church
Commissioned by Episcopal Church Planter William D. Llana, I was asked to design a logo for the new church “San Esteban” that was being established at Santa Fe Subdivisions. He wanted something simple that respected the rules and requirements set by the Episcopal Church, and wanted it to be editable for whenever changes are asked by the church.
LOGO
From the start William provided me with a mockup of what he wanted the Logo to look like. He wanted the “T'“ in “San Esteban” to be an Ash Cross, to represent the tradition of Ash Wednesday. William also required that the Episcopal Emblem would be visible in the logo, and unedited, as it was against the rules set by the church. He wanted it bold, Simple and clear, and preferred for me to stick to the mockup.
Original Logo Mockup William Sent me as a guideline.
CONCEPT SKETCHES
With the mockup as a guide, I drew a few sketches of the ash cross to present alongside with different typography.
Sketches of how the ash cross may look like, some a little more detailed and some a little more dynamic, but all simple.
Mockups of how the different crosses may look alongside different font. William Wasn't sure if he preferred Serif or Sans Serif so i just used fonts that fit well.
In the end, William decided in a combination of the first and second cross and a bold serif font like the original the mockup had.
DESIGNING AND ASSEMBLING
With the design approved and ready I put it into illustrator and made the Vector Logo alongside different layouts William could use for his documents, or shirts.
Default logo
White Alt default
Layout to be used on documents
White Alt Document layout
Ash Cross by itself (could be used for clothes or website)
White Ash Cross Alt
ONE MORE THING
While I was designing the logo William also asked me if I could design a stained glass mural that he could use and in the future build for the church that would eventually be built.
William sent me these two images as examples and guides for what he was looking for. A giant golden cross rising from an opened bible with a floating crown on top. He wanted the mural to look like the first example keeping the several glass shards and same colors and aesthetics.
And after a bit of sketching and confirmation he like the concept I finished it and sent it alongside the Logo.
Sketch and layout
Refined Sketch
Finished Stained Glass Mural
FINAL PRINT
With the design finished I waited to see what would be done with the Logo. And Although I had no say on how it will be used and composed for different project, I hoped the church didn’t modify it too much from what I designed.
Close up of banner promoting the church
Location of the banner (in front of the Santa Fe Activities Center)
Unfortunately for me they did end up changing the design for the banners, opting for a bold sans serif, and enlarging the Episcopal Church Emblem. But the Ash Cross remains the same and unaltered so I’m glad about that.
As of now there aren’t any other prints or usage of the logo or stained Glass Mural, but I’ll update if anything else is done with the designs.