Unveiling Our New Logo

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

It must be the worst-kept secret in cyberspace - that the Carpentries have a new logo.

Now that Software and Data Carpentry have merged, we wanted a new logo to celebrate our coming together as the Carpentries, and to give that project its own distinct identity.

The new logo retains a ‘Carpentry’ feel - at the basic level, it represents a wrench around a hexagonal bolt. Yet it also conveys a sense of exhilaration and celebration - that magic moment when you ‘get’ something and your arms shoot up in celebration. There are many such ‘aha!’ moments in Carpentries’ workshops, so it is fitting that our logo represent not just the hard work of learning (the wrench) but the satisfaction of achievement and mastery that we gain (the ‘Yay!’).

Branding on The Carpentries

Unveiling Our New Logo