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The Illustration League

May 1, 2015

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Article + Client Project
May 2015

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The Illustration League
TIL is a group of illustrators, artists, and letterers. Lucy Engelman and I founded The Illustration League with the aim of educating members on best practices in client relations, licensing contracts, pricing, and fostering community through illustration talks.

Once we understood our group's objective, we chose to abbreviate The Illustration League to TIL, also a nod to 'Today I Learned,' aligning with our mission. We selected a simple yet impactful square design featuring kerned-out TIL letters. The square logo symbolizes a canvas or digital artboard and is paired with the typeface Linotype Didot designed by Adrian Frutige from Monotype.

Given that TIL represents a community of diverse individuals with exceptional talents, it was crucial for the logo to embody our collective spirit. With this in mind, we engaged our members to contribute personal illustrations that would envelope, complement and embrace the boxy logo. This collaborative initiative resulted in a vibrant gallery showcasing the diverse talents within our community. Not only did this collection of artwork enhance the TIL brand, but it also exemplified the richness of the illustration community as a whole.

  • + Brand Identity

  • + Creative Leadership
    + Project Management
    + Research
    + Concept Development
    + Sketching & Ideation
    + Graphic Design
    + Illustration

  • View the entire logo series by TIL members on the Selected Projects page.

  • This branding project was a collaborative effort by various artists, illustrators and designers. TIL artwork creations, from top left to right:

    1. Christina Mrozik & Zoe Keller
    2. Libby VanderPloeg (TIL Postcard)
    3. Jody Williams
    4. Jonathon Wolfer 
    5. Michael Nÿkamp
    6. Elyse Flynn
    7. Neil Hubert
    8. Chas Appleby
    9. Yolanda Gonzalez
    6. Mike Williams


In Articles, Client Projects Tags 2015, Article, Logo, Mark, The Illustration League, TIL, MKN Design, Community, Creative Direction
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