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Logo Design Brief

I need a logo (and website!) for a non-profit organization that I recently founded, bearing the name of my late wife and daughter.

In 2020, my wife was diagnosed with stage IV cancer, that had spread to her brain, when she was seven months pregnant with our daughter. An emergency c-section saved our daughter, and she was born without any lasting issues related to her prematurity. My wife fought with everything she had for 18 months, before finally succumbing to her disease on July 1st of 2021.

Seven months, to the day, after my wife died, my daughter was admitted to a local hospital, for what eventually determined to be a post-covid recovery, inflammatory response- something that was just beginning to be seen in children, throughout the world at the time. Somewhere in the examination/imaging process, a grave error was made, and my daughter was diagnosed as having a ruptured appendix, which prompted emergency surgery, that wasn't in any way needed, and a surgery, from which, she would never awaken. I had to make the decision to discontinue her life support, and she died the morning of February 5th, 2022.

Three months before the death of my wife, my adopted father died suddenly from a heart attack. He and my daughter shared the same birthday (May the Fourth be with them both!), and she was born on what ended up being his final birthday on this earth. Three months after the death of daughter, my biological father died; viewing him in his casket, marked the first occasion, in which I had seen him, for more than two decades.

I ultimately elected not to pursue legal action against the hospital or the physicians, whose negligence, resulted in my daughter's untimely death. Money doesn't do anything to change the events of past, but legal proceedings or a settlement, would likely carry with it, restrictions on my ability to tell my unadulterated story, in its entirety- something to which I can never agree. Material goods mean little when you've lost everything that truly matters in your life.

I spent most of my adult life, brazenly parading around as an agnostic atheist, despite having a robust Catholic education. It was in the months that followed all of the deaths I recounted, that I experienced various phenomena, for which no secular explanation existed. While attempting, simultaneously, to root out a meaning in what I had witnessed, and also, to affirm my own sanity, God proved his existence to a lifelong skeptic, who is now, for the first time ever, a devout, practicing Catholic.

Just two weeks ago, I was fired from my banking career of 21 years, the official reason, simply stated as "encouraging debate". Those two words, serve as a thinly vailed euphemism, for telling the truth. I (sometimes boldly) maintained an expectation of honesty, transparency, and accountability, in my employees and peers alike. It was in the midst of exposing ongoing, internal gaming of sales metrics, and after refusing to remain silent any longer, that a vicious smear campaign was initiated against me, by the very people, who were most guilty of the infractions I addressed- all while I faced continual insults regarding my faith and world views.

Similar to my daughter's tragic death (and much to the dismay of my attorney lol), I am going to forfeit, what would likely be a slam dunk of a wrongful termination suit, in favor of holding these actors accountable, in the court of public opinion.

I am classically-trained pianist, and began lessons at the tender age of three, and began competing, not long thereafter. I dabbled in the professional realm, just long enough to be terrified of financial ruin, and I stopped playing in my 20s, while I focused on my career.

One of the final decisions my wife and I made, while she was still able to communicate, was to provide our daughter with an instrument that was beyond the reach of either one of us- despite our similar musical upbringings. I purchased a 1931 Steinway concert grand piano, that was literally the cheapest out there, short of a dumpster finding, and it was sent off to New York, where it began a meticulous factory-original restoration, with all new Steinway parts.

Covid hit, and along with it, came the seemingly unending supply chain delays, which resulted in the restoration taking far longer than possible, only to be completed, in the fall after losing my daughter. Upon hearing the story, the company handling the restoration, offered to take the piano back, as it was now an impeccable, concert-ready instrument, but I instead, decided to keep it, and return to my craft. Having spent the past 18 months, sitting for 1-4 hours a day at the keyboard, I am approaching my top form, and that piano, will now serve as my primary means of gaining traffic for both the charity and my own, FOR profit, personal brand. ;)

Though she had only begun talking when she died, my daughter's love of books, music, animals, and nature, were clearly evident. A reading library has been dedicated in her honor, near the daycare that served as my lifeline, during my time as a single father, and sunflowers have come to serve as a symbol of her legacy as well.

In the final weeks of my wife's life, while raising funds for our many trips/treatments to MD Anderson, in Houston, I obtained the domain of 'teambri.org', with the hope of using the website to document her battle, as well as provide a memento for our daughter, by which she could see how many people cared and were involved in trying to make her budding existence, the best it could possibly be.

Remarkably, both my wife and daughter were named Brianna and went by Bri & Bri Jr, respectively (there's a funny explanation for duplicate name). That said, I figure I'm just going to use what I acquired through Wix, so long ago, for my charity domain. It will primarily focus on developing the God-given talents in children- especially those who have come from narcissistically abusive homes. There is a donation element, that will be one of the foremost endeavors upon my lawyer giving me the green light- I literally can't store any more in my home!

Additionally, while continuing to teach piano to local kids (for free!), I'll be doing my best to create an environment of some sort, that restores a desperately-needed sense of wonder and magic to childhood, while preserving the innocence of the most vulnerable amongst us.

My daughter, "Bri Jr", came into this world, and was instantly embroiled in a pain and turmoil she never deserved to know; she also never disappointed in demonstrating her innate, unconditional kindness, and penchant for sharing with others, that defied her painfully short existence on this planet. Those attributes must live on in my actions, as I begin to put wheels into motion, on what will undoubtedly be, the biggest leap of faith I've ever made in my life.

There is much, MUCH more to this story (and some of it is truly hard to believe), but it would require me typing tens of thousands more words, that are probably better off, being saved for the book I'm currently writing! :)

I'll try uploading some personal projects I began, early in the grieving process, but never saw to fruition, in order to give you an idea of what I came up with at one point. A friend of the family also had some design work done for Team Bri, at its inception, including a t-shirt design. I'll upload a picture of that as well.

Here's a link to one of the videos I made, as the idea of a charity came upon me:

https://youtu.be/La0rN5ishkE?si=FNboZe-b_kOHI2Jl

If you made it this far, my sincerest thanksfor taking the time to read the story behind my need for design help; I know this was exceptionally long spiel, and much of it, is of an extremely unpleasant subject matter. Apologies if there are any blatant typos or omissions- I wasn't prepared to tell this whole story again.

Thank you for your help!

God Bless & All the Best

Nick Reid

Industry/Entity Type

Well, I'm not entirely sure yet. :) I want to create a real and virtual educational space for children, who have become the true victims of our society's collective malfeasance, in the areas of common sense, critical thinking, and personal responsibility. I'm simply trying to restore some normalcy where it's needed most. :)

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Team Bri/TeamBri.org

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Must have

• Something will hopefully appeal to kids, and is easily recognizable. I'd like it to be an emotionally compelling logo.

Nice to have

• I thought of incorporating my daughter's handprints, but that isn't a necessary feature. Other things I've considered, are butterflies with the wings serving as a mirrored 'B's,

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• Nothing too overly detailed, for branding and reproduction purposes, please.