The designer used blues, reds, and blacks to create a mystical, surreal atmosphere that makes the logo unique. The shapes, including stars, yin-yangs, and eyes, are meant to seem unordinary. The quote from the game MOTHER 3 subverts expectations for what would be on a sign and provides a silly, heartwarming moment. The faded, old picture of the sign corresponds to the quote and game. The font comes from MOTHER 3 to connect thematically to its wacky humor. Font colors aid readability and the red quotation text reflects the red title screens of MOTHER games, though a homage to the games was not the initial intent.

1. Defending My Design

3. Why the color(s)?
The blues, red and blacks are supposed to
produce a sort of mystical or surreal
atmosphere of sorts. This establishes the logo
as something unique that isn’t just a blue
fancy letter like a lot of logos.

4. Why the shape(s)?
All the shapes are also related to something
unordinary. Stars are, of course,
representative of magic, the red and black yinyang is a variant of yin-yangs that correspond
to eastern religions, and eyes are just weird,
as well as being used in pop culture as
Illuminati symbols.

6. Why the quote?
The quote from MOTHER 3 is found when you,
of course, examine a sign. Since most signs
give messages showing you where to go or
something like that, this sort of sign is
unexpected. It’s subverting what is commonly
expected to be on a sign as well as providing a
silly heartwarming moment, and establishes a
unique nature not found in most things.

7. Why the picture?
Well, obviously, it’s a sign. But more than that,
the sign’s letters are faded and it seems very,
very old. Thusly, it corresponds with the quote
in showing that this sign is old and unread,
and it probably really would love you for
reading it.

8. Why the font?
The font is from the same game that the quote
originates from. Besides the connection with
people who get the reference, said game has
this sort of wacky but not annoying humor
throughout it’s entirety, so the font and quote
are thematically linked by the same styling of
silliness.

9. Why the font color?
Mostly, the colors are just for readability. The
darker part near the top has very light text,
the lighter part near the bottom has very dark
text. The red text in the quotation part
reflects the title screen of the MOTHER games
being red. I didn’t set out to make this whole
thing a giant MOTHER homage, but it kinda
fell into place that way.

10. Why the font color?
Mostly, the colors are just for readability. The
darker part near the top has very light text,
the lighter part near the bottom has very dark
text. The red text in the quotation part
reflects the title screen of the MOTHER games
being red. I didn’t set out to make this whole
thing a giant MOTHER homage, but it kinda
fell into place that way.