Logo for the Wisdom & Identity Lab

Designing a logo for the Wisdom and Identity Lab at the University of Toronto involved reflection on the cross-cultural roots of wisdom.

The lab's initials 'w' and 'i' are hidden in the top waves of the water, and to tie together the two halves of the illustration, the dot on the 'i' is a leaf falling from the tree. This may also symbolize the loss or transformation of parts of one's identity through processes of self-reflection and self-development.

These symbols are contained within a circle, to symbolize both the circle of life and ideas of resurrection/completion that sometimes arise in different wisdom cultures.