A. Quinn Jones Museum Visual Identity
“Prof” Jones, as he was referred to by his students, was the inaugural principal of Lincoln High School in Gainesville, Florida when it opened in 1923, as one of the first all-black high schools in Florida. After years of dedicated work, Lincoln High School became fully accredited in 1926, only the second African-American high school in the state of Florida to earn this recognition. That distinction was significant, as only accredited diplomas gave graduates the credentials they needed for full acceptance at colleges and universities.
The A. Quinn Jones Museum honors the legacy of Prof Jones, and simultaneously serves as a reminder that progress can happen and that communities are constantly building on a long history of hard work and small incremental movements toward progress, but that there is still so much work to be done!
We take particular pride in those projects where we are able to build out every element of the visual identity. For the A. Quinn Jones Museum, we were there when the museum was still a concept. We designed the logo, including the illustration of A. Quinn Jones, the capital campaign brochure, the first informational website, and the updated website after the museum was built.
The logo and assets in use:
The colors for Dr. Jones’s portrait in the logo was pulled from these period photographs of graduates from Lincoln High School, the school he founded and the first black secondary school in the state to offer an accredited diploma.
