LOUIS D. BROWN PEACE INSTITUTE

Client:

Louis D. Brown Peace Institute


About:

The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute serves as a center of healing, teaching, and learning for families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief, and loss.


This identity represents the Institute’s brand truth: “building pathways and shaping systems of peace.” The icon features a half-circle composed of seven curved lines that intersect through one another’s negative space. These lines symbolize the Institute’s seven principles of peace—Love, Unity, Faith, Hope, Courage, Justice, and Forgiveness—highlighting their interdependence and the unified whole they create.


These seven principles also form the basis of a supporting graphic element, along with a repeated pattern that echoes the icon. A clean, minimal typeface was chosen to complement the simplicity of the symbol and ensure a timeless, versatile mark that will grow with the organization.


The color palette includes a deep purple that honors the organization’s existing visual identity, balanced with sunrise-inspired tones that suggest warmth, renewal, and hope. The result is a contemporary yet grounded identity that visually embodies the Institute’s mission and spirit.


Made in conjunction with Proverb Agency

Challenge

The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute is more than just a center — it’s a space rooted in healing, family, and community. After visiting the team and experiencing the emotional weight and warmth of the space firsthand, one of the biggest challenges was ensuring that a rebrand for their new, modern building didn’t strip away that spirit. The new identity needed to feel sophisticated and elevated, but without ever becoming cold, corporate, or distant from the people it serves.

Solution

I created a soft, graphic semicircle element that brings visual clarity while staying emotionally grounded. It’s abstract enough to evoke multiple interpretations — a sunrise, a rainbow, a path forward — but always circles back to the theme of hope. The identity is anchored in a clean, refined wordmark paired with intentional colors: keeping their legacy purples, while introducing a warm golden yellow reminiscent of light and renewal. Together, these elements reflect the 7 principles of peace at the heart of the Institute, while allowing the brand to evolve with the space and the future.

Challenge

The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute is more than just a center — it’s a space rooted in healing, family, and community. After visiting the team and experiencing the emotional weight and warmth of the space firsthand, one of the biggest challenges was ensuring that a rebrand for their new, modern building didn’t strip away that spirit. The new identity needed to feel sophisticated and elevated, but without ever becoming cold, corporate, or distant from the people it serves.

Solution

I created a soft, graphic semicircle element that brings visual clarity while staying emotionally grounded. It’s abstract enough to evoke multiple interpretations — a sunrise, a rainbow, a path forward — but always circles back to the theme of hope. The identity is anchored in a clean, refined wordmark paired with intentional colors: keeping their legacy purples, while introducing a warm golden yellow reminiscent of light and renewal. Together, these elements reflect the 7 principles of peace at the heart of the Institute, while allowing the brand to evolve with the space and the future.

Services Provided

Logo Design Brand Identity Out of Home Concepting Stationary

Services Provided

Logo Design Brand Identity Out of Home Concepting Stationary

Logo Design

Pattern Systems

Color Palette

Primary

Deep Plum HEX:#362143

RGB: 54, 33, 67

Primary

Stone Leaf HEX:

#364F33

RGB: 53, 79, 51

Primary

Golden Sunrise

HEX: #c5964e

RGB: 197, 150, 78

Secondary

Linen

HEX: #ece2d0

RGB: 236, 226,

208

Secondary

Soft Light

HEX: #f8f4ed

RGB: 248, 244, 237

Secondary

Soft Light

HEX: #f8f4ed

RGB: 248, 244, 237

Secondary

Lavender

HEX: #b9a0ca

RGB: 185, 160, 202

Secondary

Lavender

HEX: #b9a0ca

RGB: 185, 160, 202

Typography

Heading | Montserrat | Semibold | All Caps

LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT

Heading | Montserrat | Semibold | All Caps

LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT

Subheading | Montserrat | Semibold | Sentence Case

Lorem Ipsum dolor sit

Subheading | Montserrat | Semibold | Sentence Case

Lorem Ipsum dolor sit

Body | Montserrat | Regular | Sentence Case

Lorem Ipsum dolor sit

Body | Montserrat | Regular | Sentence Case

Lorem Ipsum dolor sit

Stationary

Street Billboard

Candle + Packaging

Business Card