AVR ART
AVR-ART is a #Manchester-based #freelance #designer with 20+ years experience. I deliver digital illustrations & logos, with a First Class BA Honours.
Recent clients include US brand #OutlawSwagger.
09/05/2026
๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐จ๐๐ | ๐๐ข๐๐ข ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ง, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
I was parked on the road the other day when a sign caught my eye: Intouch Fire & Security Ltd. I noticed something immediately; the sign was just text. No icon, no symbol, no visual "spark" to represent what they do. As a designer, my brain started ticking. A brand called "Intouch" that handles something as vital as Fire and Security deserves a visual identity that speaks to the customer.
(Swipe through the images below to see the full design journey from rough sketches to the final 2026 concept)
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ?
I started breaking down the brand into three core pillars:
โข Touch: Connectivity, human interaction, and biometrics.
โข Fire: Protection, heat detection, and safety.
โข Security: Vigilance, the "eye" of the camera, and digital signals.
My goal was to merge these without the logo feeling cluttered. I wanted to create a symbol that felt both high-tech and personal.
๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ "๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐" ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐
I began with rough sketches, playing with the idea of a finger approaching a camera lens (literally "in touch"). From there, I moved into digital exploration, testing how "signal bars" could represent the monitoring side of the business.
One of my favorite breakthroughs was the "Fingerprint Flame"; merging the biometric lines of a thumbprint with the organic shape of a flicker. It perfectly captures the "Intouch" name while representing fire safety.
I ended up with a sheet of 15 concepts, ranging from literal interpretations to abstract geometric shapes. Each one explores a different balance of the three pillars.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐: ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
To make the logo practical for a real-world security firm, I moved toward a bolder, thicker line weight. This ensures the fingerprint ridges stay clear and recognizable, whether they are on a business card or a technician's uniform.
For the typography, I chose Helvetica to provide a sense of authority and clarity. I used a bold weight for "INTOUCH" to keep the brand name the focus, while thinning and widening "FIRE & SECURITY LTD" to create a stable, professional base.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ? ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
26/03/2026
๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฆโ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
In the world of professional sports branding, there is a constant push toward extreme simplification; clean lines, flat colors, and "safe" vector shapes.
While this works for tiny app icons, it often loses the soul of the character.
I chose to redesign the Las Vegas Aviatorsโ secondary logo because the original feels a bit "cheap and fast."
As a designer, Iโm drawn to the details that make a logo feel "real." For this project, I gave the "Fighter Pilot" a complete overhaul to bring my vision to the screen, creating a concept with illustrative depth and a more aggressive atmosphere for this Triple-A identity.
I also experimented with integrating the teamโs primary "A" identity. I wanted to see if the helmet worked better as a standalone icon or if it needed that structural anchor. By layering the pilot over a bold, sharp "A," I aimed to bridge the gap between a modern sports mark and a high-detail illustration.
Ultimately, this project was just for fun; a creative exercise to explore my own thoughts on how this identity could truly look. These concepts are not finalized or completed; they are simply my personal take on bringing a premium, high-detail finish to a team I find visually fascinating.
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