Isle of Man Art Society

A refreshed identity and website direction for an art society founded in 1953, balancing seventy years of heritage with a confident, modern future.

Client
Isle of Man Art Society
Year
2025
Services
Logo Design, Brand Identity, Web Design

Founded in 1953 with just 28 members, the Isle of Man Art Society now has more than 300. The brief was to give it an identity that honours that history while feeling current, and to propose a website that puts members’ work and creative activity front and centre.

The exploration started with symbols every Manx artist knows: the triskelion, the palette and the tools of the trade. The ink-splatter triskelion nods to the island and to paint on paper, while the hand-drawn frame mark carries through to the website concepts as a framing device.

Website concepts

Three directions were presented, each with its own palette and type pairing. All three share a simpler navigation (History, Membership, Exhibitions, Diary, About) to improve clarity and accessibility across digital touchpoints.

Six initial logo concepts for the Isle of Man Art Society
Initial concepts — the triskelion, palette and artist's tools explored side by side.
Circular logo with a hand-drawn palette, pencil and brush, reading Isle of Man Art Society, est 1953
Ink-splatter triskelion logo with Isle of Man Art Society set in an arc
Round badge logo with artist's tools and EST 1953
Final framed logo lockup with EST 1953
Logo proposal board showing the refined marks and the Powell typeface
Website concept 1 — deep green and gold with a hand-drawn gallery frame
Concept 1 — a hand-drawn frame motif gives members' work pride of place.
Website concept 2 — clean navy and gold layout telling the society's history
Concept 2
Website concept 3 — bold teal, coral and gold layout
Concept 3