Logo Design

In 1972 several gentlemen in and around Texas who belonged to various car clubs decided to start a “swap meet” wherein people interested in automobile restoration could meet together and buy, sell or trade old car parts. The swap meet became known as the Pate Swap Meet and it was held in an open field on the property owned by Mr. Aggie Pate who also built the Pate Museum of Transportation southwest of Fort Worth, TX... an ideal spot with a bit of an attraction... and it has been successful to present day.
In 1998 the location had to be changed finally relocating at the Texas Raceway just north of Fort Worth. After several years of rebuilding, the Pate Swap Meet Association decided that a new marketing effort should be implemented along with celebrating the 40th anniversary of formation. Having very little in the way of logo identification, it was decided to start re-branding and the images on this page present a new direction for branding with a new Logo in 2012 using two colors and black in the color version which will be the primary graphic for overall identification, letterhead, business cards and more.
The new logo is designed to show that the Pate Swap Meet is progressing beyond being just a swap meet wherein a large number of old car enthusiasts and “car guy” people get together to buy, sell or trade old car parts, junkers, signs, etc. The new logo is designed to be a strong marketing tool with visual impact that will always be associated with the event, to encompass a broad spectrum of the antique car market showing that the Swap Meet is an umbrella over all aspects of the market located in Texas and totally an American institution denoted by the uses of red, white and blue colors. From experience, the word “Pate” has become the identification word for the event and so emphasis was put on it to be the dominant graphic... ”You going to ‘Pate’ this year?” “Yeah, I wouldn’t miss ‘Pate’ for all the world!.”
Design ideas for the 40th Anniversary graphics explore different approaches one of which will work... some more successfully than others... toward celebrating this milestone for the Swap Meet. These ideas are presented to show the graphic direction taken primarily for stitched hats & shirts and some of the many possibilities available for several other applications... ceramic coffee mugs and possibly mouse pads, coasters and windshield decals to name a few.
Some Logos reflect strong design and a small amount of illustration. They are all working projects purposefully creating graphic impact that pops out when observed:
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