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When the re-designed BMW Mini appeared in 2001, one thing that made it cute and appealing was that you could customize it with roof decals. The ones I remember the most were the black-and-white checkerboards, and the striking red-white and blue of Great Britain’s flag.
But since the new version of the Mini was no longer wholly British, I got to thinking…
When I was fresh and new to Munich, I did some art work for the MH3: the Munich Hash House Harriers. This jolly, irreverent, sociable bunch of really nice people, describe themselves as “a drinking club with a running problem.”
Anyway, they needed a T-shirt design for their 2003 Oktoberfest Run Extravaganza Blowout Event. After I finished the T-shirt, I decided to try a redesign their logo too…
Remember the band Van Halen?
Ever done any programming in Microsoft’s Visual Basic language?
Ever made the obvious connection?
The idea for the company name Wanderkind came to me as my personal interest in the German language converged in space and time with my desire to “work from anywhere.”
A short time later, I played with designing a logo for Wanderkind. What follows is a visual and textual account of the Wanderkind name, and my attempt at designing some logos to present it. Hope you enjoy!