As it happens, another national Unitarian entity went through a similar branding process a few years ago, and we might learn from their experience. I’m referring to the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, commonly known as the British Unitarians. Back in 2007, the British Unitarians adopted a common visual identity, along with… Continue reading Parallel efforts and the UUA new identity
Category: Design and typography
Color and the UUA new identity
This is the second in a short series of blog posts about the new UUA identity and branding plan: the theme is color. While I’m expecting a full visual identity and an color palette, I thought I would look at the released image of the new UUA logo to approximate what the colors options would… Continue reading Color and the UUA new identity
Coral? check. Futura? check.
From my personal pamphlet file. American Unitarian Association, 1957. Another one. The overprint is more truly coral, and the “Unitarian Fellowships” looks like Futura. American Unitarian Association, c. 1953.
Type and the UUA new identity
Needless to say, I have some feelings about the new UUA branding; if the traffic on Facebook’s a measure, everyone does. Not just the logo, but the branding and what that means for the UUA. But I’ve been busy at work and it seems like one of those affairs that’s better to sleep on, rather… Continue reading Type and the UUA new identity
An old order of service at the old church
A little Google-noodling lead me to this order of service from Universalist National Memorial Church in 1939. Yes, the service is on one leaf — very different than the norm (in most any church) today. Indeed, an outline pasted in the hymnal hymns and readings on the hynmboards, and announcements from the lectern would produce… Continue reading An old order of service at the old church
Community Wayside Pulpit recap
Following up on the Community Wayside Pulpit thought — and the Twitter-ed news that it lives in Britain — I thought I’d start with some background from the Unitarian Universalist Association. Some history, the old sayings and the most recent (but not the newest thing…) series of posters as PDFs for printing locally. Read these… Continue reading Community Wayside Pulpit recap
Those Orthodox books: an unlikely feature
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about two books I got from the British Orthodox Church. But not from Britain. That church uses Lulu to publish and fulfill their book orders; it’s a leading print-on-demand service. No back stock to get dusty, volunteer time stuck in mailing books and — as a nice side… Continue reading Those Orthodox books: an unlikely feature
Type matters
This recent blog post from the New York Times spells out how some typefaces (particularly Comic Sans) make facts seem suspect while others (Baskerville is the winner of a small selection) inspire confidence. Baskerville isn’t my favorite — if you need a open-licensed version, see here — but it speaks well that every church should… Continue reading Type matters
First thoughts about the Union Prayer Book, Sinai Edition Revised
It’s hard to judge this book. I’m not Jewish. I’m not accustomed to flow and customary options within the services. The work comes from a small organization. I expect I will be inspired by it and find several prayers or ideas for prayers when I become more accustomed to the text. So just two observations… Continue reading First thoughts about the Union Prayer Book, Sinai Edition Revised
ObscuraCam to help build church web sites
ObscuraCam is a phone app for Android to help citizen-journalists obscure faces in crowd photographs and videos, say, in undemocratic societies. It might be helpful in building your church’s website. You can use it to hide the faces of minors and other vulnerable persons, should your church’s policies require or recommend it. Two examples: Your… Continue reading ObscuraCam to help build church web sites