Hello, my
friends. I am so incredibly excited
about some of the stuff I’ll be rolling out this year. And for those that are connected with me via
Facebook, you’ve already seen this logo.
Now let me share a bit of the story behind it.
On the
suggestion of another artist I teamed up with Spencer Owens at 1Six5
Designs. I knew I wanted to expand both
the “Jasmynne Shaye” and “Stepping On a Few Toes” brands going into 2013. When we originally met last year, I had no
idea what I wanted – I just needed whatever we came up with to “speak for
itself.” I was looking to, in some way, combine
my personal message with the message of STEPPING ON A FEW TOES. And so the brainstorming began. With five of us sitting around a table, one-liners
were being tossed about and doodles were being scribbled on napkins, as I did
my best to explain my vision. I left the
meeting excited about the possibilities, but worried I hadn’t quite gotten my
message across. I beat myself up for not
being more prepared. “He can’t possibly
capture my vision if I can’t even explain it,” is what I thought.
But Spencer
shocked and amazed me. He more than
captured what I wanted to say. The photo
you see here is of a t-shirt baring my fresh, new logo with the simple
message: Still Standing.
I am
absolutely in love with this thing. Take
away the text and the graphic still speaks volumes. I could break it down for you bit by bit, but
I’m gonna hold off on doing that for now.
For now I’m going to let you get from it whatever you like, and I’ll let
it speak to you however it needs to.
The purpose
of the logo? Well it’s about to become
my personal brand. You’ll see what I
mean. Essentially, this is my personal
message of survival and it’s a message that I hope to share with the
world. Two simple words coupled with a
very memorable graphic. I’m gonna leave
it right there for now.
Many thanks
again, to Spencer Owens and the awesome team at 1Six5 Designs. I honestly couldn’t be more pleased.
As a reminder
to everyone: there is a poetry CD
entitled “Still Standing” that contains a compilation of original poems by
yours truly. I don’t know about chicken
soup for the soul, but it’s sure to lift your spirits and give you a shot of
encouragement when you most need it. Visit
www.jasmynneshaye.com and click on
the POETRY link (under “Contact”) to get more info.
Until next
time!
My name is
Jasmynne Shaye, and this is me STEPPING ON A FEW TOES.
