May Leave Stars is a blog and online community that aims to help young women through their cancer journey. I worked with founder and breast cancer survivor, Kelly Horan, to create a brand and website that would be inspiring, informative, and supportive.
Supportive
Inspiring
Informative
Elegant
Feminine
Brand Design
Web Design
Illustration
Print
The client was looking for a logo that was elegant, feminine, and approachable. We explored several options ranging from simple typographic logos to handwritten text. After narrowing it down to four directions, the client selected a logo that was delicate and incorporated star imagery to tie in with the name of the business.
The palette is a mix of natural and bright colors. The client wanted to stay away from the more traditional pink that is commonly used to represent breast cancer. I selected pinks that were more peachy and purple to help the brand feel feminine. I combined that with blues and gold to tie in the night sky and the stars. The palette is meant to feel inviting and uplifting.
I selected a serif for all heading text and paired it with a simple sans serif font for the paragraph text. This combination helps the brand to feel approachable yet modern.
I created hand drawn illustrations using an iPad Pro to support the brand. From illustrations of women supporting women to patterns of stars, each piece is intended to bring an imperfect and whimsical quality to the brand.
