Made this quick logo for a friend who own a kendo dojo. The only brief was that he wanted five pillars of kendo represented. I thought water was a fitting theme, and made this logo based on traditional Japanese water pattern. These five waves can also be interpreted as the five parts of Stockholm, where the dojo is located. I made it asymmetrical to symbolise movement and a little wabi-sabi.
It’s simple but I think the result turned out well. Especially when seeing it printed on clothes and flags.
Kibo dojo kendokas running the 10 km midnight run “Midnattsloppet” in 2019, in full armor with the flag.
