New Affiliate; New Logo

For my Graphic Design class this week, we were required to create a logo that represented who we are.  I asked to create a logo for a new regional affiliate we have just started.  The name of the affiliate is Concho Valley Teachers of English and our parent groups are the National Council of Teachers of English and the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts.  I began by thinking of what messages we want our affiliate to convey to our potential members and members:

• Connected
• Far-reaching (both in reaching out to regional members and our connections around the US)
• Innovative
• Welcoming
• Embracing 21^st Century literacies
• Involved

 After considering this list, I eventually used Adobe Photoshop to create my first project in Photoshop as well as my first logo.  I believe it does represent our affiliate.  I do feel as if I need to continue to work on it before it goes public, however.