Reader Survey: What Does the Site Logo Mean to You?

Posted Jul 25 2009 by Celes

Today’s post is going to be a little different from the usual ones :D Today, I’m going to do a little fun survey among all of you readers. As you know, the site went through a branding overhaul last month, getting a new domain name, new tagline and totally new layout in the process. With that also came a new logo, as you can see on the left of the header on the top of every page.

My question to all of you readers is: What does the CelestineChua.com logo mean to you? (Comment here!)

There are absolutely no right or wrong answers, just individual interpretations. It will be interesting to see what each person’s perspective will be – I already did a quick test through my facebook and got some pretty interesting answers :D Also, I have a as-of-yet unproven hypothesis that pessimistic people can only see a blob of black in the logo, which I’m eager to test out :D

Comments are specially open for this post and will be moderated before they are published. The comments option will be closed after a week, when I receive majority of responses. So, post your answers away! :D

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26 Comments | Share Yours!

  1. Armen ShirvanianNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 25 2009:

    Hi Celestine.

    What I see is a person emphatically reaching out to the world, and standing on a sand dune. The person in the logo has his arms out like I envision myself doing when giving a speech to a stadium of people in the future. A message of success is in that logo.

  2. SandraNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    This is so psychological :) its like taking a Rorschach test ! My first impression of it is positive. It’s a person singing or shouting to the world saying “I did it! I finally did it!”. Its a triumphant message.

  3. Albert | UrbanMonk.NetNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    Someone shouting for joy. :)

  4. EdgarNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    I see a person stretching our his arms, receiving the energies of the world :)

  5. Sid SavaraNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    Success =)

  6. The Gooroo @ Finance Advisory StopNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    Celestine,

    What I see is someone who has had sudden relief, and is extraordinarily happy.

    PS. I really like the logo. Did you design it yourself?

  7. Oscar - freestyle mindNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    The logo reminds me of a particular position called ‘the tree’ that I did on a stage during the sunrise to absorb the energy of the sun and take its energy.

  8. KikolaniNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    It looks like someone who is standing in a high place, maybe the top of a mountain, opening their arms and welcoming anything that life has to throw at them, because they know they will be successful no matter what comes their way.

    ~ Kristi

  9. Jonathan - Advanced Life SkillsNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    Hi Celes, the logo makes me think of a woman who loves life and is opening her arms to embrace all that it has to offer. That’s kinda how I think of you so there may be some transference going on here.

  10. AmyNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    It symbolizes freedom and achievement to me.

  11. AvaNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    Someone who is reaching out for his/her dreams!

  12. Hari RavellaNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    A person reached a level, feeling great about the future too, symbolizing that the sky is the only limit.

  13. DawnNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    The logo to me looks like someone reaching for the sky, joyful, powerful. Full of energy, a celebration of life. I really like it.

  14. DiNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 26 2009:

    Freedom, embracing life, opening up to the nourishment and warmth of sunshine in one’s life,

  15. VincentNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 27 2009:

    The first impression of it is someone who had achieve freedom. :)

    Cheers,
    Vincent

  16. Luciano PassuelloNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 27 2009:

    The first word that comes to my mind was “achievement”.

  17. JoeNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 27 2009:

    To me is like, “Somebody hell me please!!!”

  18. JoeNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 27 2009:

    i meant, help. opsie!

  19. CelesNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 27 2009:

    Thanks a lot everyone for sharing your thoughts so openly!! :D It is highly interesting, seeing each of your interpretations of the logo ;) Keep them coming if there’s still any! I’ll be sharing my own thoughts after everyone gets to say their piece.

    Gooroo: I actually got the base image somewhere on the internet, and then improvised it in image editing program GIMP (http://celestinechua.com/blog/2009/02/list-of-my-favorite-freewares/) to make it the way it is. I really like the end outcome! :D

    Dawn: Thanks Dawn! I really love the logo myself too :D It pretty much epitomizes my vision and what I strive to achieve with everyone’s lives.

    Joe: Your typo gave me a chuckle! :D

  20. DarrenNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 27 2009:

    With the whole world under his feet, he is embracing his life with his arms wide open and probably shouting “oh gosh i really love my life!”

  21. Mark Foo | TheBigDreamer.comNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 28 2009:

    Hi Celes,

    The Logo comes across to me as someone who’s reached the peak (symbolising ‘Top of the World’) after much relentless effort. :)

    Cheers~

    Mark

  22. Yee Shun Jian | RichGrad.comNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 28 2009:

    What I see is someone opening him/herself for abundance

    Cheers,
    Shun Jian

  23. Mrs TeoNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 28 2009:

    What I see is someone who is eager to embrace life with freshness and openness

  24. DevendraNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 29 2009:

    For me stands for the “Youthfulness of the Spirit”

  25. Dragos RouaNo Gravatar spoke on Jul 29 2009:

    The joy of life. A person receiving the dawn light or getting ready to jump in the sea and swim. Being it “humanized” makes it more appealing than a symbolic approach.

  26. Zoltán CsereiNo Gravatar spoke on Aug 1 2009:

    For me it is: freedom. :)
    Namaste.

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