Professor’s design selected

Monique Maloney honored in recent logo contest of 30,000 submissions

PICKED — Monique Maloney’s drawing included in anthology. Photo credit: Kari Moye

PICKED — Monique Maloney’s drawing included in anthology. Photo credit: Kari Moye

Monique Maloney, an assistant professor of graphic design in Liberty University’s department of Studio and Digital Arts, created a logo that was featured as one of 2,000 other designs in the best-selling logo book, “Logo Lounge.”

Growing up enamored by Massachusetts’ trees and the bright yellow sun, Maloney said she quickly found her outlet through art. Influenced by several artists in her family, Maloney was encouraged to pursue this passion, whether through doodling as a toddler or designing for companies after college.

Her logo, which she calls the “Paisley Nest,” was created through a long process of imagining, sketching, calculating, inking and printing. Maloney said the inspiration for the logo came out of a desire to combine patterns and nature while still telling a story.

“Logo Lounge” hosted its annual logo-entry contest in which 30,000 logos were submitted. Out of these, 2,000 were chosen to be published, one of them being the
“Paisley Nest.”

Creative Juices — Logo selected for publishing. Photo provided

Creative Juices — Logo selected for publishing. Photo provided

Although having projects published is part of being a professional designer, Maloney said she feels particularly honored this time around, since the logo holds
personal meaning.

“Being published affirms I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing,” Maloney said. “We are called to create, not just because, but for a purpose.”

Maloney is motivated by artists such as Jessica Hische and Anna Bond, two young, professional, women artists who have taken their passions to higher levels of work. Maloney describes her art as “soul-searching” and “church-like,” since she feels that art gives life.

According to Maloney, she has several projects in store in the near future, and she hopes to receive more licensing to be able to publish other designs, finish up her master’s of fine arts and work in product design. In the meantime, Maloney plans to continue teaching and encouraging her students at Liberty.

WILLIAMS is a feature reporter

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