Fantasy/D&D Publishing Press Logo - Arborea Press
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Logo Design Brief
Arborea Press is a new, queer, independent tabletop RPG publisher based in Maryland, founded by two designers with a shared love of tabletop gaming.
We're looking for a designer to develop a primary logo and supporting identity for the imprint. This is a company mark, not cover art, we want something that works pressed in foil on a hardcover spine, shrunk to a 32px favicon, and stamped on the last page of a book.
Deliverables:
Primary logo (Arborea Press wordmark + logo)
Standalone logo
Simplified single-color and reversed variants
Social avatar crop
Source files (AI, SVG, or equivalent vector) plus exported PNG/PDF at working sizes
A one-page usage sheet: clear space, minimum size, color values, do-nots
The name Arborea is a private homage: it's from the first campaign we played together, years before any of this was a company.
We're heavily inspired by folk art - cryptids, twisted branches, something that gives an eerie, otherworldly vibe. Not looking for a polished, professional, formal brand.
Things we'd rather avoid: dragons, swords, d20s, generic fantasy calligraphy, gradients, anything that reads as a stock "gaming brand." We're a press, not a guild.
You're free to ignore all of the above if you have a better idea. We'd rather see your thinking than a version of ours.
Target Market(s)
Gamers, TTRPG players, nerds
Logo Text
Arborea Press
Logo styles of interest
Pictorial/Combination Logo
A real-world object (optional text)
Abstract Logo
Conceptual / symbolic (optional text)
Colors
Designer to choose colors to be used in the design.
Look and feel
Each slider illustrates characteristics of the customer's brand and the style your logo design should communicate.
Elegant
Bold
Playful
Serious
Traditional
Modern
Personable
Professional
Feminine
Masculine
Colorful
Conservative
Economical
Upmarket
Requirements
Must have
- colorful, fantasy inspired - antlers/tree branches, cryptid/folk horror inspired, beautiful but dark, color pallet - earthy tones, more grounded colors (green/blue/deep red-purple)
Should not have
- a dice, a dragon, anything too on the nose. Shouldn't be too polished or formal either